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Mario Schiano

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Mario Schiano (20 July 1933 in Naples – 10 May 2008 in Rome) was an Italian alto saxophonist and soprano saxophonist associated with avant-garde/free jazz.

He was born in Naples. A member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Schiano recorded with musicians such as Famoudou Don Moye, Eugenio Colombo, Ernst Reijseger, Paul Rutherford, Gianluigi Trovesi and Joëlle Léandre, among others.[1]

He died in Rome in 2008.

Discography

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  • Sud (Tomorrow, 1973)
  • On the Waiting List (King Universal, 1974) – rec. 1973
  • Jazz a confronto 8 (Horo, 1974)
  • De Dé (1977)
  • Out of Date (1984)
  • Redland Blue (1988)
  • Benefit Concert to Repurchase the Pendulum for Mr. Foucault (1989)
  • Unlike (1990)
  • Uncaged with Don Moye (1991)
  • And So On with Ernst Reijseger (1992)
  • Original Sins: Unreleased, 1967–1970 (1992)
  • Tracks (1993)
  • Blue Memories with Joëlle Léandre
  • Meetings (1994)
  • She Was Sitting in the First Row (1994)
  • Used to Be Friends (1995)
  • Social Security (Live, 1996)
  • Friendship of Walnuts (1996)
  • (To Be Continued...) (1998)
  • Trio di Napoli (1998)
  • Fluxus: Instant Soundtrack for a Silent Movie (1999)
  • My Funny Valentine (1999, Vocals)
  • Supposing That (2002)
  • Mario Schiano & His All Stars (2007)

As contributor

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  • Italian Instabile Orchestra (1991). Live in Noci and Rive-De Gier. Leo.
  • Italian Instabile Orchestra (1994). Skies of Europe. ECM.
  • Italian Instabile Orchestra (1997). European Concerts '94-'97. Nel Jazz.
  • Trio Di Napoli (1998). Trio Di Napoli. Discoteca Di Stato. w/ Elio Martusciello and Maurizio Martuscielo
  • Mario Schiano; Giancarlo Schiaffini; Bruno Tommaso; Sebi Tramontana (2002). Free Jazz at the Philharmonic. Splasc(h).
  • Italian Instabile Orchestra (2002). Previsioni del Tempo: Forecast. Imprint.
  • Italian Instabile Orchestra; Cecil Taylor (2004). The Owner of the Riverbank. Enja/Justin Time.

References

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  1. ^ Martinelli, Francesco. "Mario Schiano Biography". Allmusic.