Antonio Faraò Trio
JAZZ OF FOUR CONTINENTS

Originally from Rome (Class of 1965), Faraò’s musical sensibility, together with a remarkable knack for melodic improvisation, have contributed to his reputation as one of the most respected pianists on the international scene. Faraò’s style is unique: flawless technical proficiency, unbridled creativity and exhilarating vitality, combined with remarkable rhythmic skills. The “Jazz four Roses Competition Prize” was awarded to him at the Ciak Theatre in Milano in 1991. The prestigious “Competition of Jazz Piano Martial Solal”—a competition of the city of Paris which takes place only once every ten years—invited a small number of top international piano talents. Antonio Faraò, as one of those talents, won that extraordinary competition in 1998. Antonio Faraò has worked with a number of great jazz musicians including a recording at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London with André Ceccarelli and the London Symphony Orchestra for the soundtrack of Anthony Zimmer (UK, 2005), starring Sophie Marceau. He has performed and recorded with the likes of Franco Ambrosetti, André Ceccarelli, Daniel Humair, Mike Clark, Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Steve Grossman, and Christian McBride, to name but a few—and even with the famous Italian pop singer Mina.

“I'm not often surprised by the recordings of musicians the way I was overwhelmed the first time I heard Antonio Faraò on one of his recent CD's. What amazed me was what I felt inside of me. There is so much warmth, conviction and power to his playing. I was immediately attracted to his harmonic conception, the joy of his rhythms and swing, the grace and ingenuity of his melodic improvisational lines. Antonio is not only a fine pianist but a great one.” (Herbie Hancock)

Antonio Faraò – p; Yuri Goloubev – b; Vladimir Kostadinovic – dr.

Admission - presale: seating CZK 600, standing CZK 300, at the door: seating CZK 700, standing CZK 350. There is no need to reserve a seat when purchasing a seating ticket. No club discounts. Thank you for understanding.

Band website: www.antoniofarao.net