PRESS
"[...] Antongiulio Foti, twenty years old, makes his debut with his extended Trio with guests in Hold Fast (Alfa Music): he has the strength of McCoy Tyner and the fire of Don Pullen in his fingers, and he already writes with great maturity."
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Guido Festinese, from Alias, “Il Manifesto”
August 7, 2021
August 7, 2021
"The music composed by Foti […] reveals a recognizable personality. The interaction of the instrumental parts is remarkable and also the interventions of the two guests interlace perfectly with the flow of musical events brought into play by the trio. [...]"
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Enrico Merlin, from “Jazzit”
Jannuary, 2023
Jannuary, 2023
"The importance of “holding fast”: Interview with Antongiulio Foti
[...] a record that brings us back to [...] the connections that create extraordinary positive energy and great strength, that of a very young musician with his own already very personal and original musical vision, who looks to tradition, but always with an eye to the future. [...]"
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Andrea Parente, from JAZZiT, “JAZZ MAGAZINE”
February 21, 2021
February 21, 2021
"[...] and the pianist Antongiulio Foti offer us excellent albums, of appreciable quality far beyond our borders.[...]
Antongiulio Foti
Hold Fast (Alfa Music)
Score: 8/9
Raymond Chandler’s publishers, the great writer of hard boiled crime fiction that led to noir, used to ask only one thing: action. Because the audience just wants the action. He replied: “They think they are [...]"
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Raffaello Carabini, from MUSICA, “SPETTAKOLO”
September 12, 2021
September 12, 2021
"[...] Hold Fast is, therefore, an excellent first work, which highlights all the extraordinary potential of Antongiulio Foti as a leader in enhancing individual talents and the expressiveness of instrumental voices. We will see some good ones in the future. [...]"
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Salvatore Esposito, from Suoni Jazz, “blog folk magazine”
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021
"The provocative notes of Antongiulio Foti's jazz Inaugurate the Estate Eretina
He has been in New York for five years but published his first album in Italy, crafted mixing the sounds of the two sides of the ocean.
Born in Turin, from Calabrian and Sicilian origins who inaugurated the opening of the Estate Eretina on Thursday 16 July with [...]"
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Annamaria Iantaffi, from Culture, “Il Tiburno”
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
"The possibility to be surrounded by musicians of excellence from all around the world is the real unique value of the environment at MSM. In my experience a huge part of the growth that a musician can pursue is given by who shares our same path. And when our peers bring along their culture, the potential to create rare artistic outputs can become a reality [...]"
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Antongiulio Foti, from “Manhattan School of Music – Office Staff of International Students Services” – Jazz Piano
BM, ’22
BM, ’22
"Umbria Jazz Winter returns to Orvieto [...] the harmonic carpet of the pianist Antongiulio was confident and well suited, who played his instrument with aristocratic class but which I greatly appreciated for this very reason. [...]"
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Elio Taffi, from CULTURA, UJW#22-THE JOURNAL OF ELIO TAFFI, “ORVIETO NEWS”
December 28, 2014
December 28, 2014
"BAM'N (Billy, Abbey, Mary Lou, Nina) Ensemble
[...] vocalist Imani Williams from Duncanville, pianist Antongiulio Foti from Monterotondo, drummer Marcello Cardillo from Naples, double bassist Dylan Holly from Tucson and saxophonist Nicola Caminiti from Messina [...] are all five young students, winners of scholarships, who are putting their talent at the disposal of exceptional teachers to deepen the study of the instrument and which, certainly, in a few years we will be able to appreciate even on very important stages. [...] 46 minutes of excellent music and lots of groove, with a very interesting repertoire – a tribute to great female jazz voices. [...]"
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Francesco Braganò, from Sala d’ascolto, “Circolo Armino”
March 2, 2021
March 2, 2021
"Earlier this year, more than twenty Manhattan School of Music students and a few staff members traveled to upstate New York for the Talking Circles retreat. Among the students taking part was sophomore jazz pianist Antongiulio Foti who shares details of his memorable experience...
<<Talking Circles has given me the chance to understand that behind every person we interact with, there is a world of stories, challenges, and tough choices that leave their mark on our lives...>> [...]"
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Antongiulio Foti, from Talking Circles, “Manhattan School of Music – Official Blog” – Jazz Piano
BM, ’22
BM, ’22