Francesca Confortini – Gypsy In Manhattan at Piano Smithfield

Concluding our JBGB Jazz Singers 2022 series it’s a welcome, for her debut Piano Smithfield performance, to Francesca Confortini

Combining her love of the great American songbook with the Gypsy jazz tradition and the repertoire they share, Francesca performs an upbeat, swinging set of jazz standards made famous by artists such as Nat King Cole and Django Reinhardt.

From “How High the Moon” to “It Had To Be You” audiences can expect a joyful and swinging set by Francesca and her band.

Born in Milan, Francesca has been living and working in London for many years. She has a degree in Popular Music Performance and has been studying for a Masters in Jazz Studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Singing, performing and playing the piano, she observes that “music plays a huge role in my life”. ...

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Concluding our JBGB Jazz Singers 2022 series it’s a welcome, for her debut Piano Smithfield performance, to Francesca Confortini

Combining her love of the great American songbook with the Gypsy jazz tradition and the repertoire they share, Francesca performs an upbeat, swinging set of jazz standards made famous by artists such as Nat King Cole and Django Reinhardt.

From “How High the Moon” to “It Had To Be You” audiences can expect a joyful and swinging set by Francesca and her band.

Born in Milan, Francesca has been living and working in London for many years. She has a degree in Popular Music Performance and has been studying for a Masters in Jazz Studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Singing, performing and playing the piano, she observes that “music plays a huge role in my life”.

Her sound is versatile, with a soft, soulful- tone spanning a wide range. Her performances embrace musical theatre, jazz improvisation, agility-based pop, gypsy-rock sounds and even gospel,

She has already performed in some of Europe's most significant stages, including Ronnie Scott's in London; theBlue Note in Milan and the Grand Hotel de Paris in Monaco.

Francesca will be accompanied by the widely recognised ace guitarist Colin Oxley with Tom Farmer on bass.

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