Stanza Da Tre

Stanza Da Tre is a London based trio that sees the collaboration between Maddalena Ghezzi (voice) Ed Blunt (piano), Maddalena Ghezzi (voice) and Thodoris Ziarkas (double bass). The trio was born out of the group's shared interest in exploring storytelling and in shedding light on meaningful and often untold stories. For this reason, they organise concerts on themes that they hold dear. The trio performed at **Migration Museum**, **The Poetry Cafe**, **MAP Studio Cafe**, **Mahadevi Yoga Centre** and others. Their work has been covered by **The Islington Gazette** and the **Kentishtowner**.
*See more information on our past* themed gigs below.

A little snippet of Stanza Da Tre playing Lady Day by Sathima Bea Benjamin and Light Out Of Darkness by Ray Charles. Live recording and mixing by Barney Spigel.

Themed gigs

Posters by Ed Blunt

looking up poster v3.jpg — Looking up

18th October 2019
Shedding light and celebrating the legacy of jazz composers with additional needs. A collaboration with MahaDevi, Roberta Sumar Yoga Centre
On the Islington Gazette

Light out of darkness is a Ray Charles tune here performed by Stanza Da Tre during Looking Up, a show to shed light on the incredible legacy of jazz composers with additional needs.

Women Composers in Jazz

18th March 2018
"Lady day, she had a special magic
beautiful lady with her unique touch"
*Sathima Bea Benjamin, Brigitte Beraha, Sara Serpa, Liane Carroll, Maria Joao, Aki Takase, Jesse Mae Robinson, Luciana Souza, Barbara…*

Lady Day is a Sathima Bea Benjamin's tune here performed by Stanza Da Tre during the recent concert Looking Up. Originally this song was included in our Women Composers in jazz gig at Balabam, London UK on 18th March 2018.

Resist!

18th October 2017
Today, you’re the one who calls the shots. You who invented this State. Darkness. In spite of you, tomorrow will be another day.
European and South American voices of resistance.
Victor Jara, Violeta Parra, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Fabrizio De André, Francesco De Gregori, Barbara …

Crossing continents

11th March 2017
An evening of music and illustration… from the drizzling winter weather in Paris, the beautiful roses of Göttingen to São João Avenue and the mysterious Milano, take a trip with Stanza Da Tre.
ILLUSTRATION of STATIONS OF THE WORLD by myself and Ed Blunt

In March 2017 we performed Joni Mitchell's Chelsea Morning as part of Crossing Continents with Stanza Da Tre - an evening of songs that describe cities from around the world - at Map Studio Cafe in Kentish Town, London. Ed Blunt and I started an illustration project about train stations, the theme of the concert was created to accompany our prints. Video by Agija Liepniece

On a chair, I will

5th May 2016
We wrote a piece of music using ideas previously shared by our audience.

Stanza Da Tre's original composition.

Write with us

4th February 2016
The audience collaborated ideas for us to write a piece of music.

stanza da tre 24th september 2015 libri finti-page-001.jpg — with Libri Finti Clandestini

24th September 2015
We played

Amazing night of music and bookbinding at The Poetry Society. Video by Arianna Meschia

Themed gigs

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