Glauco Venier (born 8 September 1962) is an Italian

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pianist and composer.

Life and career

Venier was born in

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on 8 September 1962. He "graduated in organ and composition from the Udine Conservatory in 1985, then took private lessons with

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before heading to Boston's Berklee School.""Dance Without Answer – Norma Winstone / Glauco Venier / Klaus Gesing"
ECM. Retrieved 29 December 2015. "He has led his own bands since 1990". Venier has performed and recorded as a trio with vocalist

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and reeds player Klaus Gesing since the early 2000s. Their 2007 album ''Distances'' was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category."Grammy Nominees & Winners"
Charlottesville Jazz Society. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

References

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