GIOVANNA GATTUSO

MULTI AWARD WINNER as best Latin Female Singer/Songwriter and best world music Album (JUNGLE e MAREE) of the year 2006 ** Los Angeles Music Award ** 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 and the European lyrical music to the most emotional & difficult jazz compositions. Giovanna earned a Diploma at the Accademy of the Arts in Italy; she has perfected her vocal skills, and Gospel and Jazz styles, 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. She collaborates for recordings and concerts with some of the top Italian and American jazz musicians. Her eclectic variety of styles and her unique capacity to adjust her voice to different formats have given her the possibility to collaborate with musicians and within projects of various genres, from classical to classical crossover to jazz