#Michel Petrucciani

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Michel Petrucciani, Miles Davis

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1986 - Piano players / Pianistes - North Sea Jazz Festival - Den Haag / La Haye

Jay McShann, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Ahmad Jamal, Martial Solal, McCoy Tyner, Michel Petrucciani, Roger Kellaway, Jimmy Rowles, Adam Mackowicz

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Remembering the genius of Michel Petrucciani on his birthday.

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His passion for music, laughter, love, and life never wavered, even as he endured constant suffering. In the beautiful documentary Non Stop, we see the prodigious artist in moments of joy, traveling through Paris, New York, and California with filmmaker Roger Willemsen, capturing his unique spirit. Petrucciani’s playing combined the lyricism of Keith Jarrett, the virtuosity of Oscar Peterson, and a touch of raw intensity all his own. As his friend Wayne Shorter said, “Michel never looked in the mirror to complain about what he saw… he was exceptional because he could transmit what he felt.”

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Su pasión por la música, la risa, el amor y la vida nunca decayó, incluso mientras soportaba un sufrimiento constante. En el hermoso documental Non Stop, vemos al prodigioso artista en momentos de alegría, viajando por París, Nueva York y California con el cineasta Roger Willemsen, capturando su espíritu único. La forma de tocar de Petrucciani combinaba el lirismo de Keith Jarrett, el virtuosismo de Oscar Peterson y un toque de cruda intensidad propio de él. Como dijo su amigo Wayne Shorter, "Michel nunca se miraba al espejo para quejarse de lo que veía… era excepcional porque sabía transmitir lo que sentía".

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La sua passione per la musica, le risate, l'amore e la vita non ha mai vacillato, anche se ha sopportato una sofferenza costante. Nel bellissimo documentario Non Stop, vediamo il prodigioso artista nei momenti di gioia, viaggiando attraverso Parigi, New York e la California con il regista Roger Willemsen, catturando il suo spirito unico. Il modo di suonare di Petrucciani combinava il lirismo di Keith Jarrett, il virtuosismo di Oscar Peterson e un tocco di cruda intensità tutto suo. Come disse il suo amico Wayne Shorter, "Michel non si è mai guardato allo specchio per lamentarsi di ciò che vedeva… era eccezionale perché riusciva a trasmettere ciò che sentiva".

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Lee Konitz: The Eternal Innovator of Jazz

Introduction: The jazz world is filled with instrumentalists who have left indelible marks on the genre, but few have maintained the breadth of creative exploration throughout their careers like Lee Konitz. Born ninety-seven years ago today on October 13, 1927, in Chicago, Konitz became one of the most influential alto saxophonists in jazz history. He was a central figure in the birth of cool…

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Michel Petrucciani's debut solo piano LP 100 Hearts (1984, The George Wein Collection) includes his version of my father's tune "Silence".

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Charles Lloyd Quartet feat. Michel Petrucciani, Montreux 1982

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december 28

1962

Michel Petrucciani is born in Orange, France. Despite suffering from a genetic condition that stunts his growth and leaves him with brittle bones, he becomes a renowned jazz pianist.

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Michel Petrucciani (1962 - 1999)

Uno dei più bravi, secondo me, tra i pianisti non solo jazz, che abbia mai sentito. In quanto a tecnica e pulizia, questo si ha quando un talento nato è messo nelle condizioni di fiorire. Una vita di totale sregolatezza, nel marasma della fama, ed i bagordi di ogni genere nella New York degli '80. Affetto da una rarissima malattia genetica che rese il suo corpo quasi, un ammasso di ossa e organi, ma con una mente e delle mani magiche che gli facevano suonare il pianoforte come se fosse per lui cosa naturalissima, nonostante le sue deformità e del dolore che costantemente provava, senza tregua. Posso dire con tutto il rispetto che la sua forma non era dinfatti umana, ma quanto più possa avvicinarsi al divino su questa terra.

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The new weekly Jazz Club section.

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Today in New York: the Village Vanguard

The Village has been the birthplace of many renowned jazz artists, and it continues to be a destination of choice for those seeking to experience great jazz music.The Village Vanguard is one of the most renowned and oldest jazz clubs in the city, offering exceptional live music in a intimate atmosphere since 1935.

History that you can beat around the ears of the bartender, maybe not. Better to just order a good whisky .

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The Village Vanguard opened its doors on 22 February 1935. Founder Max Gordon opened the club in the basement of a wedge-shaped building on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Waverly Place. It initially provided a stage for a wide range of artists, including folk musician Pete Seeger, whose band The Weavers were the Vanguard's first employees, and the then-unknown singer Harry Belafonte. In August 1949, Mary Lou Williams played the first jazz concert there; her group shared the stage with J. C. Heard's band. From 1957, the Vanguard became a pure jazz club. The Vanguard's artists soon included musicians such as Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Art Blakey.

While the clubs on 52nd Street and Birdland on Broadway closed their doors from the mid-1960s onwards, the Vanguard remained a well-known jazz venue in New York. After Max Gordon's death in 1989, his wife Lorraine took over the business and ran it until her death in June 2018. Since then, her daughter Deborah has taken over the club.

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More not needed insider knowledge:

Recordings from the Village Vanguard

For jazz labels, the words ‘at the Village Vanguard’ are now a guarantee of good sales. They now adorn several dozen covers of recordings by all the major jazz labels, from Blue Note and Riverside to Impulse and Verve, with a total of around 150 recordings to date.

Maxine Sullivan at the Village Vanguard (1947)

Dexter Gordon and Benny Bailey at the Village Vanguard (1977)

1957: Night at the Village Vanguard (Sonny Rollins, Blue Note)

1961: Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Bill Evans, Riverside)

1961: Coltrane ‘Live’ at the Village Vanguard (John Coltrane, Impulse!)

1962: The Cannonball Adderley Sextett in New York, featuring Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef Recorded ‘Live’ at the Village Vanguard (Riverside)

1963: Impressions (John Coltrane, Impulse!)

1966: All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Recordings at the Village Vanguard (Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Resonance, 2016)

1967: Live at the Village Vanguard Again! (John Coltrane, Impulse!)

1970: Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard (Betty Carter, Verve)

1976: Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (Dexter Gordon, Sony)

1979: Nude Ants (Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen, ECM 1986)

1980: Turn out the Stars (Bill Evans, Nonesuch)

1984: Live at the Village Vanguard (Michel Petrucciani, Blue Note)

1988: Just Friends: Live at the Village Vanguard (Eddie Daniels/Roger Kellaway, Resonance, 2017)

1999: Live at the Village Vanguard (Wynton Marsalis, Sony)

2006: Live – At the Village Vanguard (Brad Mehldau, Nonesuch)

2007: Live at the Village Vanguard (Bill Charlap, Blue Note)

2014: Live at the Village Vanguard (Marc Ribot Trio, Pi Recordings)

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2024 olympics Switzerland roster

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Jazz Magazine N°489 (France) - Michel Petrucciani - Février 1999

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Michel Petrucciani

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Writing chapter two, and I am very pleased to write a character (obviously on the antagonistic side of the narration) who is utterly disgusted and revolted by what in those times was deemed as “deformity”. Because, actually, this is an underrepresented trait in villainy (and characters)! This character (who I will not name here) was the son of a doctor and grew up seeing all sorts of people coming to his father with chronic diseases and various ailings, making him disgusted at the thought of the fragility of the flesh; but “deformity” (being this mental illness or albinism, for example) to him is particularly revolting. And he lives in a boarding school with Barnabas (who has albinism), and he has such a hatred towards him that the very Barnabas described as “like a man so disgusted of a cockroach he cannot crush it with his bare hands”. Said character is so disgusted, so horrified by this that he cannot see Barnabas past his condition, and develops and obsessive mislike towards him that may be dangerous. This was an spontaneous decision, and part of it was inspired by real life experience, when I was looking at a video of a famed pianist Michel Petrucciani (legendary for being polyrhythmic) alongside my grandma, who was very uncomfortable with him having dwarfism and asked me to put other stuff. This mislike for people with a condition to the point of reducing them to a demonised version of such condition is something many people have in their mindsets, and I wanted to explore the darkest part of it with this character.

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Happy Birthday Michel.

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It is night and the city is silent, but from a lit window a piano can be heard. But it is not just any piano, it is that of the amazing Michel Petrucciani, who would have turned 62 today, and that sound is an investigation into the soul, a journey through the mysteries of the heart.

Petrucciani, an inspiration to follow, a man as fragile as porcelain, yet capable of playing with the power of a storm and the delicacy of a whisper. A giant who turned his condition into a reason to fly higher, and succeeded more than any other person.

He lived each note as if it were his last, each melody as a confession. His piano was a closed-door interrogation, where he confessed the beauty of life, pain, love, irony. It was jazz that he breathed, drank, ate.

Today we miss his music like air, but if we close our eyes, there he is, our Michel. A pianist who did not play to escape life, but to go deeper into it, to solve its mysteries.

Best wishes immense Michel, wherever you are. Your music continues to enlighten us, like that window lit in the middle of the night! listen here

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Es de noche y la ciudad está en silencio, pero desde una ventana iluminada se oye un piano. Pero no es un piano cualquiera, es el del asombroso Michel Petrucciani, que hoy habría cumplido 62 años, y ese sonido es una investigación del alma, un viaje por los misterios del corazón.

Petrucciani, una inspiración a seguir, un hombre frágil como la porcelana, pero capaz de jugar con la fuerza de una tormenta y la delicadeza de un susurro. Un gigante que convirtió su condición en una razón para volar más alto, y lo consiguió más que ninguna otra persona.

Vivía cada nota como si fuera la última, cada melodía como una confesión. Su piano era un interrogatorio a puerta cerrada, donde confesaba la belleza de la vida, el dolor, el amor, la ironía. Era jazz lo que respiraba, bebía, comía.

Hoy echamos de menos su música como el aire, pero si cerramos los ojos, ahí está, nuestro Michel. Un pianista que no tocaba para escapar de la vida, sino para profundizar en ella, para resolver sus misterios.

Mis mejores deseos inmenso Michel, estés donde estés. Tu música sigue iluminándonos, ¡como esa ventana encendida en mitad de la noche! escucha aquí

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È notte e la città tace, ma da una finestra illuminata si sente un pianoforte. Ma non è un pianoforte qualsiasi, è quello dello strepitoso Michel Petrucciani, che oggi avrebbe compiuto 62 anni, e quel suono è un’indagine nell’anima, un viaggio tra i misteri del cuore.

Petrucciani, un’ispirazione da seguire, un uomo fragile come porcellana, eppure capace di suonare con la potenza di una tempesta e la delicatezza di un sussurro. Un gigante che ha trasformato la sua condizione in un motivo per volare più in alto, è ci è riuscito più di qualsiasi altra persona.

Viveva ogni nota come fosse l’ultima, ogni melodia come una confessione. Il suo pianoforte era un interrogatorio a porte chiuse, dove confessava la bellezza della vita, il dolore, l’amore, l’ironia. Era il jazz che respirava, beveva, mangiava.

Oggi la sua musica ci manca come l’aria, ma se chiudiamo gli occhi, eccolo lì, il nostro Michel. Un pianista che non suonava per sfuggire alla vita, ma per entrarci più a fondo, per risolvere i suoi misteri.

Auguri immenso Michel, ovunque tu sia. La tua musica continua a illuminarci, come quella finestra accesa nel cuore della notte! ascolta qui

Source: Emiliano D'Alessandro on Facebook

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Michel Petrucciani: A Life of Passion, Talent, and Resilience

Introduction: Michel Petrucciani was one of the most extraordinary jazz pianists of the 20th century. His life was a testament to the triumph of talent and determination over physical adversity, as he became a towering figure in the world of jazz despite living with a rare genetic condition. Through his music, Petrucciani expressed an unyielding joy and intensity that continues to inspire…