Jazz Concert by Crociani Quartet

The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present the latest album of songs by Italian-Australian singer-songwriter Ilaria Crociani, Connecting the Dots, in a jazz concert featuring some of the most extraordinary artists on the Australian music scene such as legendary pianist Paul Grabowsky, saxophonist Mirko Guerrini and drummer Niko Schäuble.

Produced and published by the prestigious ABC Jazz label and enthusiastically received by national and international specialist critics, Connecting the Dots is a collection of original songs with which Crociani offers us an all-female anthology of nine stories. Remembering and celebrating not only Australian women of the past, the album brings together tales of hardship, vulnerability, resolve and redemption to paint an uplifting picture of resilience and hope.

Born from the discomfort of adapting to her new life as an immigrant in Australia, the album also represents the main result of a journey of discovery and personal reflection which led its author to appreciate with greater awareness and fullness the importance of listening to other people’s life stories as a path that is both therapeutic and personal growth.