CHARLIE MARIANO
Genres: Bop, World Fusion, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, Classic Fusion, Third Stream, Avant-Garde Jazz, RnB, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Hard Bop • United States

Real Name: Carmine Ugo Mariano American jazz saxophonist and nagasvaram (a South Indian double reed wind instrument) player (* 12 November 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; † 16 June 2009 in Cologne (Köln), Germany). He played with several big bands in the USA and Asia during the 1950s and 1960s, and played in the quartet of his then wife Toshiko Akiyoshi before moving to Europe. He added the Malaysian nadaswaram and Indian instruments to his repertoire. Father of Monday Michiru. He changed his name to Charles Hugo Mariano. from discogs Charlie Mariano's career can easily be divided into two phases. Early on he was a fixture in Boston, playing with Shorty Sherock (1948), Nat Pierce (1949-1950), and his own groups. After gigging with a band co-led by Chubby Jackson and Bill Harris, Mariano toured with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1953-1955) which earned him a strong reputation. He moved to Los Angeles in 1956 (working with Shelly read more...