Renato Sellani

Renato Sellani (8 January 1926 – 31 October 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer. As a pianist, he worked with Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Dizzie Gillespie, Lee Konitz, Bill Coleman, Gerry Mulligan, Enrico Rava and Tony Scott, among others.[1][2][3] He was born in Senigallia, Province of Ancona.

Renato Sellani
Sellani with singer Marisa Terzi (1963)
Born(1926-01-08)8 January 1926
Senigallia, Province of Ancona, Italy
Died31 October 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 88)
Milan, Italy
Occupationjazz pianist

Sellani died in Milan, Italy, aged 88.[2]

References
  1. Massimiliano Castellani (1 November 2014). "Addio a Renato Sellani, "il" maestro del jazz". Avvenire. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. CARLO MORETTI (1 November 2014). "Addio a Renato Sellani, uno dei padri del jazz italiano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. Marinella Venegoni (1 November 2014). "Renato Sellani, un grande pianista Tocco fatato, da Gillespie a Mina". La Stampa. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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