Chantal Santos

.. Chantal Santos brought up in B.C. Canada had her first encounter with Jazz when she was just thirteen years old. during an evening out at “La Bussola”, one of Italy’s most revered music venues, she was coaxed on stage to perform “summertime” having never heard it before. On the strength of her performance the manager of the venue offered her a residency.She went on to perform at Jazz festivals, music venues, clubs and top hotels throughout Italy, Canada and the UK.=================================================Chantal has drawn much media and press attention with her original piece Devil May Care, penned alongside pianist Matthew Lucas which was the top finalist, for the Devil May Care book by Sebastian Faulks.================================================= She has had the honour of jamming alongside great British vocalists Tina May and Anita Wardell as well as acclaimed drummer Stephen Keogh and guitarist Garrison Fewell. Chantal’s classic repertoire of Jazz and Blues standards includes a sizzling hot rendition of “Fever”, the heart searching Bossa Nova “Dindi” by Antonio Carlos Jobim and many other romantic ballads and up-tempo swing numbers (All of Me, Moon Glow, Tea For Two), Blues (Black Coffee, Stormy Weather) and Latin Jazz favourites (Corcovado, Girl From Ipanema, Black Orpheus)=================================================In the past Chantal has collaborated with a number of Italian radio and television companies both writing and performing jingles and voice-overs for adverts and documentaries.She has also appeared in various comic and dramatic roles both on stage and on television. =================================================She is regularly accompanied by a stable of very talented musicians including Guitarist Charles Alexander, Dble Bass Player Jonny Gee, Pianist Matthew Lucas and trio P.V.M. consisting of guitarist Simone Pascarella, bassist Mirko Verrengia and drummer Gabriele Mastroianni. =================================================What people have said about her :“With a gift for interpretation, her sensitive vocals and charismatic presence conjure up images of a bygone era”(Aldo Nazarco, CFUV Radio, Victoria) =======================================“Success for Chantal”…a singer with a warm and expressive voice …she offers an evening of real music with a touch of class”(La Nazione, Newspaper Italy 23 August 2007) =================================================“Truly a lovely voice”(Tina May – British Vocalist) ============================================================ ==================“Thank you for the great gig. Sometimes musicians lose sight of why they’re performing…you reminded me exactly why I’m doing it!”(Jonny Gee, Musician) ========================================IN THE PRESS - Newspaper :TIMES COLONIST, VICTORIA,BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADAArticle by Adrian Chamberlain,Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2008The name’s Santos ... ... Chantal SantosVictorian abroad makes short list for 007s songA Victoria native hopes to join the ranks of Shirley Bassey, Madonna and others with her new James Bond theme song.London-based jazz singer Chantal Santos, is one of five short-listed in an international contest to create a theme song for the upcoming Bond book, Devil May Care. Her torchy tune, also titled Devil May Care, was selected out of morethan 500 international entries for the Penguin Books promotion.RADIO NEWS:You can hear Chantel And The Dry Martinis song played CBC Radio 1 on Monday morning around 8am (Pacific Time) on a show called "On the Island" This is a Major radio station (much like BBC 1) http://www.cbc.ca/ontheisland/ On Wednesday 2nd March : Radio CFUV in Victoria will be playing a few of my songs as well! "Off The Beaten Track" show hosted by DJ Aldo Nazarco will be playing my tunes between 11.15 to 11.30 Vancouver time (west coast - Pacific Time)