Birdland (New York, NY)
One of the biggest names in Europe's jazz scene, pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi has worked with stars ranging from Chet Baker to Charlie Haden. In this engagement at Birdland, he'll perform with two ensembles: a trio with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Paul Motian, and a Latin jazz quintet.
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The last event was Saturday November 1, 2008 / 11:00pm (Enrico Pieranunzi Latin Quintet). (view all dates)
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The quintet was absolutely fabulous and the venue is first class.
It was Charlie Parker, familiarly known to his fans and fellow musicians as "Bird," who served as the inspiration for Birdland. Opened in 1949, the club became a locus for the hot jazz scene in New York druing the 30's and 40's. In addition to Parker, many other jazz greats graced the Birdland stage over the years: Count Basie and his smokin' big band made Birdland their New York headquarters, Joh... More
Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known and appreciated personalities on the European jazz scene. As pianist, composer, and arranger, he has recorded more than sixty CDs under his own name, ranging from solo piano to trio, and from duet to quintet. He has played with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Paul Motian, and Charlie Haden. Pieranunzi's formative years embraced both classical and jazz piano, and the influence of Debussy is readily apparent in the lush romanticism at the heart of his music. In 1989 and 2003 he was voted Musician of the Year in the Musica Jazz critic's poll and was 1997 recipient of the Django d'Or Award for best European Jazz Musician.
In addition to recording many albums, he has written more than 200 compositions including "Night Bird", which was recorded several times by Chet Baker and performed by many others. Jazz writer Nat Hentoff writes that Pieranunzi "is a luminously lyrical pianist, with a constant flow of ideas. He builds the kind of quality of designs that have a powerful inner logic." Ray Spencer of "Jazz Journal" has written that "Enrico Pieranunzi breathes new life into contemporary jazz."
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