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Giovanna Gattuso

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Giovanna is a musician & vocalist with a very sophisticated and refined style and taste. this is due to her extended experience both in europe and in the united states of america; experience that gives her a chance to experiment in a very natural way from the opera & the mediterranean folk music to the most emotional & difficult jazz compositions.

Multi award winning at 16th annual international los angeles music awards as best latin female singers songwriter of the 2006 & best world music album - "jungle e maree"- of the year. renowned italian vocal coach, giovanna holds classes & seminars in italy & usa with her personal vocal system crossover singing method (the book released is in italian and english). she lives both in italy and usa where she held master class based on her method and collaborates with well known musicians. she is the founder of the venice voice academy, music director of the velvetbee records and she collaborates in the california area with the italian cultural institute and the san gennaro foundation. she has perfected her vocal skills, gospel and jazz styles, with ken anderson at u.c.s.d. in san diego, while she has advanced her vocal technique with maestro seth riggs and bel canto with the maestra aida claretto prestia. clients include 300/500 singers per year. discography

jungle e maree - velvetbee records - 2004 (music & lirycs g.g.) featuring roberto taufic, jorge andres bosso, gilson silveira, alfredo de la fe', alberto mandarini.

arie e tamburi - velvetbee records - 2000 opera by diego borotti & unplugged jazz orchestra, g.g. soprano soloist, feauturing african drummers of bruno genero, orchestra by the regio theater - torino, dado moroni, rosario bonaccorso, gianpiero prina, diego borotti.

songs for psyche - 2002 contemporary opera by jorge andres bosso, g.g. jazz soprano, luisa grandina, silvia zanardi.

tate' nsongan - il manifesto - 2003 g.g. jazz soprano & nsongan percussions.

fammi cantare con gli angeli - 2005 shiva diva music g.g. choir/orches conducting. jungle e maree live at sermig ’äì 2007 g.g. jazz roberto taufic guitar, dudu' taufic piano & melodic keybord.

giovanna gattuso & pino russo live at santa maria maggiore - 2008 g.g. voice, pino russo guitar.

collaborations roberto taufic, jorge andres bosso, sandro feliciano, enzo todesco, ottavio bailly, lou forestieri, massimo scaglione, bruno genero, tate' nsongan (mao mao), giorgio li calzi, alberto mandarini, coro dell'accademia di santo spirito, orchestra filarmonica di torino e claudio desideri, andrea jonasson strelher, radio 3, diego borotti, rosario bonaccorso, gianpiero prina, dado moroni, alfredo de la fe', gilson da silveira, italian cultural institute los angeles, sergio mielneczienko & kpfk radio, san gennaro foundation, young musicians foundation orchestra & john williams. choir & orchestra conductor ten choir, millennium choir & orchestra, coro gospel associazione musictus, sunshine gospel choir, white gospel choir, coro san giacomo

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Giovanna Gattuso Vocalist

Primary Instrument

Vocals

Willing to teach

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Credentials/Background

She held classes: PHYLARMONIC CIRCOLO OF ASTI (Asti, Italy), Voice Technique, Choir Conductor CENTRO JAZZ (Torino, Italy), Jazz, Voice Technique, Gospel Choir LE CHIAVI DELLA MUSICA/ THE KEYS OF THE MUSIC (Italy), seminars in the schools with the journalist by "La Stampa" Marco Basso SALONE DELLA MUSICA (Italy) seminar/ concert "The scat meet Mozart" the voice between Jazz and Opera PRIMO SALONE DELLA MUSICA Lingotto (Italy) seminar/concert " Singing the Jazz" TEATRO DELLE DIECI, THEATER directed by Massimo Scaglione, Voice Technique classes Masterclass on the CROSSOVER METHOD: MONTECATINI (Montcatini, Italy) ALTRISUONI (Asti, Italy) ACCADEMIA DELL'ARTE (La Loggia, Italy) SULLA PAROLA (Torino Italy) ACCADEMY OF VOICE (Treviso,Italy), ASS.MUS JANIS MUSIC (Cagliari, Italy) SCUOLA DI MUSICA SUONI VOCI (Ca, Italy) MUSIC VILLAGE INSTITUTE (Roma, Italy)