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Italian pianist, author and jazz musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
15 July 1960(Broni)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Umberto Petrin (born 1960) is an Italian jazz pianist, composer and poet.
Life and career
Petrin began studying piano in the early 1970s and started playing jazz more than a decade after that. He joined the Italian Instabile Orchestra in 1997.
Petrin has published two poetry collections – Perimetri and Miles.
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999* | Ellissi | Splasc(h) | Some tracks trio, with Giovanni Maier (bass), Roberto Dani (drums); some tracks quartet, with Tim Berne (alto sax) added |
| 2001* | Voir Loin | Splasc(h) | With Assif Tsahar (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Giovanni Maier (bass), Roberto Dani (drums, percussion), Milo De Angelis (vocals) |
| 2001 | Reuniao | Splasc(h) | With Renato Borghetti (gaita ponto), Pedrinho Figueiredo (flute, soprano sax), Daniel Sa (guitar), Susie Georgiadis (vocals) |
| 2003 | Particles | Splasc(h) | Solo piano |
| 2007* | Law Years | Soul Note | Duo, with Jean Luc Capozzo (trumpet) |
| 2010–11 | A Dawn Will Come | Leo | Solo piano |
| 2014* | Traces and Ghosts | Leo | Solo piano |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ghiglioni, TizianaTiziana Ghiglioni | Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue | Splasc(h) |
| 2005 | Trovesi, GianluigiGianluigi Trovesi | Vaghissimo Ritratto | ECM |