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Massimo Urbani

Massimo Urbani was an Italian jazz alto saxophonist. He played principally in the bebop style.

Urbani was born in Primavalle, Rome on 8 May 1957, the oldest of five brothers. His first instrument, from 1968, was the clarinet, but he soon switched to the alto saxophone.

Urbani died of a heroin overdose on 23 June 1993. The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "Urbani's senseless death robbed Europe of a player whose records are a flawed testament to a bopper of enormous guts and facility

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Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani 2023

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Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani 2023 Camerino Auditorium Benedetto XIII 1-2.7.2023 Trent'anni fa, il 23 giugno 1993, moriva Massimo Urbani, nella disperata solitudine di una Roma d'inizio estate. Trent'anni compie ora Massimo Amadori, nato a Bologna un paio di settimane dopo, figlio del sassofonista e di Valentina Amadori. Massimo Jr, assieme allo zio Maurizio Urbani, tenorista e fratello minore del più famoso contraltista, sono ormai una presenza abituale al Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani, ...

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European Jazz Conference 2019

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 European Jazz Conference 2019 Various Venues jny: Novara, Italy September 12-15, 2019 For its sixth edition the European Jazz Conference dropped anchor in sunny Italy. Where Rome or Milan might have been more obvious locations for such a high- powered international gathering, the baton instead passed to Novara, in the Piedmont region of Italy's North-West. Novara, however, has jazz pedigree of its own, being ...

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Massimo Urbani: Live in Chieti 1979

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Ci sono dischi capaci di restituire tutta la forza ammaliante del jazz e la sua misteriosa energia fatta di swing, comunicativa, capacità di trasmettere profonde emozioni racchiuse nell'attimo fuggente di appassionanti giochi solistici. A questa schiera di pubblicazioni appartiene senza dubbio Live in Chieti 1979, risalente alla fase iniziale della carriera artistica di Massimo Urbani. A fianco del ben più esperto Franco D'Andrea, il ventiduenne sassofonista sfoggia una pronuncia incisiva ed una volatile verve solistica nel ricreare ...

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Remembering Saxophonist Massimo Urbani

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Massimo Urbani was born in Primavalle, Rome on May 8, 1957. He was the eldest of five sons from a lower middle class family. Urbani's interest in music emerged when he was six, when he attended concerts presented by local bands appearing in his neighborhood. The young Urbani was also amply exposed to a variety of music on frequent visits to his father's hometown of Camerata.In 1968, Urbani took up his first musical instrument, the clarinet. He played ...

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The 2011 International Massimo Urbani Award at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola (NYC) on October 7-8

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On October 7th and 8th the International Massimo Urbani Award will be held in Manhattan during the Italian Jazz Days 2011 with Cristiano Arcelli as the official representative of the award, appearing on stage at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, inside the Jazz at Lincoln Center performing arts complex. The saxophonist from Perugia will be the guest soloist, playing with the Roberto Occhipinti Trio, a musical line-up that includes Roberto Occhipinti on double-bass, Manuel Valera on the piano and Dafnis Prieto ...

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International Massimo Urbani Award 2007 - XI Edition

International Massimo Urbani Award 2007 - XI Edition

Source: All About Jazz

INTERNATIONAL MASSIMO URBANI AWARD - XI edition

6 - 7- 8 June 2007

CAMERINO - URBISAGLIA (MACERATA) ITALY

“International prize for jazz soloist"

Art director Paolo Piangiarelli of Philology Label

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The International Massimo Urbani Award will take place from 6 June till 8 June 2007 in Camerino and Urbisaglia (Macerata) Italy. P.I.M.U. is open to candidates of all the foreign countries and of any age. Non italian applicants are exempt from paiyng the fee.

The award ...

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International Massimo Urbani Award 2006 "International Prize for Jazz Soloist"

International Massimo Urbani Award 2006 "International Prize for Jazz Soloist"

Source: All About Jazz

International Massimo Urbani Award “I.M.U.A." 2006 “International prize for jazz soloist" Third edition Art director Paolo Piangiarelli of Philology Label

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Camerino (Macerata) - Italy 26th, 27th, 28th may 2006 web: www.musicamdo.it e-mail: [email protected]

This International Award intends to honour the memory of the legendary Roman Saxophonist Massimo Urbani, one of the best musicians in jazz history after Charlie “Yardbird" Parker, through the finding and enhancement of National and ...

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International Massimo Urbani Award 2005

International Massimo Urbani Award 2005

Source: All About Jazz


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International Massimo Urbani Award

International Massimo Urbani Award

Source: All About Jazz

This International Award intends to honour the memory of the legendary Roman Saxophonist Massimo Urbani, one of the best musician of the jazz history after Charlie “Yardbird" Parker, through the finding and enhancement of National and International up-and-coming young artists.

1st article: The international Massimo Urbani Award will take place on the 10th and 11th June 2005 in the room “Sala della Muta" of the beautiful Ducal Palace of Camerino.

2nd article: The competition is open to all jazz musicians ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Live in Chieti 1979

Philology Jazz Records
2015

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