James Senese is an italian saxman who became famous in the '60s with a band called "the Showmen". In the '70s he became internationally famous playing in a jazz-rock band called "Napoli Centrale" which involved some other artists as Tony Walmsley, Mark Harris, Franco Del Prete and Pino Daniele. Since the '80s he has been playing as a solo or cooperating with other singers and musicians as Gil Evans, Roberto De Simone and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.