BISEO-SANJUST QT.

Gianni Sanjust..................................................... .................. A Self taught clarinet player, born in Rome on June 23rd 1934.In 1952 together with Peppino de Luca he set-up the “Traditional Dixielanders” band and performed with them for three years. From 1955 he has been a member of “Il Roman New Orleans Jazz Band” till Lucio Dalla replaced him in 1960 with the “Traditional Dixielanders”. In that same year Sanjust started a two year stint with Romano Mussolini, proving himself a celebrated clarinet player in a more modern jazz setting. In 1962 he started working with many groups ranging from traditional jazz, to swing and modern.In that same year RICORDI, a very famous recording company in Italy, offered him a prestigious position in Milan. A few years later he started working with different local groups. In 1977 he returned to Rome and worked as a full time jazz musician, alternating his concert activity with his job as a record producer.In his long career he has performed with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Wild Bill Davison, Billy Butterfield, Ralph Sutton, Oscar Kline, Romano Mussolini, Lino Patruno, Franco Ambrosetti, Enzo Randisi, Gianni Basso, Carlo Loffredo, Umberto Cesari, Eddy Palermo, Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, John Paul 'Bucky' Pizzarelli and many others. At present Gianni Sanjust leads his own quartet and performs at the main jazz clubs and festivals in Italy and abroad.Gianni Sanjust is acclaimed by critics as the best Italian Clarinet player...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................Riccardo Biseo Pianist And Composer Born in Rome, Riccardo Biseo has been an active member of the Italian music scene for many years. Studies classical piano and organ with Enrico Pasini and classical composition with Gino Marinuzzi. London 1980: studies piano jazz class with Brian Priestley and writing and arranging with Dick Walters at the Goldsmith UniversityTeaches jazz at Saint Louis Academy of Music and at I.A L.S. (Istituto Addestramento Lavoratori Spettacolo) in Rome and has assisted at the Perugia summer clinics run by Duke University and Berklee College of music during the Umbria Jazz festival.Past collaborative works as a jazz pianist with renowned Italian and foreign musicians include: Buck Clayton, Tony Scott, Stephan Grappelli, Jimmy Witherspoon, Massimo Urbani, Giovanni Tommaso, Marcello Rosa, Gianni Sanjust, Anita o’Day, Bob Wilber, Buddy de Franco, Nicola Arigliano, Gegè Telesforo, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Terry Gibbs, Al Grey, Etta Jones, Lee Konitz, James Moody , Dusko Goykovich ).Performed for a large number of Radio and Television programmes such as: Canzonissime, Rai Uno Jazz Sera, Indietro tutta, International DOC Club, Scommettiamo che, Mille lire al Mese, etc.. .Performed at the main Jazz festivals and clubs in Italy and abroad: New York, Tel Aviv, Istambul, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, Belgium, France,Performed at the most famous Teathres such as:QUIRINO, Rome BRANCACCIO, Rome TEATRO DELL’OPERA, Rome OLIMPIA, Paris TEATRO NUOVO DI MILANO, Milan MANZONI, MilanTeathre production works as a musician, arranger and composer:Pirandello's “Sei personaggi in cerca d’autore” with M.Ranieri and O. Piccolo, Cy Coleman's Barnum . Conducted Hamlish' music in They are playin' our song with G.Guidi e M.Laura Baccarini directed by Gigi Proietti.Musical Director for the italian versions of: My Fair Lady;, Jesus Christ Superstar (with Carl Anderson), Promises promises, No way to treat a Lady, Chicago. Composer for many comedies including L' Isola di Robinson Crusoe. Orchestration of the grand opera Jaquerie by Gino Marinuzzi.Works as a Orchestra Director in Bulgaria on 11 films.Wrote, arranged and conducted music for a large number of movie soundtracks in partnership with: M. De Sica ( Faccione, Il conte Max, Nel continente nero, Al lupo al lupo , Ricky & Barabba, TRE, Uomini, uomini, uomini, Anni 90, Ma tu mi vuoi bene?, Dellamorte Dellamore, Miracolo italiano, Nuda proprietà, Celluloide,Simpatici &Antipatici, A spasso nel tempo , Anni ‘50 ) and S. Mainetti (Donna d’onore 2 , Il grande fuoco , Il deserto di Fuoco, The shooter, Silent trigger, Sub Down, Talos the mummy) and D.Lucantoni (Arriva la bufera, Compagna di viaggio) and also La Carne and La casa del sorriso by M. Ferreri, Storia di una capinera by F.Zeffirelli, L’ultimo imperatore by B.Bertolucci. www.myspaceeditor.it