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Rafael Enciso

Rafael Enciso is an award-winning bassist and composer from New York City. He performs at renowned venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, the Jazz Gallery, Dizzy's Club and the Detroit and Rochester Jazz Festival, performing alongside emerging and established artists. As a bandleader, Rafael has presented his original compositions at venues like Bar Bayeux and NuBlu, offering audiences a glimpse into his musical expression.


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Rafael Enciso: Crossfade

Read "Crossfade" reviewed by Jack Bowers


On Crossfade, his debut recording as leader, bassist Rafael Enciso wrests as much rhythmic and harmonic mileage as possible from what is basically a quartet date, using tenor saxphonist Dayna Stephens to add color and depth to one of his ten original compositions, organist Jahari Stampley to amplify two others. Elsewhere, Enciso and his companions paint with broad musical strokes, breathing life into his impressions of a “Waterfall," “Solstice," “Skipping Stones" and “Whirlpool," the last showcasing Enciso's resonant ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Crossfade

Self Produced
2025

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