Antonio Faraò

Antonio Faraò (born 1965 in Rome) is an Italian post-bop jazz pianist.

He attended the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan where he earned an intermediate degree in 1983. He won the X1 Music Review's New Talent Prize in 1987. He won several other international competitions before his debut album in 1999. He followed it up with a second album in 2001. He is known for combining Mediterranean and African-American influences.

Discography (selected)

 * Black Inside (1998) with Ira Coleman, Jeff Tain Watts
 * Borderlines (1999) with Jean-Jacques Avenel, Daniel Humair
 * Thorn (2000) with Jack DeJohnette, Drew Gress, Chris Potter
 * Far Out (CAM, 2002) with Bob Berg, Martin Gjakonovski, Dejan Terzic
 * Encore, Trio Encore (2004)
 * Takes on Pasolini (2005) with Daniel Humair, Miroslav Vitous
 * Woman's Perfume (2008) with Dominique di Piazza, André Ceccarelli