Antonio Faraò

Antonio Faraò
Antonio Faraò in 2015
Antonio Faraò in 2015
Background information
Born (1965-01-19) 19 January 1965 (age 59)
Rome, Italy
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1990–present
LabelsEnja, CAM Jazz, Verve
Websiteantoniofarao.net

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.[1] Enja released his debut album, Black Inside, in 1999. He recorded the album with Ira Coleman and Jeff "Tain" Watts.[1] He has worked with Bob Berg, Andre Ceccarelli, Jack DeJohnette, Manu Katche, Bireli Lagrene, Joe Lovano, and Miroslav Vitous.[1]

Awards

  • 1998 1st Prize Concours International de Piano-Jazz Martial Solal (Paris)

Discography

As leader

Year released Title Label Personnel/Notes
1999 Black Inside Enja with Ira Coleman, Jeff Tain Watts
2000 Borderlines Sketch Trio, with Jean-Jacques Avenel (bass), Daniel Humair (drums)
2000 Thorn Enja with Jack DeJohnette, Drew Gress, Chris Potter
2002 Next Stories Enja with Ed Howard (bass), Gene Jackson (drums), Pibo Marquez (percussion)
2002 Far Out CAM Jazz 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 Verve 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

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)[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dillon, Charlotte. "Antonio Faraò". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ Introducing Letizia Gambi - Letizia Gambi | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-06