Riccardo Tesi
Italy's folk music tradition is merged with jazz, rock, and world influences to create the lively dance music of Tuscany-born melodeon (diatonic accordion) player Riccardo Tesi. In addition to performing as a soloist and with French mandolin player Patrick Vaillant and jazz reeds player Gian-luigi Travesi, Tesi has lent his distinctively smooth, but rhythmic, playing to collaborations with Jean-Marie Carlotti, Justin Vali, Daniel Sepe, and the Tuscany-based group Ritma. While CD Roots proclaimed him as "one of Italy's best musicians," Rootsworld claimed that Tesi has "forged a reputation as a musician and composer of great depth, from the style of his playing to the innovation of his arrangements." A native of the small village of Pisoia in the center of Tuscany, Tesi has incorporated a diverse range of influences into his music. While rooted in a variety of traditional Italian dance music, including saltarello, tarantelle, and tammurriate, and the musical traditions of the Apennine Mountains, his music reflects southern French, Balkan, African, Madagascan, and Indian influences. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 1978 debut album, Tesi recorded Bandita Liana, with accompaniment by guitarist/vocalist Maurizio Geri, saxophonist Claudio Carboni, and percussionist/vibraphonist Ettore Bonafe.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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La giusta distanza
Folk - Released by Visage Music Sas on 7 Apr 2023
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Accordion Samurai
Markku Lepistö, David Munnelly, Riccardo Tesi, Bruno Le Tron, Didier Laloy
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by homerecords.be on 9 Jul 2011
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Sopra i tetti di Firenze
Riccardo Tesi, Maurizio Geri, Lucilla Galeazzi
World - Released by Materiali Sonori on 12 Sep 2010
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Liscio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Riccardo Tesi, Gianluigi Trovesi, Gianni Coscia
Film Soundtracks - Released by Creazioni Artistiche Musicali C.A.M. S.r.l. on 7 Mar 2012
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Accordéon diatonique
World - Released by cinq planètes on 2 Oct 2007
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Un ballo liscio
World - Released by Naïve Jazz - world on 1 Jan 1997
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Colline
Riccardo Tesi, Patrick Vaillant, Gianluigi Trovesi
World - Released by Naïve Jazz - world on 1 Jan 1994
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Thapsos
World - Released by Visage Music on 22 Jul 2000
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Véranda
Riccardo Tesi, Patrick Vaillant
World - Released by Naïve Jazz - world on 1 Jan 1990
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Madreperla
World - Released by Visage Music on 15 Mar 2011
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Crinali
Riccardo Tesi, Claudio Carboni
World - Released by Visage Music on 8 Apr 2006
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Il ballo della lepre
Riccardo Tesi, Alberto Balia, Daniele Craighed
World - Released by Music & Words on 15 Sep 1993
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Acqua foco e vento
World - Released by Visage Music on 22 Jan 2002
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Il Ballo Della Lepre
Riccardo Tesi, Alberto Balia, Daniele Craighead
Folk - Released by Fréa Records on 8 Feb 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo