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Michel Petrucciani

The diminutive jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani battled with brittle bone disease during his career, a condition which led him to endure almost constant pain. He performed his first professional concert at the age of 13, and even though his father was understandably protective of his fragile son, Petrucciani eventually broke free of parental control and journeyed to Paris where he made a breakthrough performance at the Cliousclat Jazz Festival. In 1982 Petrucciani travelled to California where he met up with saxophonist Charles Lloyd. They made an unlikely pairing but were high...