Rafael Enciso
Biography Rafael Enciso
Rafael Enciso
is a bassist and composer based in NYC, orginally from Ithaca, New York. Rafael has worked individually with Larry Grenadier, Matt Brewer, Linda Oh, Gary Versace, Nicholas Walker, Michael Formanek, and numerous others. He has played at numerous venues in Rochester, New York, both playing as a sideman and leading his own groups, including bringing his quintet to Kodak Hall in 2018. Notably, in 2019 Rafael played in the Rochester Jazz Festival, and separately in Aaron Staebell’s quartet at the UUU Art Gallery. He’s a recent graduate of Eastman School of Music with a degree in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media
As a member of many bands and ensembles, Rafael is constantly playing music, but his goal is to approach every performance as a new opportunity to create something unique. Rafael is currently in his last year at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York studying with Jeff Campbell. He has an EP available, Music for Large(r) Ensemble, of his music for string quartet and jazz combo on Bandcamp that he released and recorded in 2020, and is currently working on writing and recording new music for an album in 2021.
