Nuna Shoesmith & Duende Jazz Orchestra @ Duende

Although I have been Although I have been educated as a classical singer my operatic career lasted until the age of 22 years, then I understood that it was to evolve into pop music . For the last 20 years I have been singing Pop, Soul, R&B, Jazz, Rock, Blues ,Latin and Musical Theatre . I have plenty of experience both as a soloist and as backing vocalist. I have a 3-octave full extension and a very good vocal technic, having studied not only classical music but also Jazz and Blues . My vocal timbre is able to exploit in countless and different colors, always maintaining a technical and interpretative level of considerable impact. My repertoire is huge thanks to my working experience in so many different places and situations. I play piano ,guitar, cajon and snare.

I am interested in any genre of music , and I have been singing in Duos, in Bands and in Orchestras four/five pieces Bands and in a Big Bands. Soul , Blues and Jazz are the genres in which I’m best prepared, where my voice emerges in all its colors and power. I have been performing at major venues in Rome until the early 1990s. I also collaborated with recording studios for soundtracks and advertising . I moved to Australia in 2003 where I became the backing singer of the band "Monica Trapaga and her Brazilian Spectacular" which toured in the major cities of Australia and Asia. I performed for important national events such as : Australia Day, Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies at Darling Habour, 2000 New Millenium Eve's Concert at the Opera House, Australian National Jazz Festival, York Jazz Festival, Manly Jazz Festival, Bellingen Jazz Festival and many others.

I worked as a front singer , together with Joseph Zarb, for "MarsalaMusic without Borders” I performed with the most important musicians of the Australian scene such as: Kevin Hunt, Miroslav Bukosvky, Jeremy Sawkins, Jess Ciampa, Fabian Hevia, Gino Pengue, Adam Armstrong, Julian Gough. Lead singer for the Duo "Mediterranean" and the band "Incanto Italiano" in Australia, I performed during the 2000 Sydney Olympics at the "Italian Day", and with both Bands, I sang at the major Italian cultural events in Australia, including Italian Film Festival, the visit of the President of the Italian Republic, the opening of the concert of Lucio Dalla in Sydney. Collaborator as a singer with the Institute "Five Dock Learning Centre" and "Italian Cultural Institute" for the diffusion of the Italian Language , Music and Culture in Australia. Winner of 5 first prizes Eisteddfod for the following categories: Folk Music, Musical Theatre, Gilbert and Sullivan, Lieder. Actress and singer at the theatre company "Seymour Centre" I performed at the following shows: The Melody still lingers on: Irving Berlin songs and life - Amahl and the night visitors - Sweeny Todd. Back to Europe I worked as a singer for summer seasons, from 2004 to 2013 at the following Hotels in Greece: Hotel Elina, Mega Ammos Hotel, Perdika Resort, Hotel Mourtos.

In 2012 I attended a workshop on Blues Singing with Junior Mance and Richard Harper and with whom I performed at the House of Jazz in Rome. Teacher of Musical Interpretation at the University of Music in Naples. Still singing teacher in Italy at School "Musica and arte" in Rome and for the Cultural Association MeA with whom I organized and participated as a singer at the following shows: "Let it Beatles"- "Burt Bacharach: love is another thing" - "Broadway meets Hollywood"- " Women day through the best femal voices of the world " .In 2013 together with the Chapman Stick player Roberto Fiorucci, I started the Duo "Cicca Bimbo & Billie Boom" and we released the cd "Human Ledger". We performed in various important musical events organized by the city of Rome ,in clubs, theaters, private events around Italy and as Street Artists around Europe. In summer 2015 we performed for the summer season at the Karavostasi Beach Hotel and the Agios Nikolas. We performe original songs, and cover songs mostly in English as well as Spanish, Italian and French. Together we arrange and write songs for a 23 elements Choir. We are a versatile duo capable to create an atmosphere of great entrainment and fun as well as background music. In 2015 we performed with the Choir for the Council of the City of Rome, and for several concerts held at the National Museum of Musical Instruments. In 2016 we work as a Resident Band for the Italian TV Show “Splendor”. Furthermore, having no family commitments we are willing to move around the world.