The human voice has always been celebrated as one of the most direct forms of musical and personal expression. This is especially true in jazz, where improvisation is such a key element. We so often listen to singers ‘baring their soul’, revealing something ‘deep within’.
The human voice has always been celebrated as one of the most direct forms of musical and personal expression. This is especially true in jazz, where improvisation is such a key element. We so often listen to singers ‘baring their soul’, revealing something ‘deep within’.
And Georgia Mancio (above), jazz singer and curator of the ReVoice! Festival (Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, Soho, 6 to 14 October), underlines this freedom of spirit with her ability to sing in English, Italian, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese and to work in a variety of genres (from samba to blues to Chilean folk): an intriguing blend of vocal and musical eclecticism.
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