Costanza Alegiani

Costanza Alegiani is an Italian singer, composer and lyricist, mainly active in the field of contemporary jazz music and songwriting. She is interested in exploring music, discovering inner sounds of words, immerging herself in great stories, writing them and singing about them.

She has performed in various festivals and venues including: "I solisti del Teatro"( at Giardini della Filarmonica Romana), ArtCity 2019, RomaEuropaFestival, Festival Franco Italiano Una Striscia di Terra Feconda 2016 and 2017, Atina Jazz, Villa Celimontanta Jazz, Da Donne a Donna, Il Sapore della Storia EXPO 2015, Estate Fiesolana, Prix Italia 2019 in Capri, Settimana della Cultura Italiana nel mondo (Libreville, Gabon), Santarcangelo '39 Festival, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Casa del Jazz, Aula Magna Università La Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia di Cracovia, Teatro Eliseo, Studio Radio3 di Via Asiago (Radio3 Suite).

Among his recordings: Folkways (Parco della Musica Records, June 2021), a new recording project inspired by the world of American folk music (with M. Allulli, R. Gola, F. Diodati, F. Sferra). Grace in Town (Parco della Musica Records and Jando Music 2018), written four hands with Fabrizio Sferra (with the participation of R.Cecchetto, F.Diodati, F.Ponticelli, A.Gwis, F.Scettri). The live album Janis, recorded at the Casa del Jazz in Rome, for the series of live recordings "Jazz Italiano Live 2016", an initiative of the publishing group L'Espresso di Repubblica, recorded with the group Giovani Leonesse; his debut album as a soloist Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair (Improvvisatore Involontario 2014) inspired by Verdi's Macbeth and Otello. Oscene Rivolte (Parco della Musica Records 2019), with Paolo Damiani's National Jazz Giovani Talenti Orchestra. Among his past projects, the recital Tutto questo non è nient'altro che un gioco, with Canio Loguercio, taken from the work 'Il mondo salvato dai ragazzini' by Elsa Morante, presented within the Festival "I solisti del Teatro”.

Several are the collaborations in the orchestral field and in ensembles including: sextet led by French violinist Theo Ceccaldì and saxophonist Carmelo Coglitore, on the occasion of the artist residency conceived and promoted by Midj and the Franco-Italian Festival Una striscia di Terra Feconda 2016 and 2017(directed by Paolo Damiani and Armand Meignan), and broadcasted on Radio3 Suite. She was a member from 2018 to 2020 of the Orchestra Nazionale Jazz Giovani Talenti (ONJGT) directed by Paolo Damiani. With the Santa Cecilia Jazz Orchestra, she sang the song winner of the Siae Libera il Jazz Award "La gente fa il tifo per noi" by Michele Corcella, written for female voice and jazz orchestra.

Many collaborations in the theatre’s field and performance, including: the vocal performance Instruments for Inquiring into the Wind and the Shaking Earth, opening event of the exhibition 'La Sottigliezza delle cose elevate' by Andrea Galvani, at the Mattatoio in Rome (former Macro Testaccio). RomaEuropaFestival with the show La Buona novella (with Mario Brunello, Stefano Benni, Vinicio Capossela), L'opera da tre soldi with L'Orchestra MUSA of the University La Sapienza of Rome, Peer Gynt with Alvaro Piccardi (with the group Zeitlet X-mble). He participated in the chorus of voices for the realization of L'ultima volta che vidi mio padre, by Chiara Guidi (Societas Raffaello Sanzio). She took part in the contemporary dance and music show MossoVivo (Festival Bodysongs 2013, Prato) sponsored by the municipality of Prato.

She graduated with honors in Jazz Music at the Conservatory of Music "Santa Cecilia" in Rome (Master) and at the Conservatory of Music "Licinio Refice" in Frosinone (Bachelor). She graduated in Philosophy at the University "La Sapienza". She did a one-year internship (2012-2013) at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels, assisting the teaching work of David Linx and Kris De Foort. Show less