Two leading female voices of contemporary music or jazz in a creative meeting that spans a wide musical spectrum...

and pierces the … tags! Maria Joáo is a global artist with appearances in the biggest Concert Halls of the world. The so-called "Vocal Queen of Portugal" comes from a Portuguese-African heritage that made sure throughout her career to be with her senses open to every evolution of modern jazz.

Historical are her duets with the Japanese free jazz pianist Aki Takase in the 80's as well as her collaborations with J. Zawinul, Hermeto Pascoal, R. Towner and others while the collaboration with the leading pianist Mario Laginha is timeless, with which he made the huge hits. It impressed the Greek public, όσες φορές παρουσιάστηκε στη χώρα μας τον καιρό δε αυτό παρουσιάζει– τις «Περιπέτειες των Μελισσών» με τους εξαίρετους Joăo Farinha και André Nascimento.

Savina Giannatou – one of the leading voices of our country – already has a huge track in the song that spans the art, the renaissance, the medieval and reaches the traditional and the Mediterranean, always in excellent relation to the experimental element and the strongly intercultural flavor.

With over 20 disks (concealment of the long-term cooperation with ECM) to her credit to date and tours around the world, Savina is a constantly renewed form of contemporary music. In her performances with Eugenia Karlavitis on the piano, she approaches well-known pieces in a completely different improvisational way. These two great voices of Joáo and Giannatou and their musicians, meet on the Half Note stage for the first time and combine their experiences in a promising musical feast with …heavenly voices! 

Source : culturenow.gr