Vittorio Cosma

Vittorio Cosma
Vittorio Cosma
Background information
Born	11 March 1965 (age 59); Varese, Italy
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, rock,
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instrument	Piano
Years active	1980s–present

Vittorio Cosma (born 11 March 1965) is an Italian pianist, record producer, conductor, and arranger.

Life and career

Born in Varese, Cosma studied piano at the Milan Conservatory and later jazz piano under Patrizio Fariselli and Franco D'Andrea. He made his professional debut as keyboardist in the bands Volpini Volanti and Premiata Forneria Marconi, with whom he made four tours and recorded Miss Baker.^[1]^[2]

His activities as composer, arranger, and producer began in the late 1980s for Eugenio Finardi's album Il vento di Elora. He also curated several compilation albums of jazz and fusion music, and composed scores for films, TV series, and commercials.^[1]^[2]

Cosma is a longtime collaborator with the musical group Elio e le Storie Tese. His collaborations also include Pino Daniele, Ornella Vanoni, Renato Zero, Ivano Fossati, Stewart Copeland, Roberto Vecchioni, Ricchi e Poveri, Mike Francis, Enrico Ruggeri, Teresa De Sio, Nino Buonocore, Grazia Di Michele.^[1]^[2]

In 2017, he formed the supergroup Gizmodrome with Stewart Copeland, Adrian Belew, and Mark King, with whom he recorded a studio album and a live album.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Riccardo Giagni. "Cosma, Vittorio". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp.439-40.
^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). "Vittorio Cosma". Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. p. 656. ISBN 978-8809756250.
^ Giles, Jeff (15 September 2017). "Adrian Belew and Stewart Copeland Say New Gizmodrome Band Project Was an 'Immediate Lovefest'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 12 November 2017.