Simo Costa

Simona Costantino (SIMO COSTA), who was born in Massa (Tuscany,IT), graduated in classical guitar at the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato "P. Mascagni"(LI) and works as teacher and in performances; she played in various chamber music groups, with symphonic orchestras and also in a particular orchestra called "Guitar Symphonietta" of Florence made by guitars only, but she dedicated herself to the musical repertoire for guitar duo, playing with her husband Roberto Masini, and studied with passion the compositions of the Contemporary era and, specially, of the great musician Astor Piazzolla and tha Latin-American area.When she was eleven years old, she begun composing songs singin' and accompanying herself with the classical guitar, listening to all music, from italian and american songwriters to country, jazz, blues....with particular reference to Joni Mitchell, and using the English language in most of her songs. In the last years Simona improved her vocal technique at the "Umbria jazz 1998",Berklee College summer master classes, with Donna McElroy and at the "Siena jazz 98-99" annual master classes with Fabrizia Barresi. She also studied basic elements of jazz harmony as she is really keen on standards jazz and jazz musicians ( and specially on the pianist Bill Evans); anyway her compositions and her way of singing are a "fusion" of various types of music. Simona also recorded and published a CD, that she produced by herself, called "Blocks of Mood" that contains 14 songs,all for voice and guitar, except "Let the music play 1" with the jazz pianist Leo Ravera. She has been national finalist at "Concorso Musica Controcorrente 2006", national semifinalist at "Risonanze Unplugged 2006" (see www.roxyteam.it), regional finalist for Tuscany at " Primo Maggio Tutto l'anno 2007" with the song Road to nowhere and national finalist at "Bologna Music Festival 2007". (www.bolognamusicfestival.it). On September 2007, her song "Road to nowhere" has also been selected to be transmitted on "DEMO"-RAI RADIO 1, a competition on the italian national radio. She never won anything...but the wish to go on doing the music she really feels! www.myspaceeditor.it