Antonio Faraò (born January 19, 1965) is an Italian jazz pianist.

Career

A native of Rome, Italy, Faraò earned a degree in 1983 from the

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in Milan and performed in clubs as a teenager.

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...

released his debut album, ''Black Inside'', in 1999. He recorded the album with

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and

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. He has worked with

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, Andre Ceccarelli,

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, Bireli Lagrene,

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, and

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Awards

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

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With

Franco Ambrosetti Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Light Breeze ''Light Breeze'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Enja label the following year. Reception In JazzTimes, Patricia Myers stated "The pure tone and graceful fluency of ...

'' (Enja, 1998) With

André Ceccarelli André "Dédé" Ceccarelli (born 5 January 1946) is a French jazz drummer. Biography After learning to play the drums from his father, Ceccarelli started out playing in the salons of the Hotel Royal Nice Promenade des Anglais at the age of fif ...

* ''West Side Story'' (1997) With Nicolas Folmer and

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* ''Nicolas Folmer meets Bob Mintzer'' (2010) With Giovanni Tommaso * ''Secondo Tempo'' (2001) With

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* ''Jens Winther European Quintet'' (2005) With Letizia Gambi * ''Introducing Letizia Gambi'' (2012)

References

External links

Antonio Faraò's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farao, Antonio 1965 births Living people 20th-century Italian male musicians 20th-century Italian musicians 21st-century Italian male musicians 21st-century Italian musicians 21st-century pianists Enja Records artists Italian jazz pianists Italian male pianists Male jazz musicians