Francesca

Francesca and her accomplished Jazz band are seasoned performers of both Jazz and Brazilian Bossa nova.
Francesca is backed by a phenomenal trio that can be reduced or expanded to suit your event, from only a duo to a seven-piece band, they perform everything from sophisticated ballads to upbeat Brazilian jazz, gypsy swing, 1920s speakeasy classics or pop songs rearranged in a vintage style. 

About Francesca

From Cole Porter to Kate Bush, the band draws from the American songbook and pop classics on request, with a special focus on Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba from Jobim, Gilberto and Vinicius de Moraes. Francesca switches seamlessly from English to Portuguese, drawing the varied set together into a sophisticated and streamlined performance. Singing in Portuguese and English. ​Francesca can perform with her band, trio, duo or solo.

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Repertoire

Jazz Standards:
  All of Me
All the Things You Are
Anthropology
Anything Goes
Autumn Leaves
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Black Coffee
Blue Moon
Body and Soul
Can’t Help Loving That Man of Mine
Cry Me a River
Detour Ahead
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Easy Living
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Extenuate the Positive
Fly Me to the Moon
Georgia on My Mind
Honey Suckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
How High the Moon
I Fall in Love to Easily
I Get a Kick out of You
I Put a Spell on You
Is You is or is You Ain’t My Baby
It Don’t Mean a Thing
It Had to Be You
I’m in the Mood for Love
I’ve Got Rhythm
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Just Friends
Love Me or Leave Me
Lullaby of Birdland
Mac the Knife
Mean to Me
Misty
My Baby Just Cares for Me
My Funny Valentine
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Night and Day
Peel Me a Grape
Prelude to a Kiss
Route 66
Skylark
Skyliner
Someone to Watch over Me    Summertime
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Take the a Train
The Lady is a Tramp
The Man I Love
The More I See You
The Sunny Side of the Street
Twisted
What is This Thing Called Love
When I Get Low I Get High
When You’re Smiling
Whisper Not
Why Don’t You Do Right
You Go to My Head
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
You’re Driving Me Crazy 
Vintage Latin Lounge: Bossa Nova and Latin Jazz
So danco samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Triste – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Girl from Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Corcovado – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Este seu olhar- Antonio Carlos Jobim
Samba em preludio – Vinicio de Moraes
Wave – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Agua de Beber – Antonio Carlos Jobim
One note samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Song for my father – Horace Silver
Chega de saudade (No more Blues)- Antonio Carlos Jobim
O pato – Jayme Silva
Manha de carnaval
Desafinado- Antonio Carlos Jobim
Samba de orfeu- Luis Bonfa
A ra – Caetano Veloso
Estate- Bruno Martino
Samba, latin and Jazz funk:
Berimbau – Baden Powell
Oye como va – Santana
Mas que nada – Ben jor
Ronco De Cuica
Spain- Chick Corea
Canteloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
Watermelon man- Herbie Hancock
I like it like that – Pete Rodriguez
Bésame Mucho
Caravan
El manisero
Deixe Pra La
Aquarela do Brasil
Take it Easy My Brother Charlie – Ben Jor
Partido Alto
Nem Saudade- Eliana Pittman
500 Miles high – Chick Corea 
Pop (Many performed and arranged in a more vintage style, so not exactly as the original version.) 
50’s and 60’s:
Hit the road Jack- Ray Charles
Love potion no.9- The Searchers
Twist and Shout – Beatles
I saw her standing there – Beatles
Strawberry Fields – Beatles
Michelle – Beatles
Take another little piece of my heart- Janis Joplin
Feeling good- Nina Simone 
70’s & 80’s
Lovely day- Bill Withers
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Isn’t she Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Heard it through the Grapevine- Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye
Son of a Preacher Man- Dusty Springfield
Heart of Glass- Blondie
Grease is the word- Frankie Vallie
I want you back- Jackson 5
Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
Tainted love- Soft cell
Total eclipse of the heart- Bonnie Tyler
Wuthering Heights- Kate Bush
Billie Jean- Michael Jackson 
90’s & 00’s
Smell’s like teen spirit- Nirvana
Creep- Radiohead
No Diggity- Blackstreet
Teenage Dirtbag- Wheatus
It’s in your eyes- Kyle Minogue
All about that bass- Meghan Trainor
Seven nation army – The White Stripes
Toxic – Britney Spears
Rehab – Amy Winehouse)
Stronger than me – Amy Winehouse
Back to Black- Amy Winehouse
 2010- present:
 Despacito- Justin Bieber
Feel it still- Portugal, the man
Other: 
I want to be like you- The Jungle book
Quando Quando- Tony Regis (Michael Buble)
Volare – Domenico Modugno (Dean Martin)
Tu vuo fa l’Americano- Renato Carosone

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Reviews

Francesca has a voice that you can rely on, she’s mesmerising, always on key, and she sets a feeling of luxury to an event. I chose Francesca due to her roots in Jazz, her Italian heritage (I work for Dolce & Gabbana) and her glamorous look. She made the event work, she had the crowd singing along and dancing and fulfilled every part of the brief – a consummate professional. I would strongly recommend booking Satin Jazz for your next event, whether corporate, wedding or at your business.

5/5
Emily Veness

Francesca performed at our wedding. It was so fun and they also learnt and performed an amazing version of our favourite song! Such talented musicians who really showed us they’re willing to go the extra mile!

5/5
Kimi
Wedding

The band were fantastic. Everyone enjoyed the music, her voice was great and the style worked really well with the evening!

5/5
Debbie

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07758 116749

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