Saxophonist & composer

Filippo Bianchini

Born in Orvieto, trained between Perugia and The Hague, based between Rome and Brussels. Five albums as a leader and stages from North Sea Jazz Festival to Umbria Jazz.

European Jimmy Woode Award 2012 · Best Saxophonist

Filippo Bianchini on stage at Umbria Jazz
Mood Indigo album cover, Filippo Bianchini 4et

New album · 2025

Mood Indigo

Six originals and Duke Ellington’s title track, recorded in Rome in March 2025 with Nicola Andrioli on piano, Igor Spallati on double bass and Armando Luongo on drums.

A dazzling album. Music that engages, captivates, and surprises.

Flavio Caprera, Jazz Convention

Live

Upcoming shows

  • New dates coming soon. Follow on Instagram for updates.
Filippo Bianchini Quartet live in Belgium

About

Between Rome and Brussels

Italian saxophonist and composer, Filippo Bianchini trained at the Conservatory of Perugia and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, then spent more than ten years on the Dutch and Belgian jazz scene. Today he leads his own quartet and plays with artists such as Riccardo Fassi and Maurizio Giammarco.

Discography

Albums as a leader

Mood Indigo album cover
Mood Indigo
A tu per tu album cover
A tu per tu
Sound of Beauty album cover
Sound of Beauty
Le Voyage album cover
Le Voyage
Disorder at the Border album cover
Disorder at the Border

Videos

On stage

Booking & contact

Bring the quartet to your stage

Concerts, festivals, clubs and collaborations: write to filipposax1@gmail.com.