Artist:
Richard Galliano |
Born:
Dec 12, 1950 in Le Cannet, France
- Genre: Jazz
- Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
- Instruments: Bandoneon, Accordion
Artist:
Richard Galliano |
Born:
Dec 12, 1950 in Le Cannet, France
| Wikipedia: Richard Galliano |
Richard Galliano (born December 12, 1950) is a French-Italian accordionist.
He was drawn to music at an early age, starting with the accordion at 4, influenced by his father Lucien, an accordionist originally from Italy, living in Nice.
After a long and intense period of study (he took up lessons on the trombone, harmony, and counterpoint at the Academy of Music in Nice), at 14, in a search to expand his ideas on the accordion, he began listening to jazz and heard on records the great trumpet player Clifford Brown. "I copied all the choruses of Clifford Brown, impressed by his tone and his drive, his way of phrasing over the thunderous playing of Max Roach." Fascinated by this new world, Richard was amazed that the accordion had never been part of this musical adventure. Some later collaborations include George Mraz, Al Foster, Juliette Greco, Charles Aznavour, Ron Carter, Chet Baker, Enrico Rava, Martial Solal, Miroslav Vitouš, Trilok Gurtu, Jan Garbarek, Michel Petrucciani, Michel Portal and Toots Thielemans. He was a key member of Claude Nougaro's band for several years as a pianist and accordionist.
Discography with Francis Dreyfus:
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