Advocating the female side of jazz, Campus presents songs about figures and characters from myths, fairy tales and the world of theatre and performance that have inspired her work. They are new compositions written with pianist Steve Lodder and bass player and vocalist Charlie Pyne, arrangements of tunes that have been part of her repertoire and international collaborations, and a solo vocal journey into Brazilian atmospheres. With Rod Youngs on drums and Charlie Pyne on double bass, contributing with her sophisticated vocal harmonies and improvisations, the quartet will take you on a passionate journey where music and improvisation intertwine with spoken word, poetry, and comic sketches. A contemporary jazz evening celebrating vocality, improvisation and playfulness.
Internationally renowned jazz vocalist/lyricist, theatre director, academic, and radio presenter, whose diverse influences range from literature, theatre, and art, to the culture of her native Sardinia. Filomena has toured or collaborated with Orphy Robinson, Rowland Sutherland, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Huw Warren, Laura Cole, Byron Wallen, Jean Toussaint, Ruth Goller, Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, Nana Simopoulos, and the London Improvisers Orchestra, as well as with fellow Sardinian musicians Paolo Fresu, Gavino Murgia and Antonello Salis. Filomena has performed at many jazz festivals worldwide, having played in the UK, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Morocco, Thailand, and Croatia amongst others. http://www.filomenacampus.me
