XYQuartet was born from the shared vision of Nicola Fazzini and Alessandro Fedrigo to create a unique sound world—an environment for improvisation and new forms of musical composition. The quartet’s language is built upon intervallic sequences, pitch- class sets, non-retrogradable rhythms, and polymetric structures—forming a fluid and original compositional tool that is structurally complex yet communicative and engaging.
Founded in 2011, the ensemble has released five albums under nusica.org (Idea F, XY, Orbite, QuartettoQuartetto, and StraborDante) and has become a significant presence in contemporary Italian jazz. Recognized as the second-best Italian jazz group by Musica Jazz magazine in 2014 and 2017, XYQuartet has performed at major jazz festivals across Italy and Europe.
Their repertoire is shaped by diverse influences, ranging from 20th-century musical explorations—serialism, minimalism—to inspirations from non-musical but "sonifiable" disciplines such as science fiction, architecture, literature, and linguistics. Over the years, XYQuartet has developed original live projects, including *5 Astronauts*, a multimedia concert in collaboration with video artist Claudio Sichel, and StraborDante, a performance inspired by Dante’s *Inferno*, featuring the voice of John De Leo and multi-visuals by Francesco Lo Pergolo.
The ensemble has performed at venues and festivals such as Umbria Jazz, Novara Jazz, Centro d’Arte di Padova, Ivrea Jazz Festival, Una Striscia di Terra Feconda in Rome, Nel Gioco del Jazz in Bari, Torino Jazz Festival, Jazz & Wine of Peace in Cormons, Jazz Club Ferrara, Pisa Jazz, Casa del Jazz in Rome, Vicenza Jazz, Lana Meets Jazz in Trentino, and Bologna Jazz Festival. Additionally, the group has toured extensively in Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, and Hungary.
