Massimo Urbani

Massimo Urbani (8 May 1957 – 23 June 1993) was an Italian jazz alto saxophonist. He played principally in the bebop style.[1]

Life and career

Urbani was born in Primavalle, Rome on 8 May 1957, the oldest of five brothers.[2] His first instrument, from 1968, was the clarinet, but he soon switched to the alto saxophone.[2]

Urbani died of a heroin overdose on 23 June 1993.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "Urbani's senseless death robbed Europe of a player whose records are a flawed testament to a bopper of enormous guts and facility."[3]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. Cook & Morton 2008, p. 1434.
  2. 1 2 3 Bailey, C. Michael (18 March 2005) "Remembering Saxophonist Massimo Urbani". AllAboutJazz.
  3. Cook & Morton 2008, p. 1433.
Bibliography

Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. 


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