Award winning
2nd prize at 2005
Montreux Jazz Festival Voice Competition - Performer at 2006 IAJE Conference in
New York and at Jazz at the Lincoln Center Dizzy's
Club.
Born in Milan, approached music at seven,
attending the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory where she studied violin and piano and
achieved the licence of theory and harmony with the maximum score.
In 1995 she started studying jazz
singing with Roberta Gambarini at "Accademia Internazionale della Musica"
in Milan directed by Enrico Intra and
Franco Cerri
obtaining the diploma in 1999.
In 2000 she obtained the scholarship
in order to attend the Master Class held by
Tiziana
Ghiglioni. She specialized attending stages of vocal improvisation with
Rachel Gould.
In 2002 she
achieved European diploma "F.N.E.I.J."
(Fèdèration Nationale des Ecoles d' Influence Jazz et des Musiques Actuelles) in
France, valid for the instruction of jazz and modern music in all Europe.
Collaborations include some of the most renowned Italian and international
musicians such as: Enrico Intra,
Franco Cerri,
Lucio Terzano, Tony Arco, Rossano Sportiello, Nicola Muresu,
Mario Rusca, Attilio Zanchi,
Gianni Cazzola,
Marco Micheli,
Stefano Bagnoli,
Roberto Tarenzi,
Guido Manusardi, Gianni Bedori, Civica Jazz Band directed by
Enrico Intra, Lafayette Harris, Nat Su, Jean Charles Richard,
James Cammack (bassist with
Ahmad Jamal),
Marco Panascia,
Anthony Pinciotti.
She performed in festivals and venues such as: Nocturnes in Villa, Iseo
Jazz, Festival jazz of Lucca, "Notes and Stars" to Palace Bagatti Valsecchi in Milano,
Siracusa Jazz Festival, Festival di Tarcento (Udine), Octagon in Jazz (Milan), Jazz
Matinèe (Mendrisio).
She sang in: "Mass" by Leonard Bernstein at the Theatre A.Bonci
in Cesena, "Colloquio con Malcolm X" of Giorgio Gaslini, "The Second Sacred
Concert" by Duke Ellington. She performed at:
Blue Note Milano, Giuseppe
Verdi Conservatory in Milano, Villa Litta, Piccolo Teatro of Milan, Teatro delle
Erbe, Roman Theatre of Verona, Roman Amphitheater of Cagliari, Sferisterio of
Macerata, Stadio dei Marmi of Rome, Auditorium S.Gottardo of Milan.
Since 1999 she teaches jazz singing
in several public schools of music in Milan, and since
2001
at
the Conservatory G. Verdi of Milan and at the M.A.S. (Music,
Arts and Show) of Milan, the biggest show academy in Europe.
Montreaux Piano, Guitar and
Vocal winners - IAJE 2006
Montreux
Jazz festival Vocal Competition 2005 with Mgnus Lindgren
4et
Dizzy's
Jazz Club - New York - with Nial Djularso, Geoff Newman, Anthony
Pinciotti