Glauco Venier | |
Birth Place: | Sedegliano, Udine, Italy |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1962 |
Instrument: | Piano |
Genre: | Jazz |
Occupation: | Musician, composer |
Years Active: | 1990s–present |
Glauco Venier (born 8 September 1962) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer.
Venier was born in Sedegliano, Udine on 8 September 1962.[1] He "graduated in organ and composition from the Udine Conservatory in 1985, then took private lessons with Franco d'Andrea before heading to Boston's Berklee School."[2] "He has led his own bands since 1990".
Venier has performed and recorded as a trio with vocalist Norma Winstone and reeds player Klaus Gesing since the early 2000s.[3] Their 2007 album Distances was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category.[4]
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes | |
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2002* | Chamber Music | Universal | Trio, co-led with Klaus Gesing, Norma Winstone (vocals) | |
2007* | Intermezzo | Trio | ||
2007 | Distances | ECM | Trio, co-led with Klaus Gesing (soprano sax, bass clarinet), Norma Winstone (vocals) | |
2009* | Stories Yet to Tell | ECM | Trio, co-led with Klaus Gesing (soprano sax, bass clarinet), Norma Winstone (vocals) | |
2014* | Dance Without Answer | ECM | Trio, co-led with Klaus Gesing (soprano sax, bass clarinet), Norma Winstone (vocals) | |
2016* | Miniatures | ECM | Solo piano and percussion |