Cello Madness! Shortt & Smart
Cello Madness! Shortt & Smart
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Tickets are also available for sale at Acre Stores - Longparish
Two of the UK’s most innovative and creative cellists join forces to present an evening of comedy, improvisation and music from around the world.
Shirley Smart and Maurizio Minardi
Shirley Smart and Maurizio Minardi’s repertoires span music from classical genre, jazz standards, tango and music from North Africa, the Balkans, and Eastern Europe, all re-imagined though jazz-inspired improvisation.
Shirley spent many years living in Jerusalem, where she studied and performed a wide variety of world music from the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern region, as well as being highly involved with the jazz and improvised music scene. Since returning to the UK, she has quickly become known as one of the most creative cellists on the music scene and has worked with many leading jazz and world music groups, including Antonio Forcione, Gilad Atzmon, Neil Cowley, Julian Ferraretto, Alice Zawadski and Robert Mitchell as well as leading her own projects.
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Maurizio Minardi has recorded 9 albums and performed with a number of artists including Carmen Souza, Antonio Forcione, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Georgia Mancio. Maurizio has played in a range of venues and festivals, including BBC London, Pizza Express Jazz Club, the Royal Albert Hall Ignite Series, Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s, Kings Place Festival, The Vortex, the Apollo Hammersmith, the Lost Theatre, and more.
Kate Shortt – Cellist/Comedienne/Singer-songwriter
Kate Shortt, former musician-comedienne of the year, is a classical/jazz cellist/pianist and singer-songwriter who combines all with her off-beat comedy show ‘Shortt ‘n Sweett’. With her abstract humour, impressions and self-penned comedy songs, she has entertained in cabaret and comedy venues throughout England Festivals include; Mardis Gras for Classic fm radio/Edinburgh/Brighton/Covent Garden/Crouch end and more recently Austria.
“… Wacky ebullient cellist with wide ranging vocals…” The Stage
“… Very funny polished act and a wonderful elastic face…” London Live Radio
“…A Jewish Victoria Wood!…” Brighton magazine
“…At the end I wanted to be part of it. At the beginning I didn’t know who you were!…Best thing I’ve seen in a long time!” Man behind the bar
Venue
Village Hall, Longparish, SP11 6PB Nr Andover
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Cello Madness! Shortt & Smart
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