Joe Barbieri is a fascinating anomaly, an outsider who has been able to build a personal path outside the industry track and who has succeeded in the rare goal of channeling the genuine appreciation of colleagues, critics and the public. Barbieri has released 6 albums of original songs, two tribute albums dedicated to his tutelary deities in jazz - namely Chet Baker and Billie Holiday - and a monograph chiseled around the Neapolitan Music. Joe's music is released in many countries around the world, and his personal stylistic code - which links the songwriting to jazz and world music - has led him over the years to cross paths with colleagues in each of these fields (from Pino Daniele to Omara Portuondo, from Stacey Kent to Luz Casal, from Jorge Drexler to Jaques Morelenbaum) and to tread some of the most prestigious stages on the planet.