1. Stefano Bollani was born on 5 December 1972 and is an Italian composer, pianist and singer, active as a writer and a television presenter.
16 Facts About Stefano Bollani
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Stefano Bollani has worked with such musicians as Gato Barbieri, Chick Corea, Bill Frisell, Sol Gabetta, Richard Galliano, Trilok Gurtu, Chuco Valdes, Egberto Gismonti, Lee Konitz, Bobby McFerrin, Pat Metheny, Caetano Veloso, Phil Woods, Hector Zazou and has recorded more than 15 albums with trumpeter Enrico Rava.
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Stefano Bollani has played with Italian pop-rock artists and has participated in and hosted TV and radio shows.
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Stefano Bollani grew up in Florence and began his studies at the Florence Conservatory at the age of 6 and where he graduated in 1993 under the supervision of Maestro Antonio Caggiula.
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Around these years Stefano Bollani started playing with some of the most important Italian jazz artists: Paolo Fresu, Roberto Gatto and Enzo Pietropaoli.
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Stefano Bollani participated in Passatori, by the French accordionist Richard Galliano, with the Solisti dell'Orchestra della Toscana.
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Furthermore, Stefano Bollani featured in several albums and international tours where he played with such musicians as Gianni Basso, Gianluca Petrella, John Abercrombie, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian, Mark Turner, Phil Woods, Gato Barbieri and Pat Metheny.
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Between 2002 and 2006, Stefano Bollani recorded six albums for French Label Bleu.
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Around this time, Stefano Bollani appeared again in the Italian pop music scene, but the most relevant collaboration was that started in 2009 with jazz pianist Chick Corea, with whom Stefano Bollani toured through various Italian cities showcasing a totally new duo performance.
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On 15 July 2010, Stefano Bollani received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.
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Also in 2014, Stefano Bollani again recorded with the Danish Trio releasing Joy in Spite of Everything featuring Mark Turner and Bill Frisell, which was conferred the Best Album of the year award by Musica Jazz.
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In 2015, Stefano Bollani recorded his first album as singer-songwriter Arivano gli alieni.
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Also in 2016, Stefano Bollani participated in Hamilton de Holanda's recording of Samba de chico and played with Chico Buarque in Vai trabalhar vagabundo.
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In May 2018, Stefano Bollani released Que Bom, the first album of his own label, Alobar; made of new songs and entirely recorded in Rio de Janeiro, it features artists such as Caetano Veloso, Joao Bosco, Jaques Morelenbaum and Hamilton de Holanda.
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Stefano Bollani has worked in theater, both as musician-actor and as composer.
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Stefano Bollani has published several books, including the novel La sindrome di Brontolo and three works on the world of music: L'America di Renato Carosone, Parliamo di musica and Il monello, il guru, l'alchimista e altre storie di musicisti.