Napoli Centrale, an Italian jazz-rock group, was founded in Naples in 1974 by musicians James Senese and Franco Del Prete. Following the disbandment of their previous R&B band The Showmen, they sought a different musical direction. Their debut album Napoli Centrale and its single "Campagna" achieved immediate commercial and critical success. Shortly after, bassist Tony Walmsley and keyboardist Mark Harris left to join Il Rovescio della Medaglia, marking the start of numerous lineup changes. In 1980, Senese pursued a solo career, putting Napoli Centrale on hiatus. The band was reconstituted in the early 1990s with Savio Riccardi, Gigi De Rienzo and Agostino Marangolo. Their comeback album Jesceallah featured collaborations with Lester Bowie and Don Moye of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Notable albums include Napoli Centrale (1975), Mattanza (1976), Qualcosa ca nu 'nmore (1977), 'Ngazzate nire (1994), and the compilation Cammenanne (2009). Leader of the band, the saxophonist and flutist Gaetano "James" Senese died of pneumonia on October 29, 2025, aged 80.