{"id":6965,"date":"2024-10-04T16:22:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posk.org\/event\/02-11-irene-serra-and-luca-boscagin-the-great-british-songbook-album-launch\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:10:20","slug":"02-11-irene-serra-and-luca-boscagin-the-great-british-songbook-album-launch","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/posk.org\/en\/event\/02-11-irene-serra-and-luca-boscagin-the-great-british-songbook-album-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"02.11| Irene Serra and Luca Boscagin: &#8220;The Great British Songbook&#8221; &#8211; Album Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs\">Irene Serra and Luca Boscagin: &#8220;The Great British Songbook&#8221; &#8211; Album Launch<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Critically acclaimed Italian vocalist Irene Serra and guitarist Luca Boscagin (Jason Rebello, Cinematic Orchestra, Jim Mullen) have join ed forces on this album launch to release a special recording called &#8220;The Great British Songbook.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Brought together by their passion for British pop music, they have handpicked some of the most beloved songs by famous British singer and\/or songwriters of the last 50 years and created fresh-sounding, unique arrangements.<br \/>\nFrom The Beatles to Sting, Massive Attack and Imogen Heap, this evening will be a celebration of some of the most defining songs of the British music scene. <\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Line up:<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Irene Serra &#8211; vocals<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Luca Boscagin &#8211; guitar<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Andy Hamill &#8211; double bass<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Fergus Gerrand: drums<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Irene Serra is a critically acclaimed Italian jazz vocalist and composer based in London.<br \/>\nShe is known for her varied and eclectic repertoire, masterfully performing straight ahead jazz standards, blues, Brazilian music and her own original compositions. <\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Irene has performed in world-class venues in and around the UK, including the Barbican (with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra), Southbank Centre, Ronnie Scott\u2019s, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Union Chapel &amp; King\u2019s Place.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">A thoughtful and intelligent musician, she began studying jazz at the age of 16 at the Academy of Music in Milan with renowned jazz vocalist Tiziana Ghighlioni and then moved to London to continue studying music at Goldsmiths College.<br \/>\nShe gained a distinction while completing her master&#8217;s in music performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. <\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Her poised performances have already earned her much critical acclaim: her original project, ISQ, was a &#8216;Time Out Critics Choice&#8217; 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