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ALBUMDioramaGiorgio Gaslini, Arduino Gottardo & Gianluigi Trovesi
Albums by Gianluigi Trovesi
ALBUMDioramaGiorgio Gaslini, Arduino Gottardo & Gianluigi Trovesi
ALBUMStravaganze consonantiGianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari
ALBUMLa misteriosa musica della Regina LoanaGianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia
ALBUMMediterraneamenteGianluigi Trovesi
ALBUMBirdwatchingAnat Fort Trio & Gianluigi Trovesi
ALBUMFrère Jacques - Round About OffenbachGianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia
ALBUMSpellboundTiziana Ghiglioni Quartet & Gianluigi Trovesi
ALBUMProfumo di violetta (trovesi all'opera)Gianluigi Trovesi, Marco Remondini, Stefano Bertoli, Filarmonica Mousiké & Savino Acquaviva
ALBUMVaghissimo RitrattoFulvio Maras, Gianluigi Trovesi & Umberto Petrin
ALBUMLiscio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Riccardo Tesi, Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia
Artist Biography
Interested in music from early childhood, Gianluigi Trovesi played clarinet and attended the Instituto Musicale Gaetano Donizetti in Bergamo where he studied harmony and counterpoint. After graduating in 1966, he worked in swing-style dance bands; in 1978, he became first altoist in the Milan Radio Big Band but also played regularly with guitarist Franco Cerri and pianist Giorgio Gaslini. By the late-70s, Trovesi was a respected member of the European school of improvising musicians. In 1979, together with trumpeter Enrico Rava, he taught at Stockholm Conservatory. Through the '80s Trovesi taught extensively, and played with artists such as Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Misha Mengelberg, and Kenny Wheeler. By the mid-90s, he concentrated on playing his own music, geared particularly towards the Italian improvised music scene.
Hometown
Nembro, Italy
Genre
Jazz