Joseph Scianni

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joseph "Joe" Scianni (born October 6, 1928 in Memphis (Tennessee) ) is an American composer , music producer and ( jazz ) musician ( piano , big band leader).

Live and act

Scianni studied biology at what was then Southwestern University (now Rhodes College ) in his hometown, before continuing to study music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester (New York) . There, after completing his military service, he received his doctorate in 1958 on the Sinfonia breve .

From the same year he worked for Columbia Records , where he was appointed associate producer for the classic series Masterworks in 1959. Among other things, he produced numerous recordings of Glenn Gould . He also conducted studio orchestras, for example for Tony Morell ( Here's to Love ).

He also played as a pianist in various ensembles and formed the Joseph Scianni Trio , which advanced into the field of jazz. He also worked with trumpeter Don Cherry and in 1965 released a duo album with bassist David Izenzon , which John Corbett recognized decades later as outstanding.

In 1966 he was appointed to the New York College of Music as a professor to teach composition at New York University from 1968 and to lead its jazz ensemble. His compositions have also been recorded for the Mercury label.

Scianni did not make further recordings until 1996, this time with Mark Whitecage , Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen . Ivo Perelman also brought him in 1998 to record his album The Seven Energies of the Universe .

Discographic notes

  • New Concepts ( Savoy Records , 1965)
  • Man Running (1965, with David Izenzon)
  • Joseph Scianni - Dominic Duval - Jay Rosen Big Onion ( CIMP 1996)
  • Night People (CIMP 1997)
  • One Eyed Jack ( Cadence , 2002)

Compositions

Works for symphony orchestra

  • Adagio Cantabile

Works for harmony orchestra

  • Ar (1955)
  • Court Square (1958)

Chamber music

  • An Intrada for Jazz Trio
  • Big Onion
  • Blake: Walking in the air
  • Come summer
  • Moon flower

Piano works

  • A Lighter Shade of Christmas
  • After the rain
  • Again September
  • Come October
  • Dune Walk
  • Gramercy Square
  • House at Sandy Point
  • Night people
  • Peconic Bay
  • Public transportation
  • Sand pebble
  • Secrets and Summer's End
  • Summer wait

Works for big band

  • Gaza Strip (1970)
  • Red Phantom Rides Again (1970)

literature

  • Paul E. Bierley, William H. Rehrig: The heritage encyclopedia of band music: composers and their music , Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991, ISBN 0-918048-08-7 .
  • Jaques Cattell Press: Who's who in American music: classical , First edition, New York: RR Bowker, 1983, 1000 p., ISBN 978-0835217255 .
  • E. Ruth Anderson: Contemporary American composers - A biographical dictionary , Second edition, Boston: GK Hall, 1982, 578 p., ISBN 978-0816182237 .
  • Dr. Joseph Scianni: NYU's Jazz Guru: A concerned jazz educator expresses his thoughts on jazz and the academy , in: Down Beat September 17, 1970.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b South Western News Autumn 1970 Alumni Issue
  2. ^ Billboard, October 19, 1959, p. 7
  3. ↑ On January 3, 1963, recordings were made with Cherry's quintet, which then included Pharoah Sanders , David Izenzon and JC Moses (published on The Pharoah Sanders Story: In the Beginning 1963-1964 )
  4. ^ Joseph Scianni Man Running . Down Beat 1/2010 , p. 16
personal data
SURNAME Scianni, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scianni, Joe (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, music producer and (jazz / improvisation) musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis (Tennessee)