Jessica De Giudici
Jessica De Giudici is a blues & jazz singer of Italian-American roots
Born and raised in Italy, she has developed artistically over a decade of engagement with the Blues, from rugged busking environments through to critically acclaimed Jazz and Blues festivals inclusive of the European Jazz Expo; Porretta Soul Festival and Roots and Blues Festival to name but a few
Between 2004 and 2010 she performed as part of the Acoustic Blues Duo D’emblè together with the guitarist Niccolo’ D’Ambrosio
In recognition of their style, the duo was awarded first Prize at the On The Road Festival of Pelago (Florence) by a distinguished panel drawn from the fields of music and media: Louis Cabases (L’Unità), Giovanni Ballerini (music giornalist and writer for La Nazione), Eleonora Bagarotti (music Giornalist and writer for Editori Riuniti), Valerio Corzani (Radio Rai, Il Manifesto), Piero Galletti (Rai International).
In the 2008 their rearranged versions of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Cold Shot and of Led Zeppelin’s Going to California was broadcasted by RADIO 1 RAI
Moving to UK in 2010, Jessica studied music and vocal performance and technique at the Goldsmiths University of London and at the Tech Music School
Jessica has performed in most prestigious venues such as the Barbican Centre, the London Science Museum, and the Gordon Ramsey Restaurant to name but a few
Jessica is currently the lead singer of a Vintage Swing & Jazz band.
Jessica As A Vintage Performer
Jessica is a talented Italian/American singer with over 15 years of International experience on big stages, festivals, 5* hotels and functions.
With her retro and classy repertoire Jessica is the ideal choice for moments requiring stylish background music – the arrival of guests, the drinks reception or at dinner. She pays homage to the first ladies of Jazz and Blues, performing all the classics by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Julie London and Nina Simone.
With an unforgettable selection of classics such as Cry Me a River, Feeling Good, Fever and many more, Jessica will bring the glitter and glamour of those old Hollywood movie stars!
Perfect for Wedding Receptions, Corporate Dinners, and Themed Parties such as 30’s, 40’s, 50’s or 60’s, Dolce vita; Casablanca and Great Gatsby themes.vJessica is available with either high quality backing tracks, in duo with piano or guitar, in trio; quartet or her full band ‘The Red Hot Rags’.
Jessica’s Set List
20’s
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller
Bugle Call Rag
Button Up Your Overcoat – Ruth Etting
Bye By Blackbird – Julie London
Down and Out – Bessie Smith
Embraceable You – George & Ira Gershwin
Hard Hearted Hanna
How Ya Gonna Keep ’Em Down on the Farm? – Nora Bayes
It Had to Be You – Jones & Kahn
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) – Cole Porter
Lover Come Back to Me – Billie Holiday
Mack the Knife – Weill & Brecht
Makin’ Whoopee – Ella Fitzgerald
’S Wonderful – Ella Fitzgerald
Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye – Al Jolson
Yes Sir That’s My Baby – Lee Morse
30’s
A Foggy Day – George Gershwin
All of Me – Billie Holiday
All the Things You Are – Kern & Hammerstein
As Time Goes By – Herman Hupfeld
A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald
But Not for Me – George & Ira Gershwin
Cheek To Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald
Dinah – Fats Waller
Don’t Fence Me In – Cole Porter & Robert Fletcher
Goody Goody – Ella Fitzgerald
I Get a Kick out of You – Cole Porter
I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin
I’ll Be Seeing You – Anne Shelton
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Just One of Those Things
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
Mad About the Boy – Dinah Washington
Minnie The Moocher – Cab Calloway
Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller
My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker
Nice Work If You Can Get It – Sarah Vaughn
Night And Day – Cole Porter
On the Sunny Side of the Street – McHugh & Fields
Our Love Is Here to Stay – George & Ira Gershwin
Over The Rainbow – July Garland
Pennies from Heaven – Johnston & Burke
Puttin’ on the Ritz – Ella Fitzgerald
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Summertime – Gershwin
Sweet Home Chicago
The Man I Love – Billie Holiday
The Lady is A Tramp – Rodgers/Hart
The Very Thought of You
The Way You Look Tonight
These Foolish Things – Billie Holiday
We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn
What a Difference a Day Makes
Why Don’t You Do Right? – Peggy Lee
You go to my Head – Ella Fitzgerald
40’s
Amado Mio – Anita Kert Ellis
Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velasquez
Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin
Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered – Rodgers and Hart
Blues in The Night
C’est Si Bon – Yves Montand
Chattanooga Choo Choo – The Andrews Sisters
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree – The Andrews Sisters
Every Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
I’m Beginning To See The Light – Ella Fitzgerald
In The Mood – The Andrews Sisters
Apple Blossom Time – Anne Shelton
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Louis Jordan
It’s A Lovely Day Tomorrow – Vera Lynn
La Vie En Rose – Edit Piaf
Lili Marlene – Vera Lynn
Perfidia – Desi Arnaz
Quizas Quizas – Osvaldo Farres
Rum & Coca Cola – The Andrews Sisters
Sentimental Journey – Brown & Homer
Some Enchanted Evening – Rodgers and Hammerstein
The White Cliffs Of Dover – Vera Lynn
Why Don’t You Do Right – Peggy Lee
Wish Me Luck – Gracie Fields
50’s
Autumn Leaves – Edith Piaf
Black Coffee – Peggy Lee
Blue Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
Blues Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
Bye Bye Love – Everly Brothers
Cry Me a River – July London
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – Marylin Monroe
Diana – Paul Anka
Everyday – Buddy Holly
Every Time We Say Goodbye – Ella Fitzgerald
Fever – Peggy Lee
Fly Me To The Moon – Bart Howard
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
I Get A Kick Out of You – Frank Sinatra
I Got A Woman – Ray Charles
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
Johnny Be Good – Chuck Berry
Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
I Wanna Be Loved By You – Marylin Monroe
Lipstick on Your Collar – Connie Francis
Love Me or Leave Me – Nina Simone
Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
Lulluby of Birdland
Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin
Misty – Errol Garner – Knight Gladys
My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nina Simone
My Heart Belongs to Daddy – Ella Fitzerald
Oh Boy – Buddy Holly
Oh Carol – Neil Sedaka
Only You – The Platters
On The Sunny Side of The Street – Frankie Laine
Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
Que Sera’Sera’ – Doris Day
Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet )- Jackie Wilson
Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & The Comets
Singin’ In The Rain – Gene Kelly
Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
Smile – Nat King Cole
Stupid Cupid – Connie Francis
Sway – Dean Martin
That’s amore – Dean Martin
Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers
Whatever Lola Wants – Sarah Vaughan
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On – Jerry Lee Lewis
Why Do Fools Fall In Love – Frankie Lymon
You Are My Destiny – Paul Anka
60’s
All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
At Last – Etta James
Be My Baby – The Ronettes
Big Spender – Shirley Bassey
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
Come Together – The Beatles
Dear Prudence – The Beatles
Don’t Let Me Down – The Beatles
Feelin’ Good – Nina Simone
Georgia – Ray Charles
Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl – Nina Simone
I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
I Would Rather Go Blind – Etta James
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Love Me Do – The Beatles
L.O.V. E. – Natalie Cole
Let’s Face The Music and Dance – Nat King Cole
Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney
Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
Moon River – Andy Williams
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
The Midnight Special – Creedence Clearwater Revival
My Girl – The Temptations
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
People Get Ready – Aretha Franklin
Please Mr Postman – The Beatles
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Raindrops Fallin’ On My Head – Burt Bacharach
Respect (Think) – Aretha Franklin
Rock N Roll Music – The Beatles
Route 66 – The Rolling Stones
’Round Midnight – Julie London
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Scarborough Fair – Simon & Garfunkel
Sentimental Journey – Doris Day
She’s A Rainbow – The Rolling Stones
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
The Girl from Ipanema
Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals
These Boots – Nancy Sinatra
The Shadow of your Smile – Barbra Streisand
Ticket To Ride – The Beatles
Turtle Blues – Janis Joplin
Twist And Shout – The Beatles
Walking The Dog – The Rolling Stones
What A Difference A Day Makes – Bobby Darin
Wild Thing – The Troggs
Wishin’ & Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield
Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
You’re The Devil In Disguise – Elvis Presley
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away – The Beatles
’70s
Ain’t No Sunshine – Billy Withers
All That Jazz
American Pie – Don McLean
A Message To You Rudy – The Specials
Cabaret – Lisa Minelli
Heart of Glass – Blondie
The Way You Are – Billy Joel
90s
Treat Her Right – The Committments
The Mambo Craze – De Phazz
00’s
A Night Like This – Caro Emerald
Back It Up – Caro Emerald
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
Big Bad Handsome Man – Imelda May
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Dance Me To The End Of Love – Madeleine Peyroux
Don’t Wait Too Long – Madeleine Peyroux
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
In These Shoes – Bette Midler
Love is a Losing Game – Amy Winehouse
Mercy – Duffy
Our Day Will Come – Amy Winehouse
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Stronger Than Me – Amy Winehouse
To Know Him Is To Love Him – Amy Winehouse
Turn Me On – Norah Jones
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Worrisome Heart – Melody Gardot
You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
Your Heart Is As Black As Night – Melody Gardot
2010-Today
All About That Bass – Postmodern Jubox
Inside Out – Imelda May
Tainted Love – Imelda May
That Man – Caro Emerald
The Lipstick On His Collar – Caro Emerald
Stuck – Caro Emerald
Jessica’s Testimonials
A welcome addition to the UK jazz and blues circuit. Jessica De Giudici is a first class singer with a wide vocal range, a strong stage presence and performs with raw emotion’
‘Jess embodies the raw spirit of the blues, subtle inflections and tonal changes combined with a womanly power make for a mesmerising experience’
Jessica sings with real heart, soul and sass; a big, rich, smokey voice’
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