Riccardo Biseo

Born in Rome , he studied classical piano and organ with Enrico Pasini and classical composition with Gino Marinuzzi. In 1980 studied jazz piano class in London with Brian Priestley and writing and arranging with Dick Walters at the Goldsmith University He teaches jazz at Saint Louis Music Academy and I.AL.S. (Istituto Addestramento Lavoratori Spettacolo) in Rome and has assisted at the Perugia summer clinics run by Duke University and Berklee College of music during the Umbria Jazz festival. As a jazz pianist he played with international and Italian jazz stars ( Buck Clayton, Tony Scott, Stephan Grappelli, Jimmy Witherspoon, Massimo Urbani, Giovanni Tommaso, Marcello Rosa, Gianni Sanjust, Anita o'Day, Bob Wilber, Buddy de Franco, Nicola Arigliano, Gegè Telesforo, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Terry Gibbs, Al Grey, Etta Jones, Lee Konitz, James Moody , Dusko Goykovich ). Took part in a number of Radio and TV broadcasts in Italy such as Canzonissime , RadioUno Jazz Sera , Indietro tutta , International DOC club , Scommettiamo che? , Mille lire al mese . He composed, arranged, played for theatrical productions such as Pirandello's "Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore", with M.Ranieri and O.Piccolo, Cy Coleman's Barnum . Conducted Hamlish' music in They are playin' our song with G.Guidi e M.Laura Baccarini directed by G. Proietti and was musical director for the italiano versions of My Fair Lady, Jesus Christ Superstar (with Carl Anderson), Promises promises, No way to treat a Lady, Chicago . He wrote music for many comedies and also a musical comedy ( L' Isola di Robinson Crusoe ). Also collaborated in the orchestration of the grand opera Jaquerie by Gino Marinuzzi. He has written, arranged and conducted music for a large number of movie soundtracks in partnership with M.De Sica ( Faccione , Il conte Max , Nel continente nero , Al lupo al lupo , Ricky & Barabba , TRE , Uomini, uomini, uomini , Anni 90, Ma tu mi vuoi bene?, Dellamorte Dellamore , Miracolo italiano , Nuda proprietà, Celluloide,Simpatici &Antipatici, A spasso nel tempo , Anni '50 ) and S.Mainetti (Donna d'onore 2 , Il grande fuoco , Il deserto di Fuoco , The shooter , Silent trigger , Sub Down , Talos the mummy) and D.Lucantoni ( Arriva la bufera , Compagna di viaggio ) and also La Carne and La casa del sorriso by M.Ferreri, Storia di una capinera by F.Zeffirelli, L'ultimo imperatore by B.Bertolucci. During his career as a piano-keyboard player he arranged, and conducted for many pop stars; in 1998 moreover was involved in the arrangements of and conduct most of the songs included in the hit "Abba Pater", the already famous CD of Pope John Paul II which he also conducted.