Antonio Faraò
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| Background information | |
| Born | 19 January 1965 Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Enja, CAM Jazz, Verve |
| Website | antoniofarao |
Antonio Faraò (born 19 January 1965) is an Italian jazz pianist.
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 1998 1st Prize Concours International de Piano-Jazz Martial Solal (Paris)
Discography
[edit | edit source]As leader
[edit | edit source]| Year released | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]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)[2]
References
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