Michel Petrucciani

French jazz pianist. Born: 28 December 1962 in Orange, France. Died: 6 January 1999 in New York City, New York, USA (aged 36). Petrucciani is from an Italo-French family (his grandfather was from Naples, Italy), and was known as one of the best jazz pianists of his time. He achieved this despite having the genetic disease OI (Osteogenesis Imperfecta, aka Brittle Bone Disease), a condition that causes brittle bon…