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Gianluigi Trovesi
Italian jazz musician
Gianluigi Trovesi (born 1944) is an Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He has won various Italian jazz awards. He also teaches in Italy.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Giovanni Luigi Trovesi |
| Born | 1944 Nembro, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Leo, ECM, Soul Note |
| Website | www |
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Trovesi was born in Nembro near Bergamo in Lombardy in 1944.[1] He studied harmony and counterpoint under Vittorio Fellegara.[1]
In 1978 Trovesi won the "RAI TV National Competition for Saxophone and Clarinet" in 1978, and the Critics' National Prize for his debut album, Baghet.[1] He won Best Italian Disc for the albums Dances (1985), From G to G (1992) and Les Hommes Armés (1996).[1]
Trovesi has toured, recorded and performed with Anthony Braxton, Misha Mengelberg, Horace Tapscott, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Mark Dresser, Han Bennink, Tony Oxley and Günter Sommer.[1]
Trovesi is a member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra and performs in a duo with accordionist Gianni Coscia.[1] He teaches in Italy.[1]
As leader
- Baghet. Dischi Della Quercia. 1978.
- Cinque Piccole Storie. Dischi Della Quercia. 1981.
- Dances. Red. 1985.
- Les Boîtes à Musique. Splasc(h). 1988.
- From G to G. Soul Note. 1992.
- Let. Splasc(h). 1992.
- Colline. Silex. 1994.
- Radici. EGEA. 1995. w/ Gianni Coscia
- Les Hommes Armés. Soul Note. 1997.
- Around Small Fairy Tales. Soul Note. 1999.
- In Cerca Di Cibo. ECM. 2000. w/ Gianni Coscia
- Round About a Midsummer's Dream. Enja. 2000.
- Big Band Project. Enja. 2002.
- Fugace. ECM. 2002.
- Round About Weill. ECM. 2005. w/ Gianni Coscia
- Vaghissimo Ritratto. ECM. 2007.
- Profumo di Violetta. ECM. 2008.
- Frère Jacques: Round About Offenbach. ECM. 2011. w/ Gianni Coscia
- Anat Fort Trio: Birdwatching. ECM. 2016. w/ Anat Fort
As contributor
- Marc Charig & The Wuppertal Workshop Ensemble (1981). The Family. FMP.
- Trovesi Damiani Quintet; Paolo Damiani; Gianluigi Trovesi (1983). Roccellanea. Splasc(h).
- Andrea Centazzo (1984). Shock 11. Ictus.
- Dino Betti Van Der Noot (1985). Here Comes Springtime. Soul Note.
- Paolo Damiani Quintet (1987). Poor Memory: Live in Atina. Splasc(h).
- Dino Betti Van Der Noot (1988). They Cannot Know. Soul Note.
- Mario Schiano; Peter Köwald; Gianluigi Trovesi; Paul Lovens; Pino Minafra; Radu Malfatti (1989). Benefit Concert to Repurchase the Pendulum for Mr. Foucault. Splasc(h).
- Marche jazz orchestra, year =1989 "Dies Irae", Philology
- Italian Instabile Orchestra (1991). Live In Noci And Rive-De Gier. Leo.
- Giorgio Gaslini (1991). Masks. Soul Note/Musica Jazz.
- Nexus Octet (1991). Preacher and the Ghost. Splasc(h).
- Paolo Damiani Ensemble (1991). Song Tong. Splasc(h).
- Tiziana Ghiglioni (1992). S O N B. Splasc(h).
- Paolo Damiani (1993). Eso. Splasc(h).
- Enrico Rava (1994). Electric Five. Soul Note.
- Paolo Fresu Sextet (1994). Ensalada Mistica. Splasc(h).
- Italian Instabile Orchestra (1994). European Concerts '94-'97. Nel Jazz.
- Italian Instabile Orchestra (1994). Skies of Europe. ECM.
- Tiziana Ghiglioni (1994). Tenco Project. Philology.
- Ettore Fioravanti; Gianluigi Trovesi; Ernst Reijseger; Franco D'Andrea (1996). Belcanto. Ram.[dead link]
- Pietro Tonolo (1996). Disguise. Splasc(h).
- Banda Cittá Ruvo Di Puglia (1997). La Banda. Enja.
- Maarten Altena Ensemble (1997). October Meeting 1991, Anatomy of a Meeting. BIMhuis.[dead link]
- Tiziano Tononi; Daniele Cavallanti (1997). We Still Have Visions. Splasc(h).
- Maria Pia De Vito (1998). Phoné. EGEA.
- Guido Manusardi (1998). The Village Fair. Soul Note.
- Paolo Fresu (1999). Berchidda: Italian Years. Iris.
- Gianni Coscia (1999). La Bottega. EGEA.
- Enrico Intra (1999). Dissonanza Consonanza. Musica Jazz.
- Ivano Fossati (2000). La Disciplina della Terra. Columbia.
- Italian Instabile Orchestra (2000). Litania Sibilante. Enja.
- Michel Godard (2001). Castel del Monte. Enja.
- Gianni Coscia (2002). L' Archiliuto. EGEA.
- Civica Jazz Band (2002). Italian Jazz Graffiti. Soul Note.
- Andrea Centazzo (2002). Live with the Mitteleuropa Orchestra. Felmay.
- Italian Instabile Orchestra (2002). Previsioni del Tempo: Forecast. Imprint.
- Orchestre National de Jazz (2003). Charmediterranéen. ECM.
- Christina Pluhar (2004). All'Improvviso. Alpha Productions.
- Italian Instabile Orchestra (2004). The Owner of the Riverbank. Enja Justin Time.
- Eso Octet. Eso Octet. Splasc(h).
- Nexus (1994). Free Spirits. Splasc(h).
- Il cortile della musica (The Music Court), (2010)
- Joslyn, Layne. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2020.