Trumpet and Tap Dance: How Carling Makes Jazz Vintage
by Gigi Razete
An artistic performance as exciting as ever is expected from Thursday to Sunday on the stage of the Santa Cecilia theater, featuring singer and multi‑instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, accompanied by the Orchestra Jazz Siciliana conducted by Angelo Valori (Thursday at 9:15 PM; Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and 9:30 PM; Sunday at 6 PM and 8:30 PM; tickets from 20 euros).
Fueling expectations is the remarkable exuberance of the Swedish artist who—contradicting the cliché of Nordic coldness—possesses a stage presence full of warmth and color, enhanced by her flamboyant looks that evoke the jazz clubs of the Roaring Twenties and by her declared love for the thrilling sounds and rhythms of the early 20th century: dixieland, New Orleans hot jazz, and the most engaging swing.
What makes the show even more vibrant is the energy with which Carling expresses herself in singing and tap dancing (she was once a dancer), and above all the versatility with which she plays trumpet and trombone with equal ease, along with a couple dozen other instruments—some quite unusual—including saxophones and flutes, accordion, piano, harp, drums, oboe, banjo, and bagpipes.
Equally fascinating is the repertoire, which—alongside old traditionals and classics like “The Lady Is a Tramp” and “Mack the Knife”—features many songs written by Carling herself. Also welcome is the return to the podium of a prestigious figure like the Marche-born Angelo Valori, whose training and experience seem very much in tune with the Swedish musician’s vintage style
Trombone and tap dance in vintage style with Carling
Tromba e tip tap,com’è vintage il jazz di Carling
di Gigi Razete
La cantante e polistrumentista al Santa Cecilia fino a domenica
12 Marzo 2026 alle 07:001 minuti di lettura
na performance artistica quanto mai eccitante quella che da giovedì a domenica ci si aspetta sul palco del teatro Santa Cecilia dalla cantante e polistrumentista Gunhild Carling, accompagnata dall’Orchestra Jazz Siciliana diretta da Angelo Valori (giovedì ore 21,15, venerdì e sabato alle 19 e 21,30, domenica alle 18 e 20,30, biglietti da 20 euro). Ad alimentare le attese è, intanto, la notevole esuberanza dell’artista svedese che, smentendo il luogo comune sulla freddezza nordica, possiede una presenza scenica ricca di calore e di colori, esaltata, inoltre, dagli estrosi look che rimandano ai jazz club dei ruggenti anni Venti e da un amore dichiarato per i suoni e i ritmi travolgenti dei primi decenni del Novecento, quelli scanditi dal dixieland, dall’hot jazz di New Orleans e dallo swing più coinvolgente.
Ma a rendere ancor più vivace l’esibizione è l’energia con cui Carling solitamente si esprime nel canto e nei passi di tip tap (in passato è stata anche ballerina) e soprattutto la poliedricità con cui suona con pari disinvoltura tromba e trombone oltre ad un paio di dozzine di strumenti, anche inusuali, tra cui sassofoni e flauti, fisarmonica, pianoforte, arpa, batteria, oboe, banjo e cornamusa.
Non meno affascinante il repertorio che, oltre ad antichi traditional e a classici come “The lady is a tramp” e “Mack the knife”, propone molte canzoni scritte dalla stessa Carling. Felice, inoltre, il ritorno sul podio di una figura prestigiosa come quella del marchigiano Angelo Valori perché la formazione e l’esperienza che lo distinguono appaiono molto in sintonia con lo stile vintage della musicista svedese.
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Trumpet and Tap Dance: How Carling Makes Jazz Vintage
by Gigi Razete
An artistic performance as exciting as ever is expected from Thursday to Sunday on the stage of the Santa Cecilia theater, featuring singer and multi‑instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, accompanied by the Orchestra Jazz Siciliana conducted by Angelo Valori (Thursday at 9:15 PM; Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and 9:30 PM; Sunday at 6 PM and 8:30 PM; tickets from 20 euros).
Fueling expectations is the remarkable exuberance of the Swedish artist who—contradicting the cliché of Nordic coldness—possesses a stage presence full of warmth and color, enhanced by her flamboyant looks that evoke the jazz clubs of the Roaring Twenties and by her declared love for the thrilling sounds and rhythms of the early 20th century: dixieland, New Orleans hot jazz, and the most engaging swing.
What makes the show even more vibrant is the energy with which Carling expresses herself in singing and tap dancing (she was once a dancer), and above all the versatility with which she plays trumpet and trombone with equal ease, along with a couple dozen other instruments—some quite unusual—including saxophones and flutes, accordion, piano, harp, drums, oboe, banjo, and bagpipes.
Equally fascinating is the repertoire, which—alongside old traditionals and classics like “The Lady Is a Tramp” and “Mack the Knife”—features many songs written by Carling herself. Also welcome is the return to the podium of a prestigious figure like the Marche-born Angelo Valori, whose training and experience seem very much in tune with the Swedish musician’s vintage style
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