Stefano Battaglia (born in Milan) began to study piano when he was seven years old. His classical career includes several italian and european festivals, hundreds of concerts as a soloist. His several collaborations at the jazz scene includes all the best italian musicians and several international artists as Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Dewey Redman, Tony Oxley, Barre Phillips, Steve Swallow, Enrico Rava, Aldo Romano, Bill Elgart, Dominique Pifarely, Jay Clayton, Pierre Favre and many others. He played more than 3000…
Stefano Battaglia (born in Milan) began to study piano when he was seven years old. His classical career includes several italian and european festivals, hundreds of concerts as a soloist. His several collaborations at the jazz scene includes all the best italian musicians and several international artists as Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Dewey Redman, Tony Oxley, Barre Phillips, Steve Swallow, Enrico Rava, Aldo Romano, Bill Elgart, Dominique Pifarely, Jay Clayton, Pierre Favre and many others. He played more than 3000 concerts as an improviser in all the most important festivals and in many international appointments all over the world. He recorded more than 100 CD’s (mostly as a leader and ten for solo piano), received many awards for his solo piano and trio recordings. Besides the solo performance, he focused his research on the trio format (piano bass and drums) and on the duo piano-percussion format (with Tony Oxley, Pierre Favre, Bill Elgart and Michele Rabbia). Since 2004 he is recording as a leader for ECM Records (five album: double album Raccolto, double album Re: Pasolini, Pastorale, The river of Anyder, Songways). June 2015