WOMEN OF JAZZ AND SOUL

Celebrating women of jazz and soul, Nardia will be performing songs from some of her favourite female artists that have had a huge impact on the way we hear music today. These powerful women were artists in their own right. They were women of courage, they were women of strength, and they were women who revolutionised Jazz, blues and Soul.

It was these qualities that have inspired and influenced generations of music enthusiasts from all around the world.

Some of these artists include Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and more. Nardia will be performing her own arrangements of songs by these artists and will be accompanied by some of Melbourne's finest musicians including Mat Robb on guitar, Adrian Montegnese on keys, Darren Steel on Upright Bass, Kieran Rafferty on drums and Lachlan Davidson on Saxophone.

Nardia Brancatisano is Singer-Songwriter who has powerful, raw & sultry vocals seasoned in the genres of Blues, Soul & Jazz. With a harmonic ear for music, Nardia wields her vocal range with intensity & musical prowess often blowing the roof off with her breathtaking voice. She has performed in front of tens of thousands of people within her hometown of Australia and overseas.

She has had the pleasure of supporting some of the world's most powerful icons of today including Pink, Beyonce, and Adele and have also supported some legendary Australian artists including Russell Morris and Tex Perkins.