Francesco Cafiso Quartet - Portrait In Black And White '2008 [2017]

Tracks list

	When he was barely 9 years old Francesco Cafiso took his first steps, working
with internationally famous musicians. Meeting Wynton Marsalis in Pescara at the
jazz festival held on July 2002 was a decisive moment for Francesco's career.
Amazed by Francesco's qualities, Marsalis took him along with his septet on his
European tour 2003, where Francesco performed in prestigious theaters in the
largest cities in Europe.
From that moment on, Cafiso went through a series of important experiences both
in Italy and abroad. He won various important prizes: the Massimo Urbani
National Award in Urbisaglia, the EuroJazz Award in Lecco, the International
Jazz Festivals Organization Award in New York, the World Saxophone Competition
in London, the Django d'Or in Rome and many others.
In order to experience new musical styles and genres, Cafiso went to New Orleans
where he played with Ellis Marsalis and many other important local musicians. In
2004, he participated as a special guest in the Sanremo Music Festival. In 2005
the Swing Journal, the authoritative Japanese jazz music magazine, confers him
the New Stars Award, a prize reserved to the emergent foreign talents.
Immediately after, the affirmation in the Top Jazz, referendum of the Italian
Music Jazz magazine, that recognizes him as the best new talent of the year.

Tracks:

01. Woodin' You 《 D. Gillespie 》
02. Night Mist 《 A. Jamal 》
03. Waltz For Ruth 《 C. Heden 》
04. Detour Ahead 《 H. Ellis, L. Carter, J. Frigo 》
05. Wrong Together 《 S. Swallow 》
06. Sail Away 《 T. Harrell 》
07. Portrait In Black And White 《 A. C. Jobim 》
08. You And The Night And The Music 《 A. Schwartz 》

Personnel:

Francesco Cafiso - alto sax
Dino Rubino - trumpet
Giovanni Mazzarino - piano
Nello Toscano - bass

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