Francesco Cafiso

I am a Saxophonist and Composer. After being discovered by Wynton Marsalis, I began my career at nine years old. Since then, I have performed all over the world and have won several prestigious awards including the “Grand Award of Merit” awarded to me in New York. Additionally, I was appointed as an "Ambassador of Italian Jazz Music in the World" by Umbria Jazz after being the only Italian musician to have played at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Also, I founded my own record label “Eflat records” and was recently awarded the title of "Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic" while obtaining my Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School of Music New York. Lastly, I am the Artistic Director of the Vittoria Jazz Festival.