Piero Piccioni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Piero Piccioni

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 23-Jul-2004

Profession: pianist, film score composer, jazz musician

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Piero Piccioni (Italian pronunciation: ['pj??ro pit't?o?ni]; December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian lawyer and film score composer. A pianist, organist, conductor, composer, he was also the prolific author of more than 300 film soundtracks.
He played for the first time on radio in 1938 with his “013” Big Band, to return on air only after the liberation of Italy in 1944.
“013” was the first Italian jazz band to be broadcast in Italy after the fall of Fascism.