Nicola Caminiti

Nicola Caminiti is an Italian alto saxophonist, composer, and arranger based in New York, known for a melodic, interplay-driven approach that stays rooted in the jazz tradition. He came up on the Sicilian jazz scene before moving to the United States to study at the Manhattan School of Music, graduating in 2019. His debut album as a leader, Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self-Portrait, arrived in 2024 with a quartet of Lex Korten on piano, Ben Tiberio on bass, and Miguel Russell on drums. He is a Latin Grammy nominee and a winner of the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Competition, and he received a Jazz Gallery Commission Residency in 2024. Alongside his own groups he has worked with Dayna Stephens' Custom Deluxe, the collective Immigrantet, and players including Seamus Blake, Arturo O'Farrill, Pedrito Martinez, and Enrico Rava, with performances at Birdland, Dizzy's Club, and The Jazz Gallery.