Nazareno Caputo

NAZARENO CAPUTO
Nazareno Caputo studied classical percussion at the Conservatorio “Luigi Cherubini” in Florence, where in 2013 he graduated with full marks and honors.

He studied with internationally renowned musicians, including Andrea Dulbecco, Dado Moroni, Enrico Rava, David Friedman, Mike Mainieri, Stefano Battaglia, Matt Mitchell, and many others. He attended several jazz seminars, including the Siena Jazz International Summer Workshop and Nuoro Jazz seminars (where he won two scholarships, including that one for best student in 2016).
Winner of various awards (appointed among the winners of the Jazzit Awards 2018 in the vibraphone category and awarded Top Jazz 2021 as best new talent by Musica Jazz magazine), he appeared as a sideman in several projects, including Umberto Tricca’s Moksha Pulse and Ferdinando Romano’s Totem (with Ralph Alessi).
He records as leader of the project PHYLUM the first album of the formation, that received which received great national and international attention, being awarded one of the best debuts of 2021 by the review The New York City Jazz Record and included in Top Jazz (best album category of 2021) by Musica Jazz magazine.
He graduated in architecture at the University of Florence and his musical research is flanked by architectural research.