Francesco Cafiso

[2] He was successful musically from a young age: he played duets with pianist Franco D'Andrea at the 2002 Umbria Jazz Festival,[3] toured Europe with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at the age of 14,[4] made his playing debut in the United States in 2004[5] and the following year recorded the album A Tribute to Charlie Parker with orchestral backing.

[7] This was followed by Portrait in Black and White and Seven Steps to Heaven, which were quartet albums for the same label.

[8][9][10] He recorded his eighth album as leader, Angelica, at the age of 19; it was released by CAM Jazz.

[11] In 2011, Verve Records released his Moody'n, which was bebop-based and was judged by some critics to be well executed but illustrative of Cafiso's lack of innovation.

[4] He re-emerged with a new band that was influenced by Sicilian music yet retained jazz sensibilities, and released the three-CD recording 3.