Francesco Cafiso: "La Banda"

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Francesco Cafiso AltoSax
Francesco Buzzurro Guitar
Giuseppe Milici Harmonica
Francesco Cafiso (Vittoria 24 Maggio 1989)
One of the most precocious talents in the history of jazz. When he was barely nine years old Francesco 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 theatres in the largest cities in Europe. From that moment on, Francesco 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 improve his English, but most of all, in order to experience new musical styles and genres, Francesco went to New Orleans where he played with Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Thadeus Richard, Bob Franch, Maurice Brown and many other important local musicians while taking special lessons from Alvin Batiste.
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, 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.
Francesco has performed with world famous musicians: Hank Jones, Dave Brubeck, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Jonathan Batiste, Ronnie Matthews, Jimmy Cobb, Ben Riley, Ray Drummond, Reggie Johnson, Doug Sides Lewis Nash, James Williams, Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Joe Locke, Enrico Rava, Gianni Basso, Dado Moroni, Franco D'Andrea, Franco Cerri and many other Italian and American musicians.
In February 2006 Francesco achieved the Diploma in Transverse Flute at the Musical Institute V. Bellini in Catania.
Since 2008 he has been Artistic director of the "Vittoria Jazz Festival" in Vittoria his native city.
On January 19, 2009 he played in Washington DC during the celebrations in honor of President Barak Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. day.
On July 17, 2009 the Umbria Jazz Foundation named Francesco "Ambassador of the Italian jazz music in the world." In 2012, he arranged "Don't Stop" the background music for the current commercial for the ENI station.
In July of 2012, for the Olympics, he was invited to perfom in London, at the headquarters of the Casa Italia in the presence of the Italian Ambassador in London and of the leaders of CONI.
In September of 2012, during a long stay in the United States, he has held a series of master classes in Saxophone at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

[@MrEnzosax]

Semplicemente spettacolare. Note che ti fanno viaggiare per luoghi, ti fanno gustare sapori di un tempo, che ti fanno battere il cuore e provare intense emozioni. Grazie maestri!

[@francescodemarco64]

Giuseppe Milici, Francesco Cafiso e Francesco Buzzurro, che meraviglia. Tre grandi musicisti ed interpreti. Grande suono e grande groove. Grazie per questo bellissimo momento.

[@manuc7354]

si, soprattutto che groove

[@loriesnice]

spettacolare! che entrata!! qui non abbiamo più a che fare con semplici note , ma con vere e proprie parole! fantastico! UNICO! Bravo Francesco!

[@salvatorecurcio6069]

Francesco Cafiso, the best saxofone🤩

[@aldodemarco2637]

Grande tecnica, ma anche e soprattutto il racconto di una storia mentre suona. Grande cuore . Tre grandi!!!!

[@FrancescoCafisoOfficial]

Aldo de marco grazie!

[@mauriziocastronovo6639]

un trio da favola tutto siciliano

[@filippomartini1070]

Cafiso non delude mai! ogni volta e sempre meglio!

[@antoniobonasera685]

Francesco sei il numero uno! Ci conosciamo da quasi quindici anni e ogni volta è sempre un piacere sentirti... Antonio Bonasera da Siracusa. A presto

[@Arnold127k]

Spiegatemi perché quando io accendo su rai 1 mi becco solo affari tuoi, e manco a pagare trovo cafiso e buzzurro ???

[@hujusa62]

Hola "Paco" me da gusto que sigas triunfando en tu carrera musical. Todavía recuerdo tu participación en nuestro Festival Internacional "JazzUV". Un abrazo fuerte.

[@leolimpia]

La banda... l'inno e l'orgoglio della Sicilia!!!

[@vitobongiovanni8821]

I love this kind of sound!

[@grozdanapetrovic7096]

Super!

[@cz9955]

Sei una persona fantastica

[@DiegoFreittasfotografo]

Fantástico!!!!

[@ErikinCA]

Wow genius

[@MassimoCampailla]

grande trio!!!

[@cz9955]

francesco sei il piu bravo

[@PierluigiviciniDomStageDomus]

io direi che cafiso sta cercando un suo linguaggio tutto particolare.. frammentando la tecnica e unendola con passione mediterranea.

[@damiano4804]

Spiegatemi perché Vitale e Jimmy Sax che non possono neanche "allacciargli le scarpe" al mitico Maestro Cafiso hanno milioni di visualizzazioni e lui no...

[@khalidsharif]

Please what is the title of this tune

[@FrancescoCafisoOfficial]

Khaled Shareef this tune is entitled LA BANDA

[@khalidsharif]

Thanks very much mr cafiso , you have amazing sound bravo bro , that tune is your compose ?

[@FrancescoCafisoOfficial]

Khaled Shareef yes, is mine!

[@khalidsharif]

Francesco Cafiso its a nice tune congratulations

[@FrancescoCafisoOfficial]

Khaled Shareef thank you!

[@martinadamico7808]

ma che sassofono è quello?

[@FrancescoCafisoOfficial]

Martina D'Amico è un selmer reference 54