(September 5, 2017) “I can not wait to play in Morocco in September”. She announced it a few days ago from her Facebook page and now she can start counting down: the jazz vocalist, composer and theatrical director Filomena Campus prepares for her concert in Tangier. The event, scheduled for September 17 at the Palazzo delle Istituzioni italiane, was organized by Fondation Lorin of Tangier in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat and the Embassy of Italy. It is part of the Jazz Festival of Tangier – Tanjazz, which will start on September 14 and will close on 17th. Filomena Campus Quartet jazz concert will feature in addition to the singer, Steve Lodder (piano), Ettore Fioravanti (drums) and Francesco Pierotti (double bass). Filomena Campus has been living in London since 2001. In the field of experimental jazz and free improvisation, she collaborated with internationally renowned musicians such as Paolo Fresu, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Antonello Salis, Orphy Robinson, Guy Barker, Jean Toussaint, Byron Wallen, Cleveland Watkiss, Huw Warren, Martin France, Antonio Forcione, Andreas Schmidt, Tony Kofi and the London Improvisers Orchestra, with which she recorded the Improvisations For George Riste live album.
