Danilo Rea is an Italian jazz pianist. Born in Vicenza

Vicenza

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, Italy in 1957. He is a graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome

Rome

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. He made his debut with Rome Trio (with Roberto Gatto

Roberto Gatto

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 and Enzo Pietropaoli

Enzo Pietropaoli

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) in 1975.
Rea has performed with, among others, Chet Baker

Chet Baker

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, Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

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, Steve Grossman, Phil Woods

Phil Woods

Philip Wells Woods is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer.-Biography:...

, Art Farmer

Art Farmer

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, Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller

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 and Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler

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. He is widely sought after in pop music, and has performed with Domenico Modugno

Domenico Modugno

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, Pino Daniele

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, and Gianni Morandi

Gianni Morandi

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. He participated as a solo artist in 1989 in "Requiem for Pierpaolo Pasolini" by Roberto De Simone at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli. Starting from 1989, Mina

Mina (singer)

Anna Maria Quaini, Grand Officer , known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an...

's records have included Danilo Rea's backing keyboards.

His career began with the Italian ensemble Perigeo

Perigeo

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.