Eugenio Colombo (born 10 December 1953 in
Rome, Italy) is an
Italian
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saxophonist
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and
flautist
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most associated with
avant-garde jazz
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. A founding member of the
Italian Instabile Orchestra
The Italian Instabile Orchestra (IIO) is an eighteen piece experimental big band that performs orchestral jazz and avant-garde jazz. Its members include Alberto Mandarini, Bruno Tommaso, Carlo Actis Dato, Daniele Cavallanti, Eugenio Colombo, Gi ...
, Colombo has worked with such musicians as
Mario Schiano,
Giorgio Gaslini
Giorgio Gaslini (; 22 October 1929 – 29 July 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist, composer and conductor.
He began performing aged 13 and recorded with his jazz trio at 16. In the 1950s and 1960s, Gaslini performed with his own quartet. He was ...
,
Steve Lacy,
Bruno Tommaso
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, Maurizio Giammarco,
Giancarlo Schiaffini and the band
Area
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References
1953 births
Avant-garde jazz flautists
Avant-garde jazz saxophonists
Musicians from Rome
Living people
21st-century saxophonists
Italian Instabile Orchestra members
Leo Records artists
21st-century flautists
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