Renzo Ruggieri has performed all over the world to great acclaim. He specialized in jazz piano under Franco D'Andrea and since, has recorded numerous CD’s as both leader and session player.

Much of his music been published and he has written teaching methods for important publishing houses. He is the leading exponent of Italian Jazz in formations that range from a DUO to the RENZO RUGGIERI ORCHESTRA.

With this orchestra he has had significant productions (Kramer Project, Napule 1000 Culure, Opera?) and written theatrical music (Novecento, Il Ratto di Proserpina, etc.) among which, the "Opera Theatre of Rome (La Leggenda del Fiore di Lino). He has written and arranged for such artists as Antonella Ruggiero (Souvenir d'Italie) with whom he performed at the Sanremo festival in 2007.

He was the first accordionist in the world to record a completely improvised work on his CD - SOLO ACCORDION PROJECT. He is Italy’s first “jazz accordion” teacher and founded the CLUB VOGLIA D'ARTE, an organization of music schools that use an innovative teaching method that has already received international acclaim.

In 2009, at the Festival Internazionale di Castelfidardo, he was awarded the VOCE D'ORO whose previous recipients include: Astor Piazzolla, Richard Galliano, Gorni Kramer, Art Van Damme, Frank Marocco, Gil Goldstein, Wolmer Beltrami, Peppino Principe, Antonello