Stefano Travaglini
*14 October 1976
Works by Stefano Travaglini
Biography
Described as “a wondrously eclectic talent” in Jazz Journal (UK), Stefano Travaglini is a pianist and composer mostly interested in the fascinating world of improvisation. He has released four albums: The Hungarian Songbook (2013) in which he freely improvises over ancient magyar melodies, Ellipse, solo piano (2017), recorded in Oslo at Rainbow Studio, the result of an hour-long free recording session, considered “a masterwork of improvised music” and “one of the best improvised works of 2017” (All About Jazz), The long line, Two pianos (2019), with pianist M. Coclite, produced by american label Odradek Records and the latest solo album Monk, Fifteen piano reflections (2020), recorded in Paris, dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk. He also graduated in Oboe, Composition and Conducting, having started playing piano at very young age, and has performed in numerous countries around the world. As a leader, Travaglini has toured with his own Quintet and DayDream Trio almost playing original music. The Hungarian Songbook duo (with magyar singer F. Halmos) has performed widely in Europe and America. In 2013 the duo was also one of the 23 finalists at the Terem Crossover International Competition in St. Petersburg. In 2018 Travaglini was a finalist at the renewed Scrivere in Jazz International Competition in Composition and Arrangement for Jazz Orchestra (Sassari, Italy) presenting a work called Miserere inspired by traditional music from Sardinia.
www.stefanotravaglini.com
About the music
jazz/contemporary