Filomena Campus Quartet 'Theatralia'

Filomena Campus returns to The Pheasantry to launch her new album, Theatralia (33Jazz Records), with her all-star band: Steve Lodder on piano, Rod Youngs on drums, and Charlie Pyne on double bass. The set features original multilingual compositions co-written with Lodder and Pyne, including a solo vocal interpretation of a Jobim classic. Blending jazz, improvisation, and spoken word, the performance unfolds as a vibrant and theatrical musical journey. Campus draws audiences into the worlds of visionary women artists such as Niki de Saint Phalle and Franca Rame, the dreamlike realm of Shakespeare’s Queen Mab, the mythical Janas of Sardinian folklore, and the irresistible voices of the Sirens in Homer’s Odyssey.

Award-winning vocalist, lyricist, theatre maker, and academic Dr Filomena Campus is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary jazz. Born in Sardinia and based in London, she creates original work that brings together jazz, improvisation, theatre, literature, and storytelling.

Recently honoured as a Cavaliera of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Campus has collaborated with leading innovators including Orphy Robinson, Cleveland Watkiss, Rowland Sutherland, Maggie Nicols, Steve Williamson, Laura Cole, Byron Wallen, Jean Toussaint, Ruth Goller, Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, and the London Improvisers Orchestra, as well as fellow Sardinian musicians Paolo Fresu, Gavino Murgia, and Antonello Salis. Her performances have captivated audiences at festivals and venues across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.