Jazz Articles about Chiara Civello

Chiara Civello: Last Quarter Moon

by Woodrow Wilkins
February 19, 2005

A young and lovely Italian girl with a voice as light as air. That's one way to describe Chiara Civello. But that would hardly be adequate. She's a singer of the finest order, with a whispery alto voice that soothes on every word. Reminiscent to a small degree of such divas as Flora Purim and Astrud Gilberto, yet distinctive. Comparisons to Corinne Drewery of Swing Out Sister wouldn't be far off the mark. Born in Rome in 1975, ...