Stefania Salvador, Italian singer, pianist, composer and arranger, graduated in classical piano at the Conservatory of Music in Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso- Italy). In 2011 she started her musical collaboration with Jack Honeyborne and in 2015 Stefania recorded her album ‘Romance’ with her quartet and Jack Honeyborne, of course, was at the piano and she performed her musical shows in such renowned London venues as Verdi’s at Royal Albert Hall, Savoy Hotel and Boisdale and theatres outside London.
Jack Honeyborne, pianist in the 1950’s with the great big bands such as Kenny Graham’s Afro Cubists, Nat Gonella’s Georgians, Ken Mackintosh and the Squadronnaires.
After the big band era Jack became one of the finest pianist accompanist and the Musical Director for many stars such as Dame Vera Lynn for 19 years, Sir Harry Secombe for 12 years, Eartha Kitt, Dick Haymes, Anne Shelton etc. In 2012 Jack appeared as pianist in Dustin Hoffman’s film ‘Quartet’ and in 2015 in Roald Dahl's ‘Esio Trot’ film starring Dustin Hoffman and Judy Dench.
TEA FOR TWO is an unexpected and fascinating musical journey begun on the 6th July 2011 when Stefania Salvador, Italian singer-classical pianist- composer and Jack Honeyborne, one of the finest UK pianists and the Musical Director for many international stars including Dame Vera Lynn, Sir Harry Secombe, Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee, Dick Haymes and Sammy Davis Jnr met for the first time in London. Their new album is the celebration of more than 10 years of music and friendship that Stefania Salvador and Jack Honeyborne share together combing two musical worlds, Stefania’s classical world in which she grew up and the world of improvisation and jazz where Jack is the undisputed Maestro. Tonight Stefania and Jack will present the songs and musical pieces of their new album ‘Tea for two’ with some additional musical pieces from their international selection exclusively chosen for the Pheasantry: you will be taken on a musical journey through a selection of American standards, French chanson, Italian canzone with Stefania on vocals and Jack at the piano, some jazz piano solos featuring Jack and some musical arrangements and originals with Stefania on vocals and piano. And sure you will delighted by their 4 hands duets at the piano!