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Born in Sassari on the island of Sardinia, Eva
Carboni is a singer, musician, writer, and fine
artist . She studied at the prestigious Vocal Power Academy in Los Angeles, graduating in
singing with renowned vocal coach Elisabeth
Howard, who has also coached the likes of Sting
and Lionel Richie.
Although blues music is Eva's first passion, she is a
versatile singer who has worked in a number of styles
including Jazz, Rock, R&B, and Musical Theatre. Over the
past few years she has performed with musician's such as
Buddy Guy, Mario Schilliro (Zucchero), Derek Wilson, Marco
Mendoza, Sergio Caputo, Frank McComb, and Vic Martin (Gary
Moore).
Eva is the co-founder and artistic director of the popular Birdland Jazz
Club in Sardinia, where she regularly hosts live shows, seminars, and
vocal master classes. In 2017 she was guest vocalist on the track 'River of
Life', by Blues rock guitarist Mick Simpson, and featured on his album 'Black
Rain', which received airplay from Paul Jones (BBC Radio 2). For the past year
Eva has been in the recording studio working with songwriter and producer Andy Littlewood on her debut solo album 'Italia Square'. The 14-track album is a cool mix of sultry jazzy blues, uplifting gospel, and attitude driven rock, and includes contributions by a host of top musician's including Mick Simpson, Giovanni Bruno, Andrius Linsdell, and Pete Nelson. A promotional tour is planned for late 2019, watch this space for details!
The album was produced by songwriter, Andy Littlewood, and includes contributions by a host of top musician’s including Mick Simpson, Giovanni Bruno, Pete Nelson, Andrius Linsdell, and Bob Steves. Album highlights include the sophisticated jazzy blues opener, ‘Dark Clouds’, the 1950’s influenced, ‘Good Times’, and the gospel-tinged ballad, ‘New Day Calling’.