Richard Galliano (born December 12, 1950) is a French-Italian accordionist. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation) This article is about the instrument as a whole. ...

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. George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz on September 9, 1944 in Písek) is a jazz bassist and alto soxophonist. ... Al Foster (born Jan 18, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia) is a jazz drummer best known for his long stint as Miles Daviss drummer, from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, and for being Daviss closest friend and confidant during his late-70s retirement. ... Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier, France, on the 7th of February 1927. ... Charles Aznavour (born May 22, 1924) is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter and actor. ... Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American jazz bassist. ... The Chet Baker Monument in Amsterdam Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Enrico Rava on the cover of one of his CDs. ... Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927 in Algiers, Algeria) is a French jazz pianist and composer, who is probably most widely known for the music he wrote for Jean-Luc Godards debut feature film À bout de souffle (1960). ... Miroslav Vitous (surname originally VitouÅ¡, born 6 December 1947) is a Czech jazz bassist who was born in Prague. ... Trilok Gurtu is an Indian percussionist, widely acclaimed by his unique and awesome approach to music. ... Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. ... Michel Petrucciani (December 28, 1962, Orange, France – January 6, 1999, Manhattan), was a French Jazz pianist. ... Jean Toots Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29, 1922) is a Belgian jazz artist well known for his guitar, harmonica play and also for his highly accomplished professional whistling. ...

Discography

Discography with Francis Dreyfus:

• Spleen (re-release)
• Viaggio (1993), with Charles Bellonzi, Pierre Michelot and Bireli Lagrene
• Laurita (1995), with Palle Danielsson and Joey Baron, and guests Michel Portal, Toots Thielemans and Didier Lockwood
• New York Tango (1996), with Bireli Lagrene, George Mraz and Al Foster
• Panmanhattan (re-release) (1996), with Ron Carter
• Blow Up (1997), with clarinet, soprano saxophone and bandoneon player Michel Portal
• French Touch (1998), with Michel Portal, J. F. Jenny-Clark and Daniel Humair (first session; May 1998), and André Ceccarelli, Remi Vignolo and J. M. Ecay (second session; June 1998)
• Gallianissimo! — The best of Richard Galliano (2001)
• Face to Face (2001), with organist Eddy Louiss
• Piazzolla Forever (2003), with string quartet, piano and double bass
• Conerts (2004), with Michel Portal
• Ruby, My Dear (2005), with Larry Grenander and Clarence Penn, as the New York Trio
• Passatori

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External links

• Galliano's home page