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Pier Luigi Salami

Pier Luigi Salami is a pianist, keyboardist, composer, and producer.

A dedicated leader of original projects such as the modern jazz ensemble PLS.trio, and an in-demand session musician both in studio and on the road, Pier’s versatility can be appreciated in the music he writes as well as the wide range of projects he is called to be a part of.

Born in the north of Italy in the late 80s, Pier moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music, from which he graduated with honors in 2010.

Most recently he was a finalist in the solo instrumental section of the 2015 “Made In NY” Jazz competition. His PLS.trio debut release “East River” received a nomination for both Best Debut and New Release at the 2015 NPR Jazz Critic Poll, and a 5-star review on All About Jazz.

In 2021 the group released the follow-up to East River, "Cosmonauts".

PLS.trio: Cosmonauts

Read "Cosmonauts" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
January 27, 2021

Those in need of more elbow room, air space and humor may take quite a liking to the exploratory ventures found within the binary code of PLS.trio's multi-musics mashing Cosmonauts, available from Dot Time Records. It can be said we've heard this approach before, and we could compare it to this group or that individual or so-and-so quartet but, why the hell bother? A crash course of brash envoy and brazen definitions, Cosmonauts is crisp, wild fun; something ...

Album Review

PLS.trio: Cosmonauts

Read "Cosmonauts" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
January 23, 2021

Five years passed between the debut release from PLS.trio and this follow-up. East River (Echo Chamber) was one of the best albums of 2015 and elevated the piano trio format in a way that had not been heard since the Esbjorn Svensson Trio first made their mark. The COVID-19 virus kept PLS.trio off the stage, and a series of business and life events kept them out of the recording studio for long enough to cause doubt that they would hold ...