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YUGEN

YUGEN is an Italian trio formed in 2020, from the collaboration and thirty-year musical experience of three musicians from Salento: Katya Fiorentino on piano, Stefano Compagnone on bass, and Maurizio De Tommasi on drums.

In January 2022, the trio recorded their debut album, Tears and Light, released by Dodicilune Records and distributed by I.R.D. For this first recording project, YUGEN enriched their sound through the experience and refinement of Valerio Daniele on guitar, Giorgio Distante on trumpet, and Francesco Massaro on electronics.

Over the years, YUGEN have gained important recognition within the Italian music scene. June 2026, shortly after the release of Picture #2, the trio won the national L’Artista che non c’era award in the Instrumental category.

Earlier on, in 2025, the trio won the 8th edition of the Premio Carlo Gargioni in the Jazz category and were finalists at the Teano Jazz Contest.

In 2024, they were finalists at the 22nd edition of the national award L’Artista che non c’era, while in 2022 they won the 4th edition of the Forum Live Jazz Festival Contest.