About the concert
Take Note – The Songwriter Sessions is a monthly concert series at the Blue Note Dresden and offers singer-songwriters a stage for their own songs, new ideas and intimate live moments. Between folk, indie, Americana and acoustic songwriting, evenings with changing artists, personal stories and a direct atmosphere are created.
The sessions are moderated by Marie-Sophie Kanske (Sea of Love) and are aimed at experienced musicians as well as new voices from the scene. Entrance is free, donations go entirely to the performing artists:innen.
Musicians: Women who want to perform themselves can contact Marie with a short biography, 1-2 photos and links to audio/video material.
Stefano Giordani is an Italian guitarist and composer with a unique style that combines jazz, modern finger style, pop and world music elements. His music thrives on stylistic diversity, technical sophistication and a charismatic stage presence, which always brings a dose of irony.
With his specially developed instrument, the so-called Double Hybrid Guitar, he combines electric and acoustic guitar as well as bass in one instrument and thus opens up new sonic possibilities. His solo performances are characterised by sonic experimentation and musical expressiveness.
Giordani has played as a jazz guitarist in Italy and throughout Europe – including at festivals such as the Nuoro Jazz Festival, the South Tyrol Jazz Festival and the Lyon Jazz Festival with his project Stef Giordi & Connected. After a formative time in London, he moved to Dresden, where he completed a postgraduate degree with Stephan Bormann and Thomas Fellow and twice in succession received a scholarship from the Free State of Saxony.
Today Stefano Giordani lives and works between Germany and Italy. He is a multi-award-winning soloist and consistently develops his artistic profile – as “Italian Predator”, as the Czech press called him, with bite, wit and musical depth.