Danilo Rea
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Danilo Rea Italian jazz pianst. Born in Vicenza, Italy in 1957. Graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome. Debut with Rome Trio (with Roberto Gatto and Enzo Pietropaoli) in 1975. Has performed with, among others, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Steve Grossman, Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller and Kenny Wheeler. Is widely sought after in pop music, as well, and has performed with Mina, Domenico Modugno, Pino Daniele, and Gianni Morandi. Participated as soloist in 1989 in "Requiem for Pierpaolo Pasolini" by Roberto De Simone staged at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli. Has toured internationally.