Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 7:30 – 10:30 PM
The Sound Room
3022 Broadway, Oakland
Friends of the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco can enjoy a discounted ticket by using the code IICChiara at checkout!
Chiara Izzi is an award-winning jazz singer and composer from Italy based in New York City since 2014, three years after Quincy Jones awarded her first prize in the 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition. In 2020 she also won one Independent Music Award for Best Jazz song with vocals with her composition Circles of the Mind. She perfectly blends traditional Italian music with jazz, Mediterranean and pop sounds to create a dynamic and heartwarming show, singing and telling stories in four languages (Italian, English, Portuguese and Spanish).
Delivering a vocal that carries a warm, Mediterranean quality, Izzi acknowledges that experiencing music in a highly inspiring place like New York City brings out her best assets as a storyteller, musician, and human being. “It’s very important for me to make music as a peacemaker, to work creating bridges between different worlds, to put different cultures in communication starting from the music.” says Chiara.
Sister, you are very very talented! – QUINCY JONES
A talent to be heard, admired and anticipated – Travis Rogers, JAZZ TIMES