SISSYCASTROGIOVANNI
Award-winning Sicilian singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
Castrogiovanni
Sissy
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Biography
Sissy is the voice and the image of Sicily.
A superb singer who's precious music immediately transports us to the streets and fields of some southern people full of life and art. Something very different, worthy of the utmost attention.
– Javier Limon, 7-time Grammy Winner
Sissy Castrogiovanni’s musical roots are deeply grounded in the rhythms, colors, and scents of her native Sicily, while opening toward an international vision shaped by a unique and eclectic language, where World and Mediterranean influences blend with the harmony of contemporary jazz and an innate sense of melody.
The result is an unmistakably personal artistic voice, capable of transforming the Sicilian dialect into a contemporary, refined, and universal instrument.
An award-winning Sicilian singer-songwriter, producer, and educator, Sissy has toured across Europe, the United States, and South America, and has collaborated with international artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Jack DeJohnette, and Latin Grammy–winning producer Javier Limón.
Her album Terra was the first record entirely sung in Sicilian to reach the GRAMMY Awards first-round ballot in four Jazz categories, marking a historic milestone for the Sicilian language and culture on the international music scene.
The media describe her style as “Sicilian Jazz,” an original and distinctive language in which Sicilian is used in a contemporary, non-folkloric way, opening tradition to new artistic visions.
Leading publications such as DownBeat and Jazziz Magazine have praised the emotional intensity of her live performances, her vocal control, and the extraordinary range of her voice—qualities she now also shares in her role as faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she mentors the next generation of international artists.
Sissy Castrogiovanni is also internationally recognized for her ongoing cultural work promoting Sicily and the Sicilian language worldwide through music, education, and artistic initiatives.
highlights
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL VENUES & FESTIVALS
United States:
The Symphony Hall
The Music Hall
The Jordan Hall
The Italian Consolate NYC
City Winery
Berklee Performance Center
The Cotton Club NYC
The Drom NYC
55Bar NYC
The Annual Middle-Eastern Festival
Women Musician Network Festival
Central and Sud America:
Panama Jazz Festival
Jazz En Lima Festival
Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
Israeli Embassy in Lima
Israel:
Shab-lul Jazz Club Tel Aviv
Mitzpe-Ramon Jazz Club
Internal Compass Jazz Festival
Europe:
European Parliament - Belgium
MIDEM Jazz Festival - France
Mercedez Café’ - Spain
Palau de les Arts Sofia Reina - Spain
Jazz Station Festival - Switzerland
Casa Del Jazz - Italy
Sicilia Jazz Festival - Italy
Catania Jazz Festival - Italy
Umbria Jazz Festival - Italy
NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS
GRAMMY AWARDS WINNING Artists
- Bobby McFerrin;
- Jack De Johnette;
- Patrice Rushen;
LATIN GRAMMY Artists & Producers
- Javier Limon;
- Clarice Assad;
- Pepe De Lucia;
the LIVE show
A Sicilian artist with a long international career, Sissy Castrogiovanni brings to the stage a unique musical journey where singer-songwriter traditions and Sicilian heritage intertwine with contemporary jazz and world music sounds, creating a personal, refined, and universal language.
Her stage presence is intense and magnetic: emotional depth and international charisma merge in the interpretation of each song, which becomes a bridge between cultures, emotions, and stories, engaging audiences and carrying them into an unprecedented immersive sonic experience.
The project was born within the jazz world, yet it naturally expands into the contemporary singer-songwriter scene as well.
Thanks to this dual soul, Sissy’s live performance connects with diverse audiences, adapting with artistic coherence to jazz festivals, experimental music series, theaters, and singer-songwriter venues alike.
for fans of:
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Contemporary Jazz
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World & Mediterranean music
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Crossover and experimental projects
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Festival jazz e cross-genre
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Contemporary singer songwriting
The show it's suitable for:
Theaters, Festivals, Clubs, Cultural series and events.
AVAILABLE LINE-UP
Piano & Voice: Solo
Jazz 4et: Voce, Piano, Bass, Drums/Percussion
Full Band: 4et + Guitar + Background Vocals
SHOW LENGHT
60 - 90 min
Repertoire adaptable to each different stage or audience.
DISCOGRAPHY
LISTEN
"TERRA"
The first album entirely sung in Sicilian to reach the GRAMMY Awards ballot in four Jazz categories.
LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM
ON YOUR FAVORITE PLATFORM
"It may have been John Coltrane who once said - You don’t have to understand it, you just have to feel It - Whether we understand Sissy or not, it’s impossible to not feel her passion. Her talent is off the charts." Making a Scene
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LIVE SHOWS
A superb singer who's precious music immediately transports us to the streets and fields of some southern people full of life and art.
Something very different, worthy of the utmost attention.
Javier Limon, El PAIS
"Vivacious Sicilian chanteuse Sissy Castrogiovanni impressed an SRO audience with her mastery [..] Castrogiovanni floated effortlessly through octave-jumping scatting and vocalese forays. Her version of Chopin’s majestic Nocturne in Eb Major, demonstrated the singer’s emotional range and precise sense of pitch."
"The audience was thrilled by [...] smoothly rendered workouts of Mediterranean-inspired sounds led by bluesy vocalist Sissy Castrogiovanni.."
"Castrogiovanni exhibits her expansive, gorgeous voice with melodic, soulful songs sung entirely in Sicilian dialect. International beauty full of charm and dynamic personality, the Sicilian diva could probably sing her songs in Esperanto and they'd still sound soulful and dramatic."
Sissy is the voice and the image of Sicily.
A superb singer who's precious music immediately transports us to the streets and fields of some southern people full of life and art. Something very different, worthy of the utmost attention.
– Javier Limon, 7-time Grammy Winner
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