Pianist, composer, and producer Francesco Cavestri returns to New York with a concert at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. He is joined by two young New York–based talents from the international scene: Mattia Muller on drums and Joav Ganor on bass, both alumni of the Berklee College of Music.
The trio becomes a space for sonic exploration where jazz, electronic music, and hip-hop interact freely: Ganor’s bass, both melodic and percussive, intertwines with the aesthetics of beatmaking, while Muller—through his rhythmic sensitivity and deep knowledge of contemporary American drumming trends—creates fertile ground for free improvisation and timbral experimentation.
The concert is part of a broader framework of artistic relations between Italy and the United States. Cavestri’s jazz engages with American urban culture and its electronic legacy, in a dynamic cultural exchange that renews the long-standing tradition of jazz as a global language, capable of evolving through cross-genre influences. The performance demonstrates how contemporary Italian music can speak the language of the present without losing its identity.
BIO
Francesco Cavestri (born 2003) is an Italian pianist, composer, and music educator. He graduated with top honors in Jazz Piano from the Conservatory of Bologna at the age of twenty and continued his studies at the Berklee College of Music and the The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
In 2024, Musica Jazz named him the youngest among the “New Talents of the Year 2023.” That same year, he received the IJVAS Award for young educators and composers. In 2025, he was included by Forbes Italia in the “Top 100 Under 30” list.
He has released three albums: Early17 (2022), featuring a collaboration with trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso, IKI – Bellezza Ispiratrice (2024), and Una Morte da Mediano (2024). These are joined by the single “Entropia” (2024), created in collaboration with Italian rapper Willie Peyote.
Since January 2026, he has embarked on an international tour, performing in Dubai, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Malta, Prague, Paris, and London. Since September 2024, Francesco Cavestri has been a Steinway Artist, joining the prestigious roster of Steinway & Sons.
It is not possible to make multiple reservations with the same email address.
Register to the Event