| Intro | Italian pianist, author and jazz musician |
| Is |
Musician Pianist Author Jazz musician Painter Writer |
| From | Italy |
| Type |
Arts Literature Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 July 1960, Broni |
| Age: | 60 years |
Umberto Petrin (born 1960) is an Italian jazz pianist, composer and poet.
Life and career
Petrin began studying piano in the early 1970s and started playing jazz more than a decade after that. He joined the Italian Instabile Orchestra in 1997.
Petrin has published two poetry collections – Perimetri and Miles.
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999* | Ellissi | Splasc(h) | Some tracks trio, with Giovanni Maier (bass), Roberto Dani (drums); some tracks quartet, with Tim Berne (alto sax) added |
| 2001* | Voir Loin | Splasc(h) | With Assif Tsahar (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Giovanni Maier (bass), Roberto Dani (drums, percussion), Milo De Angelis (vocals) |
| 2001 | Reuniao | Splasc(h) | With Renato Borghetti (gaita ponto), Pedrinho Figueiredo (flute, soprano sax), Daniel Sa (guitar), Susie Georgiadis (vocals) |
| 2003 | Particles | Splasc(h) | Solo piano |
| 2007* | Law Years | Soul Note | Duo, with Jean Luc Capozzo (trumpet) |
| 2010–11 | A Dawn Will Come | Leo | Solo piano |
| 2014* | Traces and Ghosts | Leo | Solo piano |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ghiglioni, TizianaTiziana Ghiglioni | Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue | Splasc(h) |
| 2005 | Trovesi, GianluigiGianluigi Trovesi | Vaghissimo Ritratto | ECM |