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'''Chiara Izzi''' ({{IPA-it|ˈkjara itˈtsi|lang}}; born May 22, 1985) is an Italian jazz singer/composer and musician |
'''Chiara Izzi''' ({{IPA-it|ˈkjara itˈtsi|lang}}; born May 22, 1985) is an Italian jazz singer/composer and musician.<ref name="Basso">{{cite web |last1=Basso |first1=Chiara |title=Chiara Izzi, Jazz Singer With A Mediterranean Voice |url=http://www.iitaly.org/magazine/focus/art-culture/article/chiara-izzi-jazz-singer-mediterranean-voice |website=i-Italy |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=1 March 2019}}</ref>. |
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==Biography== |
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==Critical reception== |
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Her singing has been compared to vocalists of high caliber like [[Rickie Lee Jones]] and [[Norah Jones]]. [[Jazz Journal]] reviewer Wif Stenger wrote that “Izzi has a wonderful range of expression, singing assuredly in three languages, sometimes with a girlish tinge that echoes [[Emilíana Torrini]] or almost [[Blossom Dearie]]”<ref name="Stenger">{{cite web |last1=Stenger |first1=Wif |title=Kevin Hays and Chiara Izzi: Across The Sea |url=https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2019/06/16/kevin-hays-and-chiara-izzi-across-the-sea/ |website=Jazz Journal |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=16 June 2019}}</ref>. [[All About Jazz]] reviewer Michael Bailey described Izzi a “voice with a well-scrubbed sensual vitality that is fresh and crisp”, and wrote that she is “a force of nature”<ref name="Bailey">{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=C. Michael |title=Jazz Vocals June |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz-vocals-june-paul-jost-by-c-michael-bailey.php |website=All About Jazz |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=2 July 2014}}</ref>. While reviewer Travis Rogers called Izzi “A talent to be heard, admired and anticipated” <ref name="Rogers">{{cite web |last1= Rogers |first1= Travis |title=Chiara Izzi Crashes the Jazz Party. A Beautiful Debut. |url=http://travisrogersjr.weebly.com/music-reviews/chiara-izzi-crashes-the-jazz-party-a-beautiful-debut |website=The Jazz Owl |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=9 January 2014}}</ref> and jazz journalist Dee Dee McNeil wrote that “Chiara Izzi has a voice full of innocence and passion that immediately garnered my consideration. [Across the Sea] adds world music to the mix and invites us to open our minds and hearts to how music crosses all boundaries and how it joins us, like love, across the continents and worldly divides”<ref name="McNeil">{{cite web |last1=McNeil |first1=Dee Dee |title=“Organism” And Perpetual Optimism Highlight New Cd Releases |url=https://musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com/2019/03/ |website=Musicalmemoirs's Blog |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=20 March 2019}}</ref> |
Her singing has been compared to vocalists of high caliber like [[Rickie Lee Jones]] and [[Norah Jones]]. [[Jazz Journal]] reviewer Wif Stenger wrote that “Izzi has a wonderful range of expression, singing assuredly in three languages, sometimes with a girlish tinge that echoes [[Emilíana Torrini]] or almost [[Blossom Dearie]]”<ref name="Stenger">{{cite web |last1=Stenger |first1=Wif |title=Kevin Hays and Chiara Izzi: Across The Sea |url=https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2019/06/16/kevin-hays-and-chiara-izzi-across-the-sea/ |website=Jazz Journal |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=16 June 2019}}</ref>. [[All About Jazz]] reviewer Michael Bailey described Izzi a “voice with a well-scrubbed sensual vitality that is fresh and crisp”, and wrote that she is “a force of nature”<ref name="Bailey">{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=C. Michael |title=Jazz Vocals June |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz-vocals-june-paul-jost-by-c-michael-bailey.php |website=All About Jazz |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=2 July 2014}}</ref>. While reviewer Travis Rogers called Izzi “A talent to be heard, admired and anticipated” <ref name="Rogers">{{cite web |last1= Rogers |first1= Travis |title=Chiara Izzi Crashes the Jazz Party. A Beautiful Debut. |url=http://travisrogersjr.weebly.com/music-reviews/chiara-izzi-crashes-the-jazz-party-a-beautiful-debut |website=The Jazz Owl |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=9 January 2014}}</ref> and jazz journalist Dee Dee McNeil wrote that “Chiara Izzi has a voice full of innocence and passion that immediately garnered my consideration. [Across the Sea] adds world music to the mix and invites us to open our minds and hearts to how music crosses all boundaries and how it joins us, like love, across the continents and worldly divides”<ref name="McNeil">{{cite web |last1=McNeil |first1=Dee Dee |title=“Organism” And Perpetual Optimism Highlight New Cd Releases |url=https://musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com/2019/03/ |website=Musicalmemoirs's Blog |accessdate=28 June 2021 |date=20 March 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:04, 4 July 2021
Chiara Izzi | |
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 Chiara Izzi at the Iridium (NYC) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 22, 1985 Campobasso, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz, World, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Labels | Dot Time Records, Jando Music, Via Veneto Jazz |
| Website | www |
Chiara Izzi (Italian: [ˈkjara itˈtsi]; born May 22, 1985) is an Italian jazz singer/composer and musician.[1].
Biography
Chiara Izzi, Italian singer, composer and pianist, was born on May 22, 1985 [2]. She grew up and began her musical journey as a classical pianist in the Italian city of Campobasso, in Molise, Italy. She switched to Jazz music at the age of 17 studying voice and piano at the Thelonious Monk School in her hometown, when she first heard Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, Frank Sinatra, João Gilberto.
She sings in Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese. In 2020 she won one Independent Music Awards [3] [4] as the Best Jazz Song with Vocals with her composition Circles of The Mind. She also won the Montreux Jazz Festival Voice Competition in 2011[5], awarded first prize by the legendary Quincy Jones, president of the jury of that year’s competition. She was awarded first prize of Italian national awards such as Barga Jazz 2009; Lucca Jazz Donna 2010, Chicco Bettinardi 2009.
From 2004 she started working professionally on the jazz scene of her hometown where her first band BlueTime quintet was born and her first collaborative album Lite Blue was released in 2008. In 2013 she released worldwide her leader debut album Motifs [6] with the American label Dot Time Records.
In 2014 Izzi moved to New York City and began performing on the New York Jazz scene at Iridium Jazz Club, Birdland Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, Blue Note Jazz Club, The 55 Bar, Rockwood Music Hall, working with Kevin Hays, Leon Parker, Ken Peplowski, Diego Figueiredo, Jeff Hamilton, Aaron Goldberg, Bruce Barth, Eliot Zigmund, Warren Wolf[7]. She then recorded for Jando Music the album Across The Sea[8] in collaboration with Kevin Hays, featuring Rob Jost, Greg Joseph, Chris Potter, Nir Felder, Grégoire Maret, Omer Avital, Rógerio Boccato. She also performed at The Kennedy Center[9], and opened for Paco de Lucía at The Montreux Jazz Festival in 2012[10].
Critical reception
Her singing has been compared to vocalists of high caliber like Rickie Lee Jones and Norah Jones. Jazz Journal reviewer Wif Stenger wrote that “Izzi has a wonderful range of expression, singing assuredly in three languages, sometimes with a girlish tinge that echoes Emilíana Torrini or almost Blossom Dearie”[11]. All About Jazz reviewer Michael Bailey described Izzi a “voice with a well-scrubbed sensual vitality that is fresh and crisp”, and wrote that she is “a force of nature”[12]. While reviewer Travis Rogers called Izzi “A talent to be heard, admired and anticipated” [13] and jazz journalist Dee Dee McNeil wrote that “Chiara Izzi has a voice full of innocence and passion that immediately garnered my consideration. [Across the Sea] adds world music to the mix and invites us to open our minds and hearts to how music crosses all boundaries and how it joins us, like love, across the continents and worldly divides”[14]
Discography
As leader
- Lite Blue with The BlueTime Quintet (2008)
- Alfonsina Y El Mar (2010)
- Motifs (Dot Time Records, 2013)
- Across The Sea (Jando Music/Via Veneto Jazz, 2019)
As guest
- Europa Jazz Project - Moreno Bussoletti (Rara Records, 2013)
- The Ladies Of Jazz - Various Artists (Dot Time Records, 2016)
- Come Closer - Diego Figueiredo (Stunt Records[15], 2019)
References
- ^ Basso, Chiara (1 March 2019). "Chiara Izzi, Jazz Singer With A Mediterranean Voice". i-Italy. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Crea, Antonio (13 September 2020). "Interview to Chiara Izzi: an Italian jazz talent landed in New York". Tafanus blog. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Folkman, Martin (28 April 2020). "The 18Th Independent Music Awards Winners Announced". Independent Music Awards (The IMAs). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Staff and wire reports (8 May 2020). "Listen Here! Brick Fields wins Independent Music Awards". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (25 April 2019). "Chiara Izzi, Italian SInger, Wins Shure Montreux Voice Competition". JazzTimes. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Harris, George W. (11 September 2014). "NEWER FEMALE VOICES: Chiara Izzi: Motifs, Ellynne Rey: A Little Bit of Moonlight, Julia Karosi: Hidden Roots". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Cassidy, Benjamin (12 Jun 2019). "Vocalist Chiara Izzi gives jazz weekend an international touch". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Silver, Matt (31 July 2019). "Jazz Album of the Week: Kevin Hays, Chiara Izzi Collaboration Invites Listeners Across the Sea". WRTI. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "A Spring of Italian Culture in Washington, DC". Italy in US. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Lauber, Jacques. "Montreux Jazz Festival 2012: Chiara Izzi & Band, July 3, Miles Davis Hall". fusions.ch. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Stenger, Wif (16 June 2019). "Kevin Hays and Chiara Izzi: Across The Sea". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Bailey, C. Michael (2 July 2014). "Jazz Vocals June". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Travis (9 January 2014). "Chiara Izzi Crashes the Jazz Party. A Beautiful Debut". The Jazz Owl. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ McNeil, Dee Dee (20 March 2019). ""Organism" And Perpetual Optimism Highlight New Cd Releases". Musicalmemoirs's Blog. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Baekgaard, Jakob (23 December 2009). "Stunt Records: Re/Defining Mainstream". All About Jazz. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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