{"id":5630,"date":"2015-04-14T11:59:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T16:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/?p=5630"},"modified":"2016-10-11T17:01:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T22:01:22","slug":"talent-spotlight-bella-donna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/talent-spotlight-bella-donna\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent Spotlight: Bella Donna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on October 11, 2016<\/p><br><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/92547115?color=ffffff&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/92547115\">Talent Spotlight | Bella Donna<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/gigsalad\">GigSalad<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a soulful voice, catchy lyrics, and a four piece jazz ensemble, Bella Donna has created a new sound which they are calling Ozark Gypsy Jazz. Inspired by their midwestern roots, this stunning dirty jazz sound has become something unique and unforgettable.\u00a0Here&#8217;s their story.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/talent-spotlight-bella-donna\/bella-donna-interview-cut-still004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1429009847&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Joe Batty&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bella Donna Interview Cut.Still004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bella Donna Interview Cut.Still004\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still004.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GigSalad:<\/strong> So how would you describe your sound?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bella Donna:\u00a0<\/strong>So right now we&#8217;re kind of calling it Ozark Gypsy Jazz. Ozark Roma Jazz&#8230; Ozark Jazz Manouch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GS:<\/strong> How did you meet?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/talent-spotlight-bella-donna\/bella-donna-interview_grid_01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?fit=1890%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1890,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bella Donna Interview_grid_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bella Donna Interview_grid_01\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?resize=450%2C257&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview_grid_01.jpg?w=1890&amp;ssl=1 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BD:<\/strong>\u00a0Matt and I met each other. We had the same classical guitar teacher. Then Matt came over, and we played in my attic. He showed me a bunch of jazz songs and asked if I could sing. I didn&#8217;t really know if I could or not yet, so we tried <em>All Of Me<\/em>, and it worked really well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Matt had been researching the plant Bella Donna, and that word is so beautiful, but it&#8217;s also a very strange, powerful plant&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>GS:<\/strong> How did you come up with Bella Donna?<\/p>\n<p><strong>BD:<\/strong>\u00a0Matt had been researching the plant Bella Donna, and that word is so beautiful, but it&#8217;s also a very strange, powerful plant that people have used for all sorts of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/talent-spotlight-bella-donna\/bella-donna-interview-cut-still014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1429009986&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Joe Batty&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bella Donna Interview Cut.Still014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bella Donna Interview Cut.Still014\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Bella-Donna-Interview-Cut.Still014.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GS:<\/strong> Matt, can you tell us a bit about your unique guitar?<\/p>\n<p><strong>BD:<\/strong>\u00a0This is a Maccaferri\u00a0reissued guitar, typical in Gypsy Jazz music. It&#8217;s kind of got a percussive quality\u00a0to it. It gives us a really distinct sound, but it&#8217;s also the bane\u00a0of our existence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you&#8217;re looking for talented professionals for your next event, check out your local options on GigSalad!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com' onclick='' class='wpi_designer_button   wpi_shadow wpi_shadow_no wpi_text_shadow_no wpi_texture_no wpi_border_all wpi_padding_20px wpi_rounded wpi_designer_button_14503 wpi_icon wpi_icon_no wpi_icon_left  ' target='' rel=''><i class=''><\/i><span class='wpi_text'>Search <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on October 11, 2016 Talent Spotlight | Bella Donna from GigSalad on Vimeo. &nbsp; With a soulful voice, catchy lyrics, and a four piece jazz ensemble, Bella Donna has created a new sound which they are calling Ozark Gypsy Jazz. 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