Hamburg – Enrico Pieranunzi, pianist and protagonist of the international jazz scene, won the prestigious Echo Jazz Award as Best International Piano Player. The prize is the German version of the Grammy Awards. Pieranunzi has been awarded for his album “Live at The Village Vanguard”, out in March 2013. The ceremony will be held on May 22nd in Hamburg. “Live at The Village Vanguard” is the very first album recorded by an Italian in the renowned club in New York City, where in the past played, among the othoers, artist such as Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk , Charlie Mingus, Bill Evans and Steve Getz. Enrico Pieranunzi will be back at The Village Vanguard on April 29th for his fourth times. He will play in trio with Scott Colley at the upright and Joe La Barbera on the drums. (9colonne)
