Raphael Gualazzi Lyrics

Raphael Gualazzi was born on November 11th 1981 in Urbino. Raphael’s music is a blend of early 20th Century Ragtime technique with the yearning lyricism of traditional blues, soul and jazz. Inspiration comes to Raphael not only from the pre-jazz and stride piano styles as embodied by Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Art Tatum and Mary Lou Williams’ music, it is also bred in the more typical blues styles of Ray Charles and Roosevelt Sykes. But Raphael’s music goes even further as it combines tradition and classicism to the influence of some of today’s most original and versatile soul artists such as Jamiroquai and Ben Harper.After studying piano at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, where he was initiated to classical co... read more