Mario Schiano (20 July 1933 in Naples – 10 May 2008 in Rome) was an Italian people alto saxophonist and soprano saxophonist associated with avant-garde jazz/free jazz.
He was born in Naples. A member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Schiano recorded with musicians such as Famoudou Don Moye, Eugenio Colombo, Ernst Reijseger, Paul Rutherford, Gianluigi Trovesi and Joëlle Léandre, among others.
He died in Rome in 2008.
Discography
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Sud (Tomorrow, 1973)
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On the Waiting List (King Universal, 1974) – rec. 1973
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Jazz a confronto 8 (Horo, 1974)
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De Dé (1977)
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Out of Date (1984)
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Redland Blue (1988)
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Benefit Concert to Repurchase the Pendulum for Mr. Foucault (1989)
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Unlike (1990)
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Uncaged with Don Moye (1991)
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And So On with Ernst Reijseger (1992)
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Original Sins: Unreleased, 1967–1970 (1992)
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Tracks (1993)
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Blue Memories with Joëlle Léandre
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Meetings (1994)
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She Was Sitting in the First Row (1994)
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Used to Be Friends (1995)
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Social Security (Live, 1996)
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Friendship of Walnuts (1996)
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(To Be Continued...) (1998)
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Trio di Napoli (1998)
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Fluxus: Instant Soundtrack for a Silent Movie (1999)
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My Funny Valentine (1999, Vocals)
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Supposing That (2002)
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Mario Schiano & His All Stars (2007)
As contributor
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w/ Elio Martusciello and Maurizio Martuscielo
