ANGRAJAZZ LEGACY QUINTET com/feat. Francesco Cafiso

Grounded in the tradition of post-bop, this quintet features some of the most talented artists in the New York jazz scene today.  Following in the footsteps of Art Blakey and Betty Carter, this band is curated by drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., who carefully chose these musicians, most of whom were his students at the Juilliard School.

The quintet celebrates the importance of mentoring in jazz and the arts in general.  Drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. is on the faculty of the Juilliard School and has been in charge of the Small Groups Section for over seven years.  He gave shape to this quintet that introduces us to the next generation of emerging jazz talents.  On this tour drummer Charles Goold will lead the quintet, which was named Angrajazz Legacy Quintet, and Francesco Cafiso, an internationally renowned Italian saxophonist, joins the band.

Charles Goold, is one of New York City’s hardest working jazz drummers of his generation. Being the son of jazz tenor saxophonist, Ned Goold and a Haitian mother, Goold has used both experiences in his upbringing to form a style of jazz blending modern hard bop stylings with traditional Haitian and Afro Caribbean rhythms.

Goold graduated from The Juilliard School and was awarded The Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship Grant in May 2017.  Following his graduation, Goold performed with the best in the jazz industry such as Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Javon Jackson, Johnny O’Neal and Steve Nelson.

His debut album “Rhythm in Contrast”, released in February 2022 on the La Reserve Label, highlights a wide variety of these influences and was critically acclaimed being reviewed in The New York Times and featured in playlists and Radio Stations like TSF Jazz, Spotify (All New Jazz, Jazz X-Press, Jazz Today) Amazon Music (front picture of Fresh Jazz), Tidal (Out There) and Apple Music (Jazz Currents).

His sophomore album, “Triptych Lespri”, released last June, further explores the depths of Haitian rhythms and compositions, featuring his touring quartet as well as a collaboration with an ensemble consisting of New York jazz musicians all with Haitian roots.

Francesco Cafiso (born in Sicily on 24 May 1989) was barely nine years old when he took his first steps on the stage, working with musicians of international acclaim.  Since then, Francesco has gone on to perform with a dizzying array of the biggest names in jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones, Dave Brubeck, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Jimmy Cobb, Ben Riley, Ray Drummond, Lewis Nash, James Williams, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, George Mraz, Kenny Wheeler, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Enrico Rava, and Stefano Bollani, to name but a few.