Renato Sellani

Renato Sellani
Sellani with singer Marisa Terzi (1963)
Sellani with singer Marisa Terzi (1963)
Background information
Born(1926-01-08)8 January 1926
Senigallia, Province of Ancona
Died31 October 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 88)
Milan, Italy
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano

Renato Sellani (8 January 1926 – 31 October 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

Born in Senigallia, Sellani started his professional career in 1954, when he entered the Basso-Valdambrini Quintet.[1] In 1958 he started a long collaboration with his longtime friend Franco Cerri.[2] He was part of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra directed by Gorni Kramer.[1] As a pianist, he collaborated with Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Dizzie Gillespie, Lee Konitz, Bill Coleman, Gerry Mulligan, Enrico Rava and Tony Scott, among others.[1][2][3]

Sellani was an incidental music composer for stage plays, and his works include several scores for the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and a long collaboration with the stage company of Tino Buazzelli.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Massimiliano Castellani (1 November 2014). "Addio a Renato Sellani, "il" maestro del jazz". Avvenire. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c CARLO MORETTI (1 November 2014). "Addio a Renato Sellani, uno dei padri del jazz italiano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ Marinella Venegoni (1 November 2014). "Renato Sellani, un grande pianista Tocco fatato, da Gillespie a Mina". La Stampa. Retrieved 3 November 2014.