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Francesco Crosara

Born: September 13, 1960

Francesco Crosara is a Seattle based Italian jazz pianist, composer and educator, typically performing in a range of formats, from solo, duet, trio, quartet, or more.  Originally from Milan, Italy, Crosara’s music melds an impressive mix of jazz improvisation, a romantic vein from his classical training, along with Latin influences.  His major piano influences are Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Herbie Hancock.

Crosara stands among the European-bred jazz greats, performing over the years with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, Richie Cole, Von Freeman, Bobby Shew, Ira Sullivan, Bruce Forman, Barbara Morrison, Don Menza,  Lilian Terry, and more. His recordings have featured a multicultural and international array of musicians.

Circular Motion

By Francesco Crosara

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Preludio Flamenco; Longing; Julia's Tango; Gymnopédie No. 4; Circular Motion; Kurama; Passion; Maktoub; One Day Honey One Day Onions; Sarava.

Joel Ross, Pat Metheny & Francesco Crosara

by Joe Dimino
February 18, 2024

From the talented Italian-born, Seattle-based pianist Francesco Crosara, we start the 842nd Episode of Neon Jazz with the title track off his album Circular Motion. From there, we get into an inspiration of his in Chick Corea's Return to Forever. Also, new music from Joel Ross, Doug MacDonald and Mike LeDonne. We close out the hour ...

Julia's Tango

February 3, 2024

Album: Circular Motion
By Francesco Crosara
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:53

Preludio Flamenco

January 12, 2024

Album: Circular Motion
By Francesco Crosara
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:01

Francesco Crosara: Circular Motion

by David Adler
January 6, 2024

"I refuse to be labeled a 'straight-ahead' player or a 'fusion' player," says Italian-born, Seattle-based pianist Francesco Crosara. It's a sentiment widely shared by jazz musicians, though they follow many different roads to get to that place. Crosara, for his part, plays both acoustic piano and Yamaha MODX-8 synthesizer on this absorbing, varied program of original ...

Lilian Terry: Forever Sisters Of The Soul - Renaissance Jazzwomen

by Kerilie McDowall
December 31, 2023

I was warmly accepted by a giant such as Duke Ellington during his last seven years. He chose to be my friend, demanding my annual presence during his concert tours in Europe as his “good luck charm," and as his sounding board for all the phrases he would dictate to me, to be used later in ...

Concerto

By Francesco Crosara

Label: Crosara Creative (Italian import)
Released: 2011
Track listing: Piano Improvisation/Passion (9:22); Sarava (9:00); Kurama Suite (10:25); Medley: I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good/My Funny Valentine (8:37); Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (6:35); Tribute to Miles Davis: Blue In Green/In A Silent Way/It’s About That Time (13:06); Someday My Prince Will Come (6:37); Cantaloupe Island (9:19)

Kurama

By Francesco Crosara

Label: Crosara Creative
Released: 2009
Track listing: How Deep Is The Ocean (7:02); All Blues (8:05); My Funny Valentine (6:56); Solar (7:49); Maiden Voyage (10:30); Well You Needn’t (7:12); Chant For Peace (7:34); Cantaloupe Island (4:28); Kurama Suite (14:00)

Notes

By Francesco Crosara

Label: Crosara Creative
Released: 2008
Track listing: Cantaloupe Island (5:14); Mirror Mirror (5:03); Passion (3:45); You Must Believe In Spring (4:38); Memories of Tomorrow (10:41); Hackensack (5:55); Colors (5:26); Together (6:57); Two Lonely People (9:11); Someday My Prince Will Come (4:26); What a Wonderful World (5:41)