BIOGRAPHY
Filippo Bianchini, a young and successful Italian saxophonist, studied and lived for 12 years between Holland and Brussels where he played with some of the best musicians of the Franco-Belgian-Dutch scene.
He currently lives between Rome and Brussels and collaborates with some of the best musicians of the national and international scene.
He continues to blow on the sax, always trying to do it better than the day before!

PRIZES AND JAZZ PLACES
He wins numerous awards including the European Jimmy Woode Award 2012-Tuscia in Jazz Fest-Best for Best Saxophonist and Best Group; 
Finalist best soloist at Rotary Jazz Award 2012 ;
Finalist best soloist and best group at Fara Sabina Jazz Competition 2009-2011. 
Finalist best group at Barga Jazz Fest-Luca Flores Prize in -2020 (Emmanuel Losio Group); 
Finalist best Group at Jazz Award Conad 2017 at Umbria Jazz Summer Edition;

He plays in important festivals and clubs such as North Sea Jazz Fest, The Hague Jazz, Umbria Jazz, Terni in Jazz, Duke Jazz Festival, Jazz Chili, Gray Cat Jazz Fest, Casa del Jazz in Rome, Tuscia in Jazz, Jazz Fara, Grand Tour Jazz fest , Macerata Jazz Fest, Victoria Jazz Festival, Gezzziamoci in Matera, Pinocchio Jazz Club, Urbino Jazz Club, Sounds Jazz Club, Music Village Jazz Club, Barga Jazz, Padova Jazz Festival, Italian Jazz Festival in Bruxelles and many mores. 

He performs in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, France, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, USA, Greece, UK, Croatia, Sweden. Since September 2013 he lives Brussels, where he works with various groups as a leader and as a sideman.

COLLABORATIONS
Among the most important collaborations includes musicians such as: Steve Grossman, Andy Gravish, Reggie Workman, Billy Harper, Ack van Rooyen, Eric Ineke, John Ruocco, Bert Joris, Jean Louis Rassinfosse, Gwilym Simcock, Norma Winstone, Sid Jacobs, Guillermo Klein, Nicola Andreoli, Jean Paul Estievenart, Peter Vermeersch, Erik Doelman, Daniele Tittarelli, Francesco Satolli , Carlo Atti, Mauro Verrone, Joe LaBarbera, Anat Cohen, Armando Luongo, Domenico Sanna, Rosario Giuliani, Rodolfo Neves, Daniele Cappucci, Lorenzo Agnifili, Angelo Lazzeri, Antonello Sorrentino, Alessandro Bravo, Nicola Sergio, Marco Collazzoni , Marco Tamburini, Rosario Bonaccorso, Adam Pache, Vincenzo Florio, Marco Bardoscia, Mario Raja, Maurizio Giammarco, Claudio Filippini, A. Cohen, Roberto Gatto, Andrea Rea, Luca Mannutza, Marco Valeri, Roberto Tarenzi, Francesco Puglisi, Stefano Di Battista, Antonello Salis, Pietro Iodice, Lorenzo Tucci, Riccardo Fassi and many others. He recorded several albums of different projects. From 2013 till 2018 he lived in Brussels, where he worked with various groups as a leader and as a sideman. Currently he lives between Rome and Brussels and he collaborates constantly with international musicians.

Recording as Leader
– 2014 Filippo Bianchini 4tet ”Disorder at The Border” Ed.Fever Music -September-
– 2017 Filippo Bianchini 4tet ”Le Voyage” Ed.Fever Music -September-
– 2018 Filippo Bianchini 5tet ”Sound of beauty” Ed.Fever Music -September-
– 2022 Filippo Bianchini – Luca Mannutza ‘’A tu Per Tu‘’ Ed.Fever Music -September-

Recording as Sideman
– Terni Jazz Orchestra Ed.Comar 23 (Italy 2006)
– ”Looking for” -Lorenzo Agnifili-Filippo Bianchini INTERNATIONAL Quintet SIFARE ED (Italy 2011)
-” Caratteri Mobili” -Carlo Martinelli, (AREA51 2016)
– Scano-Olivieri-Fralis Trio plus Filippo Bianchini ”Swagman in West Lake”- rec. January 2017
– Matteo Di Leonardo 5tet feat. Claudio Filippini- “Sketches””- rec. March 2017 (Fever Music)
– Stefano Cinti Project – June 2017 (SC prod)
– Emmanuel Losio group ”Andata e Ritorno ” Rec 2018 (Emme Record)
– Gabriele Martelloni-Sargassi- 2022 (GM record) 
– Claudio Piselli-Love the Sunshine group feat Seby Burgio, Pierpaolo Principato; Filippo Bianchini and others.
 Rec 2023
– Mejo Orchestra -Antonello Sorrentino
‘’Volere Volare’’ (Ed.WoW Music) 2024

Upcoming releases
-Filippo Bianchini 5et ‘’Live In Belgium’’ (September Music Belgio)
-Mejo Orchestra meet Giovanni AMATO (Wow Records)
-Mejo Orchestra plays music of Guillermo Klein (AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA -Roma)
-Alice Rohrwacher:  Banda del Comitato (Ed Lamp of Music-Roma)
-Antonello Salis & Riccardo Fassi: Tankio Band plays the Music of Antonello Salis (AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA -Roma)