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Giancarlo Schiaffini

b. 1942

Italian musician

Composer Music educator Jazz musician
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About Giancarlo Schiaffini

Born 1942. Giancarlo Schiaffini is an Italian composer, music educator, jazz musician and musician.

Giancarlo Schiaffini is an Italian jazz trombonist and tubist most associated with avant-garde music, free improvisation and free jazz. A member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Schiaffini has worked with such artists as Mario Schiano, Lol Coxhill, Andrea Centazzo and also Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. Also, he has collaborated with the Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza.

Discography As leader w/ Gianluigi Trovesi, Daniele Cavallanti, Eugenio Colombo, Pasquale Innarella, Rudy Migliardi, Tiziano Tononi w/ Sandro Satta & Alberto Mandarini

w/ Mario Schiano & Bruno Tommaso w/ Silvia Schiavoni w/ Giovanni Maier & Michele Rabbia

As sideman

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Important facts

Born
1942, Rome
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Composer, music educator, jazz musician, musician
Nationality
Italy

People in Giancarlo Schiaffini's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Mario Schiano
Mario Schiano
1933 – 2008
Saxophonist
 Portrait of Sandro
Sandro
1945 – 2010
Actor
 Portrait of Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
b. 1958
Guitarist
 Portrait of Andrea
Andrea
b. 1987
Singer
 Portrait of Andrea Centazzo
Andrea Centazzo
b. 1948
Composer
 Portrait of Gianluigi Trovesi
Gianluigi Trovesi
b. 1944
Composer
 Portrait of Lol Coxhill
Lol Coxhill
1932 – 2012
Actor
 Portrait of Bruno Tommaso
Bruno Tommaso
b. 1946
Composer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Giancarlo Schiaffini's

Portrait of Alfred Kastler
Alfred Kastler
1902 – 1984
Physicist
 Portrait of Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers
1902 – 1987
Psychotherapist
 Portrait of Mina Rees
Mina Rees
1902 – 1997
Mathematician
 Portrait of Pascual Jordan
Pascual Jordan
1902 – 1980
Physicist
 Portrait of Paul Dirac
Paul Dirac
1902 – 1984
Mathematician
 Portrait of Roxbee Cox, Baron Kings Norton
Roxbee Cox, Baron Kings Norton
1902 – 1997
Engineer

Frequently asked questions

Who is Giancarlo Schiaffini?

Italian musician

When was Giancarlo Schiaffini born?

Giancarlo Schiaffini was born in 1942 in Rome.

What is Giancarlo Schiaffini's occupation?

Giancarlo Schiaffini is a composer, music educator, jazz musician and musician.

What nationality is Giancarlo Schiaffini?

Giancarlo Schiaffini is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giancarlo Schiaffini

· Wikidata: Q1522376

· DBpedia: Giancarlo Schiaffini

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