MINERVA ROAD IS SET TO RELEASE DANIELA NARDI’S ESPRESSO MANIFESTO -- MACCHIATO67 Remix EP by Gerardo Frisina ON MAY 14, 2013.

“...Stellar...wonderfully atmospheric…infectious...fiery….shimmering…the sensuousness of Sophia Loren blended with the earthiness of Anna Magnani…” JazzTimes 

“Earthy and al dente, clever and fun....Brava Ragazza” Jazz Weekly

Sultry Italian-Canadian songstress Daniela Nardi and her project Espresso Manifesto sizzles on her latest remix release “Macchiato67 – Via Con Me Remix EP”. Already established as one of Canada’s most celebrated homegrown artists, her recently released recording along with this remix, marks a musical and personal milestone for the award winning singer/songwriter/producer.

The passionately crafted album, a tribute to the legendary Italian composer/performer Paolo Conte, has been receiving rave reviews all the way from Italy for Nardi’s enchanting voice and smoldering interpretations of Conte’s work. 

Nardi now takes the songs of Conte a step further with this collaboration with Italian DJ-Composer Gerardo Frisina (Schema/Ishtar). Frisina takes the famous Conte tune “Via Con Me” and creates sizzling, infectious remixes that will be sure to keep all club goers happy. The Macchiato67 EP consists of 3 tracks – Club mix, Vocal Remix as well as, Instrumental Remix.

Nardi says of her choice in working with Frisina, “I really love the Italian lounge scene and have been a fan of Gerardo’s work for some time. I thought it would be really cool if I could introduce a new generation to the works of Paolo Conte. By adding the treatment that we did to the tracks, it helps bring a freshness, new life and if anything further show how timeless Conte’s tracks are when you can make a remix out of it and it sounds like a contemporary track.”

Charting on radio across North America with features on the prestigious KCRW’s ‘Café LA’ with Tom Schnabel, PRI’s The World (syndicated to BBC, NPR and CBC) and Montreal’s Radio Canada, Nardi is well on her way to fulfilling her “manifesto” to bring the spirit of Italy to North America. Recent shows in Toronto and Montreal have been sold out and the band’s debut in New York received rave reviews. Espresso Manifesto is living up to what the Montreal Journal calls a “veritable tour de force – 4.5 out of 5 stars”.
On Espresso Manifesto, Nardi, the Toronto-born daughter of Italian immigrants, explores her heritage, while stepping into adventurous creative territory outside of her musical comfort zone. She and her husband, renowned jazz pianist/composer Ron Davis, traveled to Italy to record the album at Elettra Studios in Umbria. The studio band includes some of Italy's best jazz musicians. Production was by Nardi, with co production from Davis and legendary producer/engineer Pasquale Minieri.
Conte's remarkable songwriting and Nardi's sensitive interpretations give Espresso Manifesto - The Songs of Paolo Conte an effortless universal appeal that transcends cultural and language barriers, satisfying those who understand Italian and those that don’t, to those who appreciate good world music and to the rest who want to explore, experience and live Italian. 

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Via Con Me (Paolo Conte Cover) - Macchiato67 Mix by Gerardo Frisina

“Espresso. The ultimate symbol of all things Italian. Dark. Rich. Earthy. Complex yet effortless. Elegant yet primal. Hot. When made in the right way, the only way, it is like nothing you have ever known. This is Italy to me. If one person embodies all these elements, it’s Paolo Conte. His music, his lyrics, the experience: as Italian as Espresso. This is my manifesto, my Espresso Manifesto: to create works that proudly display the wonders of those earthy, complex, elegant, primal people, my people – the Italian people.” 

-Daniela Nardi 


Although Daniela Nardi is already established as one of Canada's most celebrated homegrown artists, the self- produced Espresso Manifesto - The Songs of Paolo Conte and launch of her new world music project, marks a musical as well as personal, milestone for the award winning multi-talented singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. 


The heartfelt set is a tribute to the legendary Italian composer/performer Paolo Conte, with Nardi exploring a dozen of Conte's classic songs. The singer's distinctive readings capture Conte's passionate essence, while unearthing new layers of emotional content and putting her own unmistakable mark on the material. Nardi matches her sublimely expressive vocals with spare, earthy jazzy instrumental arrangements, offering an evocative meeting of old-world romanticism and modernist cool. 


Nardi's deeply felt reworkings of such stirring vintage numbers as the plaintive, haunting tango inspired"Gioco D'Azzardo," the beautifully bittersweet "Nina," the punchy, playful "Via Con Me" and the breezy, swinging "Gelato al Limon" offer powerful testimony to Conte's enduring genius and Nardi's singular interpretive skills. The resulting merge of composer and performer, and of cultures and sensibilities, makes for a memorable musical experience whose timeless eloquence transcends the songs' Italian lyrics. 

Espresso Manifesto finds Nardi, the Toronto-born daughter of Italian immigrants, stepping outside of her prior musical comfort zone to explore some adventurous new creative territory. She and her husband, renowned jazz pianist/composer Ron Davis, traveled to Italy to record the album with a studio band comprised of some of that country's most respected jazz and prestigious musicians. 

The album was recorded at Elettra Studios in Italy's Umbria region, was produced by Nardi, with co production from husband/pianist Davis and legendary producer/engineer Pasquale Minieri (Elisa, Vinicio Capossela, Gianmaria Testa, Francesco DeGregori). 

Instrumentation

Daniela Nardi - Piano, Kazoo, voice 
Ron Davis - Piano. 
Fabrizio Bosso - Trumpet 
Gabriele Mirabassi - Clarinet 
Michele Rabbia - Percussion 
Luciano Biondini - Accordion 
Fausto Mesolella - guitars 
Dario Roscglione - Bass 
Marcello DiLeonardo - Drums

Honorable Mention 
Billboard Magazine World Song Contest 

Reader's Pick for Best Female Vocalist 
2009 "Best of Toronto" Now Magazine 

Female Vocalist of the Year 
2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards 

Best Group Nominee 
2006 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards 

"...Daniela Nardi's Espresso Manifesto turns out to be a brilliant homage to legendary singer/songwriter Paolo Conte...." Stanley Pean, Quand le Jazz Est La'/EspaceMusique 

"...let the album wash over you like a seductive Mediterranean wave...Nardi rises to the challenge of covering work by a singer with such a strong male presence...." The WholeNote 

“Powerful yet intimate, outstanding, an arresting voice" 
eJazznews.com 

"...Daniela is a successful icon for the new generation of Italian-Canadians" 
PanoramItalia Magazine 

"This musically evocative and deeply emotional work reflects life lessons learned, and fuses passion, poetic power, and musical and vocal skill, to striking effect." 
Tandem/Corriere Canadese 

"[Nardi’s] musical world is fine, smooth, filled with light and human depth." 
Radio France 

