JUSTUS2 paints their canvas of standards, soul, blues and originals with brilliant nuances and strong sunsets. Every song becomes theirs, and they take you on a trip 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 atmosphere is always love, and every tone is a supplement to each other's artistry.
From Ella to Aretha and Mahalia with a taste of Jessye, DeBorah, a singer from the heart. Classic and Jazzy Blues tones mixed with a display of acoustic sultry sound and movement, jazz improvisation and stylized singing popularized by The Greats with the deep soul of gospel always waiting to be shown in the next sentence. DeBorah's expressive range is as wide as her range of octaves.
Danish/Italian Francesco Cigna has made a name for himself for his passion for the classic jazz guitar tradition. His deep, warm tone is like butter to the ears and his fine sense for creating beautif...
JUSTUS2 paints their canvas of standards, soul, blues and originals with brilliant nuances and strong sunsets. Every song becomes theirs, and they take you on a trip 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 atmosphere is always love, and every tone is a supplement to each other's artistry.
From Ella to Aretha and Mahalia with a taste of Jessye, DeBorah, a singer from the heart. Classic and Jazzy Blues tones mixed with a display of acoustic sultry sound and movement, jazz improvisation and stylized singing popularized by The Greats with the deep soul of gospel always waiting to be shown in the next sentence. DeBorah's expressive range is as wide as her range of octaves.
Danish/Italian Francesco Cigna has made a name for himself for his passion for the classic jazz guitar tradition. His deep, warm tone is like butter to the ears and his fine sense for creating beautiful swinging phrases on his guitar is completely unique.
You can clearly hear the respect for history and his early heroes, Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner.
Francesco Cigna, has been extremely active on the Danish jazz scene in recent years and
played in groups with: Tomas Franck (S), Bob Rockwell (USA), Erik Ørum von Spreckelsen, Nico
Gori (I) Daniel Franck, Thomas Fryland, Ben Besiakov, Christina von Bülow and Orazio Maugeri
(I) etc.
Cigna is currently current with the album, GET OUT OF TOWN with Cigna & Ørum Von Spreckelsen
the quartet. - sequel to DEDICATION from 2012 with the same band. The new album has received good reviews
in the press and once again marks Cigna on the musical map, as a very relevant one
jazz guitarist and composer.
He also has the critically acclaimed release Rebop Union, Blue Notes (2007). (m.
Thomas Fryland and Orazio Maugeri (Italy)...
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