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ZOSHIA

About Me

Belgian jazz singer Sophie Tassignon has been performing in Belgium and around since several years. Last summer she performed in Toronto (Canada) with Canadian guitarist David Occhipinti and is now starting a new project with Canadian, New York based saxophonist Peter Van Huffel (please check www.petervanhuffel.com and www.myspace.com/petervanhuffelmusic). They have performed in New York with trombonist Samuel Blaser and double bassist Michael Bates and have just recorded their first album after a tour in New York and Canada.
Sophie is also busy with other bands : a vocal band named The Screaming Bitches and an acoustic quartet : Folk-Tassignon Quartet based in Berlin.
In August 2006 Zoshia recorded their first album, "Moon Talk", featuring all original compositions.
Official Release date: December 2006
Please check : www.sophietassignon.be for more info, press articles, biographies, CD...

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Member Since: 10/23/2006
Band Website: sophietassignon.be
Band Members: ZOSHIA :
Sophie Tassignon : vocals, compositions
Christian Claessens : piano
Steven Van Loy : electric bass
Nico Manssens : drumsspecial guest :
Peter Van Huffel (New York): saxophones
Influences: Chopin, Gyorgy Ligeti, Luciano Berio, John Zorn, Kris Defoort, David Linx, Rachmaninov, Sting, David Bowie, Dave Douglas, Miles, Bjork, Joelle Leandre, Bill Evans, Joni Mitchell, Betty Carter, Maria Pia De Vito, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, John Cassavetes, Almodovar, Fellini, Mikhalkov-Konshalovsky, Gena Rowlands, Lars Von Trier, Ingmar Bergman, Milan Kundera, Dostoievsky, Lev Tolstoi, Mikhail Boulgakov, ...

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Record Label: Alone Blue Records
Type of Label: Indie