JUSTUS2 paint their canvas of standards, soul, blues and originals with brilliant hues and strong sunsets. Each song becomes theirs and they take you on a ride through their deep green forest to find the red heart and soul of the music. Their style is reminiscent of Tuck and Patti. JUSTUS2 *'s mood is always love, and each tone is a complement to each other's artistry.
From Ella to Aretha and Mahalia with a taste of Jessye. DeBorah is a singer from the heart. Classical and Jazzy Blues tones mixed with a display of acoustic sultry sounds and movement, Jazz improvisation and stylized song made popular by The Greats with the deep soul of the gospel are always waiting to be shown in the next sentence. DeBorah's expression range is as wide as her range of octaves.
Francesco Cigna is influenced by guitar players such as: Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green as well
as other instrumentalists like; Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and ...
JUSTUS2 paint their canvas of standards, soul, blues and originals with brilliant hues and strong sunsets. Each song becomes theirs and they take you on a ride through their deep green forest to find the red heart and soul of the music. Their style is reminiscent of Tuck and Patti. JUSTUS2 *'s mood is always love, and each tone is a complement to each other's artistry.
From Ella to Aretha and Mahalia with a taste of Jessye. DeBorah is a singer from the heart. Classical and Jazzy Blues tones mixed with a display of acoustic sultry sounds and movement, Jazz improvisation and stylized song made popular by The Greats with the deep soul of the gospel are always waiting to be shown in the next sentence. DeBorah's expression range is as wide as her range of octaves.
Francesco Cigna is influenced by guitar players such as: Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green as well
as other instrumentalists like; Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner, Francesco has
since developed his voice as a musician/composer. He also draws from he´s Mediterranean
heritage; witch is evident both in his instrumental sound and his compositional style.
Francesco plays as a side man in various projects and ensembles and he had the opportunity to
work with numerous outstanding musicians such as: Tomas Franck (S), Adam Nussbaum (US),
Marco Tamburini (I), Bob Rockwell (US), Ben Besiakov, Larry Nash (Can), Jesper Riis (Dk),
Hugo Rasmussen (Dk), Christina von Bülow (Dk), Lelio Gianetto (It) and more.
His releases count the critically acclaimed album Blue Notes (calibrated), with the band ReBop
Union, featuring leading Scandinavian and Italian musicians such as Thomas Fryland (Dk) and
Orazio Maugeri (It).
In collaboration with pianist Erik Ørum von Spreckelsen and drummer Tony Cigna, Cigna &
Ørum von Spreckelsen Quartet released two albums DEDICATION in 2012 and GET OUT OF
TOWN 2017
THE PRESS:
The composition, Silvertrust, elegantly shows just what a great composer Francesc Cigna is.
But also how giftet he is as a guitar player. - Ivan Rod, GAFFA
“He elegantly dominate his guitar in the style of greats like Wes Montgomery/ Jim Hall.”
”Francesco Cigna, plays inspired classic jazz guitar!" - Niels Overgaard, JAZZNYT*
”His solos stands out as the most substantual.”
- Nils Thorlund, ROOT ZONE
” Francesco Cigna, lights up as a solist.
- Boris Rabinowitsch, POLITIKEN...
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