Il Pavone was born in Scafati, a small town near Naples, on June 28, 1996. He began studying trumpet at the Salerno Conservatory at the age of 14, graduating in 2015. Two years later he began his studies at Siena Jazz and graduated in 2022.
Since 2018 he has been a member of the “Young Shouts”, led by Silvia Bolognesi and winner in 2020 of the "New Generation Jazz" award established by “I-Jazz" and with two active records. The first of these ("aLive Shouts", 2019) was recognized by “Bandcamp” as one of the best jazz recordings in August 2019. In 2023 he recorded his first solo album "Storia di un femminiello" for Silvia Bolognesi's “Fonterossa Records”. He has also collaborated with Dave Burrell, Sabir Mateen, Nico Gori, Alessandro Paternesi, Fabrizio Bosso, Piero Frassi. He is currently the trumpeter and singer of other formations such as "Ossa di Cane" and "Alessandro Paternesi & MelodicoBitters".