Raphael Gualazzi is an Italian Platinum selling jazz, soul, swing, and pop artist known internationally for his unique style of playing piano which merges influences from classical music, stride piano and ragtime. A multi-faceted musician, Raphael is a singer, songwriter, pianist, musician, composer, band leader, arranger, and producer.  

Raphael’s career began with fast-rising popularity in the jazz scene in Italy and France, and in 2011, he won Italy’s prestigious national song contest Sanremo for his song Follia d’Amore: a fusion of and homage to Italian melodic and American swing.

Raphael has collaborated on stage and in the studio with international artists like Melody Gardot, Andrea Boccelli, Gregory Porter, Tommy Lee, Gilles Peterson, Suzanne Vega, Pedrito Martinez, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Camille, Stefano Bollani, Metropole Orkest, WDR Big Band, The Bloody Beetroots, Mario Biondi, Puppini Sisters, Renaud Letang, Simona Molinari, China Moses, Paolo Fresu, Fabrizio Bosso, Vince Medoza, Margherita Vicario, Edoardo Zosi, Andrea Obiso, Danilo Rossi and many others.

Raphael has performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including Saint Germain Jazz in Paris, Il Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Nancy Jazz Pulsations, Jazz In Marciac, Madrid's Dìa della Musica, Jazz a Carthage Tunisia, the Italian Innovation Day in Brussels, Montreal en Lumiere and many others. He has also toured in Japan, Indonesia, USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, and Argentina and has performed live on numerous television and radio networks throughout Europe.

Raphael’s latest album project, Dreams, released by CAM Sugar, presents a hybrid of musical styles, from classical music to Afro-funk, new soul, and jazz. His use of analogue synthesizers and vintage keyboards in some of these compositions alludes to the Italian 70s’ and 80’s electronic scene he was born into, while his choice of tribal percussions, soulful vocals, orchestrated ballads, and acoustic love songs really demonstrate the vast and eclectic breadth of Raphael’s love for experimentation and pushing musical expression beyond genre borders.