Richard Galliano (born 12 December 1950,

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Biography

He was drawn to music at an early age, starting with the accordion at 4, influenced by his father Luciano, an accordionist originally from Italy, living in Nice. After a long and intense period of study (he took up lessons on the trombone, harmony, and counterpoint at the Academy of Music in Nice), at 14, in a search to expand his ideas on the accordion, he began listening to

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and heard records by the trumpet player

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". Fascinated by this new world, Richard was amazed that the accordion had never been part of this musical adventure. In this period, Galliano won twice the first prize in the "world accordion cap competition" which took place in Spain (1966) and France (1967). In the Spanish competition, the participants' duty work was "Chaconne" by the Israeli accordionist Yehuda Oppenheimer. Galliano and Oppenheimer kept up their musical collaboration and personal friendship until Oppenheimer's death in 2012. Some later collaborations include

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, Sylvain Luc,

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, Ivan Paduart,

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, and

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. He was a key member of

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's band for several years as a pianist and accordionist.

Awards and honors

*1993:

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* 121022 Galliano, asteroid.

Discography

As leader

* ''Spleen'' (CY, 1985) * ''Panamanhattan'' with

(Dreyfus, 1991) * ''Flyin the Coop'' with

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(52 Rue Est, 1991) * ''New Musette'' (Label Bleu, 1991) * ''Ballet Tango'' with Astor Piazzolla (Milan, 1992) * ''Leprest-Galliano Voce a Mano'' (Saravah, 1992) * ''Solo in Finland'' (Siesta Solo, 1992) * ''Blues Sur Seine'' (La Lichere, 1992) * ''Coloriage'' (Egea, 1992) * ''Viaggio'' (Dreyfus, 1993) * ''Laurita'' (Dreyfus, 1995) * ''New York Tango'' (Dreyfus, 1996) * ''Blow Up'' (Dreyfus, 1997) * ''French Touch'' (Dreyfus, 1998) * ''Concerts Inedits'' (Dreyfus, 1999) * ''Passatori'' (Dreyfus, 1999) * ''Face to Face'' with

(Dreyfus, 2001) * ''Piazzolla Forever'' (Dreyfus, 2003) * ''Ruby My Dear'' (Dreyfus, 2005) * ''Luz Nega'' (Milan, 2006) * ''Solo'' (Dreyfus, 2007) * ''If You Love Me'' (CAM Jazz, 2007) * ''Live in Marciac 2006'' (Milan, 2007) * ''Love Day: Los Angeles Sessions'' (Milan, 2008) * ''Ten Years Ago'' (Milan, 2008) * ''Paris Concert'' (CAM Jazz, 2009) * ''Bach'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 2010) * ''Nino Rota'' (DeutscheGrammophon, 2011) * ''Tango Live Forever'' (Milan, 2012) * ''Vivaldi'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 2013) * ''Sentimentale'' (Resonance, 2014) * ''Tangaria'' (Milan, 2014) * ''Au Bresil'' (Milan, 2014) * ''La Vie en Rose'' (Milan, 2015) * ''New Jazz Musette'' (Ponderosa, 2016) * ''Mozart'' (Universal, 2016) * ''Aria'' (Jade/Universal, 2017) * ''An Evening with Ron Carter, Richard Galliano'' (In+Out, 2017)

As sideman

With Andre Ceccarelli * ''Andre Ceccarelli'' (JMS, 1981) * ''Carte Blanche'' (Dreyfus, 2004) * ''West Side Story'' (BMG, 1997) With

Paolo Fresu Paolo Fresu ( sc, Pàulu; born 10 February 1961) is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music. Career Born in Berchidda, Sardinia, he picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the ban ...

* ''Mare Nostrum'' (ACT, 2007) * ''Mare Nostrum II'' (ACT, 2016) * ''Mare Nostrum III'' (ACT, 2019) With

* ''Plume D'Ange'' (Barclay, 1977) * ''Nougaro 77 Enregistrement Public'' (Barclay, 1977) * ''Nougaro 79 Enregistrement Public'' (Barclay, 1979) * ''Assez!'' (Barclay, 1980) * ''Chansons Nettes'' (Barclay, 1981) * ''Au New Morning'' (Barclay, 1982) * ''Ami Chemin'' (Barclay, 1983) With

* ''Turbulence'' (Harmonia Mundi, 1987) * ''Musiques De Cinemas'' (Label Bleu, 1995) * ''Concerts'' (Dreyfus, 2004) With

* ''Rava L'Opera Va'' (Label Bleu, 1993) * ''Italian Ballads'' (Venus, 1996) * ''Chanson'' (Platinum, 2002) With others *

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, ''Sings Brassens'' (Philips, 1985) * Dick Annegarn, ''Freres?'' (Socadisc 1986) * Dick Annegarn, ''Chansons Fleuves'' (Nocturne, 1990) *

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, ''Urga'' (Philips, 1991) *

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, ''Between Worlds'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 2014) *

, ''Jazznavour'' (EMI, 1998) *

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, ''Pierre Bachelet'' (AVREP, 1992) *

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, ''Oltre'' (CBS, 1990) *

, ''Salsamba'' (Musica 1981) *

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, ''Le Vertige Des Fleurs'' (Flarenasch, 1992) *

, ''Khomsa'' (ECM, 1995) *

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, ''Il Ladro'' (Polydor, 1990) *

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, ''Sarbacane'' (CBS, 1989) *

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, ''C'e Sempre Un Motivo Clan'' (Celentano/Universal, 2012) * Diego el Cigala, ''Dos Lagrimas'' (Edge Music, 2009) *

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, ''Les Voix du Bresil'' (Guy Cloutier, 1991) *

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, ''Passion World'' (Concord Jazz, 2015) *

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, ''Le Jour du Poisson'' (Tot Ou Tard 1997) *

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, ''Les Petites Notes'' (Virgin, 1993) * Liane Foly, ''Sweet Mystery'' (Virgin, 1993) *

, ''L'un N'empeche Pas L'autre'' (Polydor, 2011) * Michael Gibbs, ''Europeana Jazzphony No. 1'' (ACT, 1995) *

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, ''This Is Marla Glen'' (Vogue, 1993) * Jean Guidoni, ''Vertigo Paradoxe'' (Polygram, 1995) * Francois Jeanneau, ''Terrains Vagues'' (Owl, 1983) *

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, ''La Nouvelle Vie'' (Atlantic, 1981) *

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, ''It's About Time '' (BMG/Ariola, 1991) *

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, ''Birthday Edition'' (ACT, 2014) *

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, ''Passer Ma Route'' (Polydor, 1995) *

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, ''Chante Thierry Feeries Les Chansons du Palais Des Congres'' (Disc'Az, 1980) * Bireli Lagrene, ''Gipsy Project'' (Dreyfus, 2001) * Nils Landgren, ''The Moon, The Stars and You'' (ACT, 2011) *

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, ''Les Barbares'' (Barclay, 1976) *

, ''Multicolor Feeling Fanfare'' (Nocturne, 1989) * Malicorne, ''Balancoire en Feu'' (Elektra, 1981) *

, ''From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf Live in Marciac'' (Harmonia Mundi, 2010) *

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, ''Cambaluc'' (Egea, 1997) *

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, ''Systeme D'' (Delabel, 1993) * Les Rita Mitsouko, ''L'integrale'' (Because Music, 2019) * Moustaki, ''Moustaki'' (Blue Silver, 1986) *

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, ''Saomaye'' (Verve 2002) *

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, ''Famille d'artistes'' (BMG/Milan, 1989) *

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, ''Le Premier Jour'' (CBS, 1987) * Steve Potts, ''Pearl'' (CC, 1990) *

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, ''Riches, Belles, Etc'' (Pink Sky, 1998) *

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, ''Danses et Autres Scenes'' (Label Bleu, 1997) *

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, ''Chants D'Exil et De Lutte'' (Le Chant du Monde, 1975) *

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, ''L'Amour Trop Fort'' (Perspective, 1980)

References

External links

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