Michel Petrucciani
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Michel Petrucciani (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl pɛtʁutʃani]; Italian: [petrutˈtʃani]; 28 December 1962, Orange, Vaucluse, France – 6 January 1999, New York City, USA) was a French jazz pianist. Afflicted from birth with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature, he became one of the most accomplished jazz pianists of his generation despite having arms which caused him pain.
Biography
Michel Petrucciani came from an Italo-French family (his grandfather was from Naples) with a musical background. His father Tony played guitar, his brother Louis played bass, and his brother Philippe also plays the guitar. Michel was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, which is a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. It is also often linked to pulmonary ailments. The disease caused his bones to fracture over 100 times before he reached adolescence, and kept him in pain throughout his entire life. "I have pain all the time. I'm used to having hurt arms," he said. In Michel's early career, his father and brother occasionally carried him, literally, because he could not walk far on his own unaided. In certain respects though he considered his disability an advantage as he got rid of distractions, like sports, that other boys tended to become involved in. And he hints that his disability was helpful in other parts of his life. He said: "Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary."
British blues
British blues is a form of music derived from American blues that originated in the late 1950s and which reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1960s, when it developed a distinctive and influential style dominated by electric guitar and made international stars of several proponents of the genre including The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin. A number of these moved into mainstream rock music and as a result British blues helped to form many of the subgenres of rock. Since then direct interest in the blues in Britain has declined, but many of the key performers have returned to it in recent years, new acts have emerged and there has been a renewed interest in the genre.
Origins
American blues became known in Britain from the 1930s onwards through a number of routes, including records brought to Britain, particularly by African-American GIs stationed there in the Second World War and Cold War, merchant seamen visiting ports such as London, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Belfast, and through a trickle of (illegal) imports. Blues music was relatively well known to British Jazz musicians and fans, particularly in the works of figures like female singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith and the blues influenced Boogie Woogie of Jelly Roll Morton and Fats Waller. From 1955 major British record labels HMV and EMI, the latter, particularly through their subsidiary Decca Records, began to distribute American jazz and increasingly blues records to what was an emerging market. Many encountered blues for the first time through the skiffle craze of the second half of the 1950s, particularly the songs of Lead Belly covered by acts like Lonnie Donegan. As skiffle began to decline in the late 1950s, and British Rock and Roll began to dominate the charts, a number of skiffle musicians moved towards playing purely blues music.
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Michel Petrucciani
ALBUMS
- Jazz Inspiration released: 2011
- Best ot Dreyfus Jazz Recordings released: 2008
- Flamingo released: 2008
- Oracle's Destiny released: 2006
- RTL jazz la collection : Michel Petrucciani released: 2004
- So What released: 2004
- Toot Sweet released: 2003
- Dreyfus Night in Paris released: 2003
- Days of Wine and Roses: The Owl Years released: 2002
- Conversation released: 2001
- Michel Petrucciani Collection released: 1999
- Trio in Tokyo released: 1999
- Concerts Inédits released: 1999
- Jazz Festival de Nice released: 1998
- Solo Live released: 1998
- Both Worlds released: 1997
- Au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées released: 1995
- Flamingo released: 1995
- Conférence de presse, Volume 2 released: 1995
- Petrucciani NHØP released: 1994
- Live released: 1994
- Conférence de presse, Volume 1 released: 1994
- Marvellous released: 1994
- The Blue Note Years released: 1993
- Promenade With Duke released: 1993
- Cold Blues released: 1991
- Playground released: 1991
- Music released: 1989
- Michel Plays Petrucciani released: 1988
- Power of Three released: 1986
- 100 Hearts released: 1984
- Date With Time released: 1981
- Flash released: 1980
- Piano Solo: The Complete Concert in Germany released:
- Les années Blue Note (1986-1994) released:
- A Michel ... la Musica Piu' Bella di Michel Petrucciani released:
- Note N'notes released:
- Jazz & dintorni released:
- Michel Petrucciani released:
- The Best of Michel Petrucciani released:
Born: 1962-12-28
Died: 1999-01-06
