Franco Cerri

Franco Cerri

Franco Cerri (January 29, 1926 – October 18, 2021) was an Italian jazz guitar player.

Cerri was seen as the most authoritative Italian guitarist in the jazz field, and his innate sympathy has meant that many viewers, seeing its shares on TV (especially in the 60s), come close to jazz, and studying guitar.
Much appreciated at the international level, has worked with notable musicians such as Django Reinhardt, Gorni Kramer, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Billie Holiday, Stéphane Grappelli, Lee Konitz, Dizzy Gillespie, Tullio De Piscopo, Pino Presti, Jean-Luc Ponty.[1]

Cerri died on 18 October 2021 in Milan, Italy, at the age of 95.[2]

  1. "Archivio Corriere della Sera". archivio.corriere.it.
  2. È morto Franco Cerri, grande chitarrista del jazz italiano

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