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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.

Article: Interview

Rafael Enciso: Bassist Intends To Search, Remember And Evolve

by Dean Nardi
June 16, 2026

Turn your ears on jazz heads, and you'll hear Rafael Enciso and his quartet playing around New York City's five boroughs. And somewhere nearby, someone will surely be listening to his cooling and coiling debut record Crossfades (2025) on Dayna Stephens' Contagious Music label. It slithers down bowling alley lanes and soda pop convenience store aisles ...

Article: Album Review

Rafael Enciso: Crossfade

Read "Crossfade" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
January 2, 2026

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 ...

Album

Crossfade

By Rafael Enciso

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: The High Priestess; Photogenic Memory; Austin Otto; Stick Your Neck Out; Thousand Yard Stare; Waterfall; Solstice; Skipping Stones; Whirlpool; Lennox Avenue.