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James Senese
Senese was born in Naples, the son of Anna Senese and James Smith, an American soldier from North Carolina in Italy because of World War II. Senese's father moved back to the US eighteen months after Gaetano's birth and never returned. Senese started playing the saxophone at 12 years old. He made his professional debut in the 1960s, as a member of the rhythm and blues band The Showmen (later known as Showmen 2), with whom he won the 1968 edition of Cantagiro.
In 1974 Senese co-founded and led the critically acclaimed jazz-rock group Napoli Centrale. After the group disbanded in 1978, he started a long collaboration with Pino Daniele, both in studio and on stage. His first solo album was released in 1983 by Polydor Records.
Discography 1983: James Senese (Polydor, 2448 139) 1984: Il passo del gigante (Tobacco Records, TBLP 6501) 1988: Alhambra (EMI Italiana, 64-7905191) 1991: Hey James (Blue Angel - CDBAR 30991) 2000: Sabato Santo (Polosud, PS 034) 2003: Passpartù (ITWHY, IT CD 51) 2003: Tribù e passione (with Enzo Gragnaniello) (Edel Italia, 0149112) 2012: E' Fernut' 'o Tiempo (Arealive) 2016: 'O sanghe (Alabianca-Warner)
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James Senese: Un Jazzista a metà
by Paolo Marra
Quando tra gli anni ottanta e novanta James Senese andò a suonare negli Stati Uniti i musicisti americani non credettero al fatto che fosse napoletano scambiandolo, per il suo modo unico di suonare, per un sassofonista di Chicago. Un aneddoto che ben fa capire la capacità di James Senese di essere allo stesso tempo portavoce della tradizione partenopea e musicista radicato nei suoni e nei ritmi urbani delle grandi metropoli americane. Figlio di una ragazza napoletana ...
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by Antonio Baiano
Photos from the closing dates of the Moncalieri Jazz Festival held in Moncalieri, Torino, from November 2-16. Featuring Arti&Mestieri, Area, Quintorigo, James Senese and Napoli Centrale. ...
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