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Richard Galliano

Born: December 12, 1950

Richard Galliano started studying piano and accordion at the age of 4 with his father Lucien Galliano, accordionist and teacher. Particularly gifted and invested, he quickly entered the Nice Conservatory, directed at that time by organist Pierre Cochereau, and followed courses in harmony, counterpoint and trombone. He won first prize in 1969 with trombone.

He arrived in Paris in 1975 and met Claude Nougaro, becoming his friend, his accordionist and conductor until 1983. The author and composer had found each other. They got along beautifully. From this close collaboration many songs that are part of the heritage of French music, such as Allée des brouillards, Des voiliers,Vie Violence were born.

A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz: Part 2

by Ian Patterson
March 19, 2025

The second installment of A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz--a series developed with the cooperation of the Ukrainian Institute--introduces five more highly talented jazz artists/groups from Ukraine. In addition, we profile the jazz festivals and jazz clubs that are keeping the Ukrainian jazz flame burning brightly in these most difficult of times. Pokaz Trio ...

Richard Galliano a Macerata Jazz

by Enrico Tomassini
November 28, 2024

Richard Galliano New York Tango Trio Teatro Lauro Rossi Macerata Jazz Festival Macerata 15 novembre 2024 Terzo appuntamento al Teatro Lauro Rossi per il Macerata Jazz Festival con il maestro francese della fisarmonica Richard Galliano ed il suo New York Tango Trio con il belga Philippe Aerts, contrabbassita che ha ...

Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa: Inner Spirits

by Neil Duggan
August 23, 2024

They are probably not the most obvious pairing, but pianist Jan Lundgren from Sweden and guitarist Yamandu Costa from Brazil comprehensively prove that the obvious is not always the best. Their album, Inner Spirits, displays a rare kind of chemistry and mutual understanding that defines the concept of musical partnership. It is often the ...

J come Jobim

by Paolo Peviani
June 27, 2024

J come Jobim--Una Nota Sola e Molte Culture Polillo Art Container Alfabeto di Parco Milano 19.06.2024 Terzo appuntamento di Alfabeto di Parco, rassegna che porta al Polillo Art Container una serie di incontri, lezioni concerto a tema. Un alfabeto che procede in modo randomico e che dopo la R di ...

Eric Vloeimans, Will Holshouser: Two for the Road

by Vic Albani
April 10, 2024

Registrato dal vivo nel corso di un tour di concerti in Olanda nel 2021, Two for the Road è il secondo album del duo formato da Eric Vloeimans e Will Holshouser capace di mostrare forse più che nel primo lavoro, Eric & Will, la capacità di scrittura espressiva, improvvisazione virtuosa e la vasta territorialità di influenze ...

Carla Bley: A View from her Hill, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 8, 2023

We could spend hours talking about the many things that made Carla Bley unique, and made her passing a huge loss for the jazz world. This week we decided to focus on her songbook, as interpreted by many of the peers that admired her work. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...

Ron Carter: An Evening With Ron Carter, Richard Galliano (Live At The Theaterstübchen, Kassel)

by Richard J Salvucci
October 28, 2023

The odds are that most readers are not intimately familiar with jazz accordion. Undoubtedly, that is because there are not very many of them; someone might list Art Van Damme, Tommy Gumina, Angelo di Pippo, and Mat Mathews, none of them a household name. The Franco-Italian Richard Galliano should probably hold contemporary pride of place among ...

Bergamo Jazz Festival 2023

by Luciano Rossetti
April 27, 2023

A collection of photos from the Bergamo Jazz Festival in Bergamo, Donizetti Theater and other locations, directed by Maria Pia De Vito, from March 19, 2023, to March 26, 2023 featuring Hamid Drake honoring Alice Coltrane guest Shabaka Hutchings, Joey Baron Trio, PanOrchestra, Rita Marcotulli--Paolo Fresu Duo, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Lakecia Benjamin, Richard Galliano Trio, Richard ...

The Record Store Owner: Jim Eigo

by B.D. Lenz
April 3, 2023

The last couple decades have brought a revolution in every aspect of the music-making process. Technology has transformed the creation of music, the promotion of music, and of course the distribution of music. At the very end of this delivery pipeline there has been a variety of formats that includes bulky vinyl records and clunky CDs, ...