| Renato Sellani | |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Senigallia, Province of Ancona |
| Death Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Piano |
Renato Sellani (8 January 1926 – 31 October 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer.
Born in Senigallia, Sellani started his professional career in 1954, when he entered the Basso-Valdambrini Quintet.[1] In 1958 he started a long collaboration with his longtime friend Franco Cerri.[2] He was part of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra directed by Gorni Kramer.[1] As a pianist, he collaborated with Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Dizzie Gillespie, Lee Konitz, Bill Coleman, Gerry Mulligan, Enrico Rava and Tony Scott, among others.[1] [3]
Sellani was an incidental music composer for stage plays, and his works include several scores for the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and a long collaboration with the stage company of Tino Buazzelli.[1]