Updated: July 3, 2025
Born: June 3
Emilia Vancini is an Italian singer based in The Netherlands. Her repertoire ranges from jazz to the canzone d’autore italiana, a collection of songs written by Italian singer-songwriters from the ‘50s to the present day. With a great passion for the jazz tradition, a deep connection to her Italian roots and a solid background in piano and classical music studies, Emilia’s commitment to study and constant improvement has earned her the respect of jazz aficionados and critics alike.
Inspired by her love of literature and poetry from a young age, Emilia’s singing is highly influenced by her analysis of the lyrics of a song, adding extra meaning to her performance. The producer of her four albums as a leader, Emilia is an authentic and elegant singer. Emotion lies at the heart of her music.
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Emilia Vancini, Augusto Pirodda: And If You Fall, You Fall
by Neri Pollastri
Duetto tra musicisti nostrani che ormai da tempo vivono all'estero, questo breve album—mezz'ora scarsa di musica—è un fulgido esempio di come si possa ancora trattare del materiale tradizionale donandogli freschezza e originalità. Siamo infatti di fronte a un “semplice" duo tra voce femminile e pianoforte all'opera su un repertorio di notissimi standard; e tuttavia i protagonisti, cioè la cantante residente in Olanda Emilia Vancini e il pianista cagliaritano residente in Belgio Augusto Pirodda, si prendono i rischi necessari per offrire ...
Continue ReadingEmilia Vancini: And If You Fall, You Fall
by C. Michael Bailey
There is a post-modern, deconstructive spirit in music existing within the anabolic-catabolic dichotomy of composition and performance. This spirit manifests in the same impetus that compels inquisitive minds to take things apart and put them back together differently, if not improving them, then revealing, from a different cleave, some previously unseen aspect of the whole. A master of such is pianist Martial Solal, who has spent a career casually dropping notes here and there, stringing them together, slowly, into a ...
Continue ReadingEmilia Vancini And Guillermo Martín-viana New Release: 'Pigri'
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Netherlands-based duo Emilia Vancini (voice) and Guillermo Martín-Viana (drums) released their album Pigri on 4th July 2025. This is the first collaboration between the Italian singer and Spanish drummer, who met through common musician friends in The Hague and decided to start working at a voice and drums project one and a half years ago. The album was completed after two sessions in the studio, over the course of six months. The atmosphere is minimalist; the musicians decided not to ...
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Emilia Vancini And Augusto Pirodda Album Release: "And If You Fall, You Fall"
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Benelux-based duo Emilia Vancini (voice) and Augusto Pirodda (piano) released their album titled And if you fall, you fall on May 30th. After a collaboration of more than a decade, the two Italian expat musicians entered the studio in July 2019 to record an album that is truly in the moment and captures the spontaneity of their approach to the standard jazz repertoire. The album features a collection of jazz standards and is the result of nine hours of live ...
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“This voice that dares to flirt with its limits, while keeping its sensuality” – Jazzques.com
“Vocal offerings like this are dangerous and uncommon, with the successful ones being most rare” – All About Jazz
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