Francesca Confortini

A live jazz performance by Italian-born vocalist Francesca Confortini, titled "A Little Wicked", a mix of spellbinding jazz, original melodies and soulful grooves. Confortini has a background in musical theatre and has sung with Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), the gypsy-jazz ensembles Trio Manouche and Gypsy Dynamite, and her own trio Just Silhouettes. Her career highlights include performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Barbican, and she holds a Masters in Jazz from the Guildhall and teaches vocal and performance at ICMP. She is accompanied by her band: Chris Bland on piano, Giulio Romano Malaisi on guitar, Giovanni Cresseri on bass and Daniele Antennuci on drums.