Wikipedia / Antonio Faraò
Wikipedia / Antonio Faraò
Antonio Faraò (born 19 January 1965) is an Italian jazz pianist.
Career
A native of Rome, Italy, Faraò earned a degree in 1983 from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and performed in clubs as a teenager. Enja released his debut album, Black Inside, in 1999. He recorded the album with Ira Coleman and Jeff "Tain" Watts. He has worked with Bob Berg, Andre Ceccarelli, Jack DeJohnette, Manu Katche, Bireli Lagrene, Joe Lovano, and Miroslav Vitous.
Awards
1998 1st Prize Concours International de Piano-Jazz Martial Solal (Paris)
Discography
As leader
Year released | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
1996 | Expose | Dischi della Quercia | with Franco Ambrosetti, Robert Bonisolo, Rosario Bonaccorso, Tony Arco |
1999 | Black Inside | with Ira Coleman, Jeff Tain Watts | |
2000 | Borderlines | Sketch | Trio, with Jean-Jacques Avenel (bass), Daniel Humair (drums) |
2000 | Thorn | Enja | |
2002 | Next Stories | Enja | with Ed Howard (bass), Gene Jackson (drums), Pibo Marquez (percussion) |
2002 | Far Out | Quartet, with Bob Berg (tenor sax), Martin Gjakonovski (bass), Dejan Terzic (drums) | |
2004 | Encore | CAM Jazz | Trio, with Martin Gjakonovski (bass), Dejan Terzic (drums) |
2005 | Takes on Pasolini | CAM Jazz | Trio, with Miroslav Vitous (bass), Daniel Humair (drums) |
2008 | Woman's Perfume | CAM Jazz | Trio, with Dominique Di Piazza (electric bass), André Ceccarelli (drums) |
2012 | Domi | Cristal | Trio, with Darryl Hall, André Ceccarelli |
2013 | Evan | Cristal | with Joe Lovano, Ira Coleman, Jack DeJohnette |
2015 | Boundaries | with Luigi di Nunzio (alto sax), Mauro Negri (tenor sax, alto sax), Martin Gjakonovski (bass), Mauro Beggio (drums) | |
2017 | Eklektik | Warner | with Snoop Dogg, Marcus Miller, Didier Lockwood, Bireli Lagrène, Krayzie Bone, Lenny White, Mike Clark, Manu Katché |
As sideman
With Franco Ambrosetti
Light Breeze (Enja, 1998)
With André Ceccarelli
West Side Story (1997)
With Nicolas Folmer and Bob Mintzer
Nicolas Folmer meets Bob Mintzer (2010)
With Giovanni Tommaso
Secondo Tempo (2001)
With Jens Winther
Jens Winther European Quintet (2005)
With Letizia Gambi
Introducing Letizia Gambi (2012)
References
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