The Damizia Duo was created by Italian singer Eleonora and creates an impressive fusion between Italian and English sounds.

With Italian style vocals and guitar/piano accompaniment the Duo perform Italian classics as well as popular covers and standard jazz songs.

Eleonora is a professional and talented singer based in London. Originally from Rome, she is rapidly putting her sophisticated stamp on the London jazz and pop scene. She had a chance to meet and play with many top musicians and now she also performs with Robin Banerjee, guitarist of Amy Winehouse.

Eleonora has sang in many leading London nightspots such as The Ronnie Scott Bar, The Intercontinental hotel Park Lane, the Supper Club in Notting Hill, La Gaffe Hotel in Hampstead, Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, the Ognisko Polish Club (Exhibition Road) and many others.

Eleonora's impressive previous experience has seen her feature as a special guest at “La Dolce Vita” Gala Night with England Manager Fabio Capello! She has also featured as a special guest at “Miss Italia Nel Mondo UK”- one of the most important Italian events in London. Eleonora is one of the resident singer in different venues in London such as “ Al forno restaurant” and “ the bunga bunga restaurant”. In addition she has performed as a soloist on the main Italian Tv channel, RAI 2, and was one of the singer who performed in Katia Ricciarelli 2010 tournée, a very famous Italian soprano.

About Gianni Boscarino (guitar/piano) - Gianni Boscarino was born in Milan in 1978, has being playing piano and guitar for twenty years and started to work as a professional musician at the age of 19, playing with some of the busiest function bands of the country. In 2004 he came to London and completed a BA in jazz at Middlesex University and then a MMUS in jazz performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

In the last few years he had a chance to meet and play with many top musicians (including Alan Skidmore, Martin Hathaway, Brian Abrahams, Simon Spillett, Gilad Atzmon, Dave O'Higgins) and has appeared in various festivals such as the Isle of White jazz festival, Swanage jazz festival, Swindon jazz festival, Marlborough jazz festival and Corsham jazz festival (supporting the Stan Tracey trio). With the Tim Collinson quartet Gianni also recorded the album “magic numbers” which has been released in May 2007 by 33 records.

Among many others he has played with The Pierces and with Canadian pop star Jarvis Church, aka Gerald Eaton, producer of Nelly Furtado. Gianni has played in hundreds of functions, corporate events and studio recordings, gaining an extensive experience in a wide range of styles.

• Elea D (Singer/Songwriter)