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Italian Free Jazz Pioneer Mario Schiano Dies at 75

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Mario Schiano, an alto and soprano saxophonist considered the father of free jazz in Italy, died May 10th in Rome after a long illness. He was 75. Born in 1933 in Naples, Schiano moved to Rome in the '60s. In 1970, his Gruppo Romano Free Jazz recorded “If Not Ecstatic We Refund," often recognized as ...

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