Raffaele Casarano

Concert by the Italian saxophonist, composer and producer Raffaele Casarano at Sala Villanos, part of the Villanos de Jazz cycle and JAZZMADRID. He revisits compositions from his career and previews material from his next album.

Raffaele Casarano is a saxophonist, composer and producer from southern Italy, specifically from the Salento region. His music blends the roots of his homeland with the African-American tradition and contemporary sounds, in a language open to dialogue between different musical cultures. A standout figure of the new generation of Italian jazz, he has released seven albums under his own name and has taken part in more than a hundred recordings as co-leader or collaborator.

Among the artists he has worked with are Richard Bona, Sting, Noa, Nguyen Le, Rhani Krija, Nicolas Vicaro and Paolo Fresu, who brought him into his record label, Tuk Music. His tours have taken him to Africa, Brazil, South Korea, Russia and Europe, and he has been part of the projects Sounds of Mirrors Tour, alongside Dhafer Youssef, and Unstatic Tour, with Manu Katché.

On this stop in Madrid, Casarano revisits some of his most representative compositions and previews his next work, which will be released by the German label ECM, headed by Manfred Eicher. Sala Villanos is a Madrid venue devoted mainly to live music, with a programme centred on concerts.