Raffaele Casarano

Colours Hoxton, London2 dates

Raffaele Casarano, saxophonist, composer, producer, and a leading figure of Italy’s New Jazz Generation, is an artist whose roots are firmly anchored in his homeland, Salento in southern Italy. Through his phrasing and artistic work, he reinterprets the sound of the Afro-American diaspora, opening it to contemporary influences and to connections with ‘distant worlds’ that his music makes feel familiar. This is evident in his collaborations with internationally acclaimed artists, interpreters…