Dino Saluzzi
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Timoteo Saluzzi |
| Born | 20 May 1935 Campo Santo, Salta Province, Argentina |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, Latin music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instrument | Bandoneon |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | ECM |
| Website | saluzzimusic |
Timoteo "Dino" Saluzzi (born 20 May 1935)[1] is an Argentine bandoneon player. He is the son of Cayetano Saluzzi[2] and the father of guitarist José Maria Saluzzi.[3]
Early life, family and education
Timoteo "Dino" Saluzzi was born in Campo Santo, Salta Province, Argentina.[1] He began playing the bandoneon as a child.[1] His father was Cayetano Saluzzi.[2]
Saluzzi has been playing the bandoneon since his childhood.[1] As a youth in Buenos Aires, Dino played with the Radio El Mundo orchestra.[2]
Career
Saluzzi landed a contract with the ECM label. Several records have resulted, including Kultrum, 1983.[1] From the beginning of the 1980s onwards, there were collaborations with European and American jazz musicians including Charlie Haden, Tomasz Stańko, Charlie Mariano, Palle Danielsson, and Al Di Meola.[1]
ECM brought Saluzzi together with Charlie Haden, Palle Mikkelborg and Pierre Favre for Once upon a Time – Far Away in the South.[1] Rava had worked extensively in Argentina, and Haden's sympathy for Latin American music was well known; furthermore Palle Mikkelborg and Dino Saluzzi had worked together productively in George Gruntz's band.[1]
Discography
As leader
- 1972: De Vuelta a Salta (RCA Camden)
- 1973: Bandoneón Tierra Adentro – Vol. 1 (RCA Camden)
- 1975: Bandoneón Tierra Adentro – Vol. 2 (RCA Victor)
- 1977: Dedicatoria (Melopea)
- 1980: Bermejo (Microfón)
- 1982: Kultrum (ECM)
- 1985: Once Upon a Time – Far Away in the South (ECM)
- 1986: Volver with Enrico Rava (ECM)
- 1988: Andina (ECM)
- 1991: Argentina (West Wind Latina)
- 1996: Cité de la Musique (ECM)
- 1998: Kultrum with the Rosamunde Quartett (ECM)
- 2001: Responsorium (ECM)
- 2002: Senderos (ECM)
- 2006: Ojos Negros (ECM), with Anja Lechner
- 2009: El Encuentro (ECM)
- 2011: Navidad de Los Andes (ECM), with trio including Anja Lechner and Felix Saluzzi
- 2020: Albores (ECM)
- 2025: El Viejo Caminante (ECM)
Los Chalchaleros con el bandoneón de Dino Saluzzi
- 1972: La Cerrillana (RCA Victor)
Dino Saluzzi Group
- 1991: Mojotoro (ECM)
- 2005: Juan Condori (ECM)
- 2014: El Valle de la Infancia (ECM)
Trio with Anthony Cox and David Friedman
- 1995: Rios (veraBra)
Trio with George Gruntz and Thierry Lang
- 2005: Trio Tage (PJL)
As sideman
With Pedro Orillas
- 1970: Soy Buenos Aires (RCA Camden)
With Litto Nebbia
- 1981: Tres Noches en la Trastienda (Melopea), trio including Bernardo Baraj
With George Gruntz
- 1983: Theatre (ECM)
With Al Di Meola
- 1990: World Sinfonia (Tomato)
- 1993: World Sinfonia II – Heart of the Immigrants (Telarc)
- 1996: Di Meola Plays Piazzolla (Atlantic)
With Rickie Lee Jones
- 1991: Pop Pop (Warner Bros.)
With Maria João
- 1996: Fábula
With Tomasz Stańko
- 1998: From the Green Hill (ECM)
With Giya Kancheli, Gidon Kremer and Andrei Pushkarev
- 2010: Themes from the Songbook (ECM)[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 349. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ a b c Leggett, Steve. "Dino Saluzzi: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Dino Saluzzi". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
External links
- Official website of Dino and José María Saluzzi
- Dino Saluzzi at Myspace
- Dino Saluzzi Interview at argentour.com
- Saluzzi profile at European Jazz Network (archived)
- Dino Saluzzi ECM recordings at music-wire.com