“Once in a while you hear a musician that stops you in your tracks and you can’t ignore.
Upon hearing Germana La Sorsa for the first time a few years ago I was blown away by her individual and unique style of singing, I was lucky enough to hear her live, my first thoughts were that she sings with a beautifully clear and warm tone with shades of the Brazilian iconic vocalist Flora Purim.”
- Tony Kofi
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“...a beautifully inventive and explorative work. Germana’s light and graceful vocals weaving in and out throughout as she skilfully interacts with the musicians.”
- Mala Waldron
"It's a thoughtful, original and very musically satisfying album."
- Alison Bentley, London Jazz News
"Nudging boundaries as she goes, La Sorsa satisfies her sonic curiosity by using her jazz vocal virtuosity in familiar and extraordinary ways to lead her fine ensemble on an exploration of the listenable end of the jazzant-garde, where the wide open spaces and odd turns encourage you to question what you knew."
- The Slow Music Movement
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With her debut album “Vapour”, Italian Jazz Singer and Storyteller Germana Stella La Sorsa has set out to break down both aesthetic and musical jazz conventions in a melting pot of styles.
After relocating from Puglia to London, Germana’s unique talent was quickly recognised leading to performances at some of the most prestigious London jazz venues.
The move to London inspired La Sorsa to compose new material and this creative impetus eventually led to the composition of much of the music on her debut album: Vapour.
"La Sorsa’s debut is an excellent recording, with exciting originals and inventive takes on well-chosen covers."
- Elliot Marlow-Stevens, Jazz Journal
In its style and conception, the music is very eclectic, crossing the boundaries of genre but steeped in modern sounds with a nod to the avant-garde. Recorded with a Hammond Trio, Germana has channeled a wide range of influences into a contemporary jazz album that includes the music of Frank Zappa and Hermeto Pascoal.
The tunes are full of heavy grooves and rich in electrifying moments with captivating melodies enhanced by Germana’s distinctive instrumental use of her voice, coloured with effects and harmonies.
Germana entered the studio together with long time collaborator Sam Leak on Hammond organ and heavy weight stalwarts of the London jazz scene Nick Costley-White on guitar and Jay Davis on drums.
Together they have created a modern, open and sophisticated album, fully tuned in to the current wave of contemporary UK jazz.
Vapour is now available on all major platforms.
"The music is stimulating but never banal, the space between improvisation and written parts is fresh, seamless and the interplay between the musicians is perfectly balanced."
- Simone Gubbiotti, Jazz in Europe
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"There is a sort of positive melancholy in Germana’s vocal performance, you hear a link to the tradition yet at the same time it’s fresh and forward facing."
- Simone Gubbiotti, Jazz in Europe
Italian London-based Jazz Singer and Storyteller Germana Stella La Sorsa started performing in Italy at an early age, working her way up through the Italian Jazz scene to ultimately perform at the side of one of the most influential European jazz musicians: Franco Cerri (Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, Django Reinhardt and many more).
After relocating to London in 2017, Germana's unique talent was quickly recognised leading to developing her own projects (including JiC_Jazz in Cinema_Project, alongside the english double bass player Joe Boyle) and performances at most of the main London jazz venues - such as the iconic Ronnie Scott's, Vortex Jazz Club, Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, Oliver's Jazz Bar and Kansas Smitty's.
The move to London inspired La Sorsa to compose new material and this creative impetus eventually led to the composition of much of the material on her debut album 'Vapour', released on the London based label 33 Jazz Records, and now available on all major platforms.
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Teaching
Besides her singing career, Germana currently teaches singing technique and jazz singing both privately and at Morley College (London).
After have earned the qualifications of a Bachelors degree in Sciences of Music and Performing Arts, a First-level Professional Masters Programme in Music and Audiovisual Communication (University of Salento, Lecce) and a masters in Jazz Music with the highest marks and special honours (Conservatoire “Niccolo Piccini, Bari), Germana completed her training as a singing teacher attending Estill Voice Training courses under the watchful eye of both Gianna Montecalvo (Estill Master Trainer) and Alejandro Saorin Martinez (Estill Mentor & Course Instructor with Testing Privileges), earning a certificate of Estill Figure Proficiency (EFP).
Get in touch here for singing and music theory lessons enquires; for more information about the Jazz Singing Workshops at Morley College London, please visit Morley College's Website.
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Students's reviews
"Germana is very focused on helping me to develop my own style and feeling. She is flexible and responsive – always happy for me to choose repertoire that appeals to me, for example. She constantly builds my confidence, encouraging me always to focus on what I feel I’ve done well – a very valuable habit. She is very professional, always organised and well prepared, and packs a lot into an hour. I look forward to every lesson."
Theresa R
"If you are looking for a bit of support with your singing and would like to further your knowledge, you seriously won't regret Germana's lessons!
I don't know where I'd be without her musically, in the last year I have gained confidence, knowledge, skill, performance, music theory, Jazz trivia - the list is endless!"
Sydney C