Francesco Bearzatti

Francesco Bearzatti graduated in clarinet at the Udine Conservatory and furthered his studies at Jazz Mobile in New York with George Coleman.

In 2003, he was voted best new talent at the top jazz event by the specialized magazine Musica Jazz. In the 2009 Musica Jazz top jazz referendum, he won the award for instrumentalist of the year in the reed section. In 2010, his album "x (suite for malcolm)" was awarded best album of the year at Top Jazz 2010 and best album in Italy by Jazzitaward. He won best reed instrument in the 2011 Musica Jazz referendum and best tenor sax jazz it awards. In 2011, he released the album "Monknroll" for CAMJazz, which was a huge success in France and led to a worldwide tour. Four years later, he released "This Machine Kills Facists," a tribute to Woody Ghutrie, and in October 2020, he released the album "Zorro" for CamJazz. In 2022, the album "Potrait of Tony" (Parco della Musica Records), dedicated to the clarinetist, saxophonist, and pianist of Sicilian origin Tony Scott, was released.