Aldevis Tibaldi is a London-based Italian saxophonist, composer, and arranger, performing across the full saxophone family, clarinets, and flute. With four warmly-received albums as a leader, he blends the rich traditions of jazz with a fresh, nuanced voice that travels across borders. From his mixed roots and cross-continental background, Tibaldi speaks the universal language of jazz in multiple accents, be it in intimate trio settings or vibrant big-band arrangements.

Born and classically trained in Trieste, at the North-Eastern Italian border, Tibaldi is familiar with intersections, borrowings, mixing, and cultural crossovers. His discovery of jazz, in the mid-1980s, was practically inevitable. He has since collaborated with many international artists from a variety of genres, not always identifiable as jazz, performing in clubs and festivals across Europe. His albums— from the genre-spanning Special Jazz Blend to the Ellington tribute Tell Duke—showcase a bold, sparky, yet refined approach to composition and improvisation.

Tibaldi’s performances are alive with energy, lyricism, and a sense of discovery, inviting audiences to experience jazz that is both rooted in the tradition of mixing traditions, and unmistakably his own.