Eric Legnini

A gifted Belgian jazz pianist, Eric Legnini is an adventurous improvisor steeped in the post-bop and soul-jazz traditions. However, with his wide-ranging taste, he has also experimented with electronic sounds, hip-hop, Afro-funk, and R&B. Born in Huy, Belgium in 1970, Legnini grew up in an artistically inclined family who had emigrated from Italy. His father was a part-time guitarist and his mother a singer who taught at a local conservatory. Introduced to the piano around age six, he started studying classical music before discovering jazz, and specifically the music of Errol...