Nadia Piave's Caffe d'Amore: notes from a cafe cantata, featuring Gino Pengue on guitar

songs by Charles Trenet, Nino Rota, Fabrizio De Andre, Jacques Brel, Leo Ferrer, Jean Ferrat, Bob Dylan, J.S. Bach, Henry Purcell and Claude de Sermisay

Nadia Piave

Chanteuse, producer and raconteuse, Nadia Piave performs repertoire that spans four centuries; from renaissance and baroque madrigals to neapolitan serenades and cafe chansons of the 1940s, from Italian evergreens and folk tunes to tango baladas and Mediterranean world music. Versatile and vibrant Nadia embraces music from Monteverdi to Mambo with all the passion and good taste of her Italian heritage.

Nadia is also a well-known teacher in Sydney, running her own private studio as well as tutoring for both the Sydney Conservatorium Open Academy and the Conservatorium High School. Nadia also runs Fortissimo community choir and Parkinsong, a voice therapy group for people with Parkinsons. Nadia produces several excellent concerts each year, often with many other musicians as well as her own performances.

Nadia has released three CDs: Rose, Caffe d'Amore and her xmas offering O Serafin - she is currently working on a recording of cinema songs from the films of Fellini and Truffaut, again featuring guitarist Gino Pengue, and pianist Mauro Colombis.

Gino Pengue

Gino is a much sought-after guitarist on the Sydney scene, playing a wide range of styles with the cream of local and international artists. He is a member of Balkan party band Marsala, and is in high demand as a studio musician. Gino is an inspiring teacher and mentor of young guitar students and performers throughout Sydney.

Mara-Jean Tilley is a Sydney chanteuse making her debut onto the Sydney singing scene. In this supporting act, with long time collaborator Gino Pengue providing shimmering guitar, Mara-Jean shares her love of music from the sixties and seventies, performing a selection of favourites including songs by The Beatles, The Kinks, Astrud Gilberto and more.

$22 pre, $25 door | Happy Hour from 6-7pm, 7.30pm show
Delicious food (including pizza!) available. Fully licensed – NO BYO
Please book carefully - as no refunds, credits or exchanges on tix!
All ages welcome (but under 18′s must be accompanied by an adult)