Filippo Bianchini is an Italian saxophonist and composer. Born in Orvieto and raised in Rome, he graduated with top marks from the Conservatory of Perugia under Mario Raja, then earned a Master’s degree in Jazz Saxophone at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, studying with John Ruocco.
After more than a decade between The Hague and Brussels, playing with the Dutch, Belgian and French jazz scene, he now divides his time between Rome and Brussels. He has performed at North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz, Casa del Jazz in Rome, Padova Jazz Festival and the Italian Jazz Festival in Brussels, and won the European Jimmy Woode Award in 2012 as Best Saxophonist and Best Group.
Over the years he has shared the stage with musicians such as Steve Grossman, Billy Harper, Gwilym Simcock, Anat Cohen, Norma Winstone, Stefano Di Battista and Roberto Gatto. In Rome he plays in projects led by Riccardo Fassi and Maurizio Giammarco.
As a leader he has released five albums: Disorder at the Border, Le Voyage, Sound of Beauty, A tu per tu (a duo with pianist Luca Mannutza) and Mood Indigo (2025), recorded with Nicola Andrioli, Igor Spallati and Armando Luongo.