Georgia Mancio

Georgia Mancio's music is a reflection of her Anglo-Latino background: predominantly a jazz standards singer born and raised in the UK, her musical lineage goes back first to her Italian grandparents (an opera singer and concert pianist) and then to her Uruguayan great-grandmother, also a pianist. Her music and lyric writing are greatly influenced by her affinity with language and languages and she sings in English, Italian, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

As a child she played classical flute, went on to train as an actor and film-maker before returning to her musical roots to study jazz and voice. Since turning professional in 2000 she has: supported Cedar Walton at Ronnie Scott's (2008); performed with Bobby McFerrin (London Jazz Festival 2003); Sheila Jordan and David Linx (Belgium 2006); Frank Griffith Nonet; Liane Carroll and most recently in concert with Ian Shaw, Norma Winstone and Anita Wardell (The True Jazz Voice, Poole 2008). In 2005 she won first prize at the First Brussels International Young Jazz Singers' Competition and formed her own band with UK players Gareth Lockrane, John Pearce, Julie Walkington/Dave Green, Dave Ohm and the Brazilian Anselmo Netto. Other engagements include: The Pizza Express Jazz Club; the 606; Swanage Jazz Festival; The Fleece; Pizza on the Park; 606; The Crypt; The Vortex; The 100 Club; Shepperton Jazz Club; Underground Theatre; The Stables; The Hawth; Ipswich Jazz Club; Chichester Jazz Club; Swindon Arts Centre; Spike's Place; Underground Theatre; Wakefield Jazz Club; Jagz; Huddersfield Jazz Club; Sheffield Jazz Club as well as venues and festivals in Italy, Belgium, Portugal and Poland.

Mancio has released two albums on her own label, Roomspin Records: the 2003 debut, Peaceful Place and its acclaimed follow-up Trapeze (2008).