Chiara Civello | The Space Between – [Emarcy, 2007]
Chiara Civello, The Space Between
Originally from
Rome but now based in
New York City, Italian singer/songwriter
Chiara Civello is an eclectic, far-reaching artist who brings a variety of pop, jazz, cabaret and
Latin influences to the table. Although Civello has performed straight-ahead jazz in the past, she is not a full-time jazz singer or a bebop purist by any means; stylistically, much of the material she has recorded for Verve is closer to
Sade, Basia, Norah Jones, Nellie McKay (minus the eccentricity and sharp-tongued humor) or
Rickie Lee Jones than it is to hardcore jazz vocalists like
Abbey Lincoln, Sheila Jordan and
Kitty Margolis.
But the jazz influence is almost always present in Civello’s pop recordings — and since her arrival in the United States, she has crossed paths with major jazz musicians like alto saxophonist Phil Woods and guitarist Mike Stern. Listing all of Civello’s influences could be time-consuming; Civello gives the impression that along the way, she has listened to everyone from Joni Mitchell, Sade and Sting to Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London and Billie Holiday. Continue reading →
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