Artist description Francesco Crosara's piano & compositional style is based on introspective jazz stylings and a solid classical background from Europe.

Music Style Jazz & Latin

Musical Influences Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk

Similar Artists Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett

Artist History Francesco Crosara is an accomplished jazz pianist, composer and educator who has performed at festivals and venues across the United States, Canada, Mexico, France and Italy.  He has performed with Gabe Baltazar, Richie Cole, Mayuto Correa, Von Freeman, Lionel Hampton, Roy Hargrove, John Heard, Freddie Hubbard, Don Menza, Barbara Morrison, Earl Palmer, Bobby Shew, Ira Sullivan.  Francesco comes from a musical family.  His mother, Lilian Terry, is Europe’s foremost jazz vocalist, having recorded with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie and Tommy Flana

Group Members Von Freeman, Lilian Terry, Dean Taba, Noel Okimoto, Rusty Jones, Dave Marr, Souren Baronian, David Choy, Eric Kurtz, Miles Jackson, Mike Muldoon

Instruments Piano, keyboards

Albums Energy, Colors, Passion

Press Reviews "Francesco, your music is wonderful - always has been. Play what you love and saturate the world with it." Chick Corea "A pianist who originally hails from Italy, Crosara is well-versed in bop lore, and his delicate flow might indicate a debt to Bill Evans".  (Album rating:««««)  Down Beat Jazz Magazine

Location Huntington Beach, CA - USA

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