RAFFAELE FIENGO

Winner as a soloist of the “Palco Aperto JAZZMI 2018” competition for emerging talents, Raffaele Fiengo also took part in the 2021 National Arts Award – 15th edition, winning first prize with his quartet: Thomas Umbaca on piano, Enrico Palmieri on double bass, and Antonio Marmora on drums. Active on the Milanese scene and performing from a very young age at some of the most important Italian jazz festivals (Gaia Jazz 2022, JazzMI 2022, La Grande Notte del Jazz 2023, Bergamo Jazz 2024, Gezziamoci 2024), the quartet gained wider attention by opening the trio concert of American pianist Ethan Iverson within the PRODJGI 2024 series. This marked the beginning of an intense artistic journey through which the group consolidated its sound and refined the leader’s original compositions. from www.gleam-records.com