The Italian Riviera Swing Band

About The Italian Riviera Swing Band

The Italian Riviera Swing Band – an exquisite swing and jazz ensemble based in Genoa, Italy, offering impeccably refined performances for the most discerning clientele.

Clients consistently praise this ensemble for its elegant jazz and swing repertoire, stunning female vocals, flexible line-ups, bespoke setlists, and polished performances — the epitome of luxury wedding entertainment in Italy.

Composed of five of Italy’s most accomplished pop and jazz artists, this ensemble presents a curated set list of reimagined arrangements — blending beloved Italian classics, timeless international standards, and contemporary hits.

The band is regularly engaged for weddings and events at the most exclusive venues, including Velaa Private Island in the Maldives, Splendido Belmond Hotel in Portofino, and Borgo Santo Pietro in Tuscany, Italy.

Their sound is a refined balance of vintage glamour and contemporary jazz, captivating audiences with uplifting rhythms and mesmerising vocals.

This ensemble performs regularly for an international clientele at destination weddings throughout Italy and at corporate events worldwide.

The lead singer performs songs in English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

Thanks to its impeccable sound and refined aesthetic, the band has recently performed for Bvlgari in Amman, Jordan, and counts Versace, Trussardi, Porsche, and Axpo among its esteemed past clients.

Here are just some of the locations where the band has been booked for weddings and events:

• Velaa Private Island, Maldives
• Borgo Santo Pietro, Florence
• La Foce, Siena, Italy
• Splendido Belmond Hotel, Portofino
• Castello di Rosciano, Perugia
• Borgo Stomennano, Siena
• Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà
• Villa Mangiacane, Florence
• Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan
• Dimora Ghirlandaio, Florence
• Castello di Montignano, Perugia
• Du Lac et Du Parc Grand Resort
• Rome, Italy
• Petrognano, Italy
• Poggi del Sasso, Grosseto, Italy
• Villa Durazzo, Genoa
• Monaco
• Santa Margherita Ligure
• Misano Adriatico, Rimini, Italy

With their exceptional expertise, these musicians offer outstanding live music tailored to the ambience of any occasion. Whether providing refined background music for cocktails and receptions, setting an elegant tone for classy dinners, or enlivening the dance floor with vintage swing before transitioning to up-tempo contemporary hits — every moment is curated to maintain a sophisticated atmosphere.

Led by a charismatic female vocalist reminiscent of old-world divas, this band is an indispensable choice for luxurious, chic events.

A selection of our esteemed clientele includes: Bulgari (Amman, Jordan), Huawei (Rome), Trussardi (Turin), Versace (Kiev, Ukraine), Porsche (Florence), Axpo (Switzerland), and AgustaWestland (Lake Maggiore).

Among the distinguished venues where we have performed are Hotel De Paris (Monte Carlo), Belmond Splendido (Portofino), Casina Valadier (Rome), Chateaux Diter (Le Grasse, France), Four Seasons (Florence), Hotel Royal Evian (Switzerland), Villa d’Este (Lake Como), Villa San Giacomo (Positano), Oasi Olympia (Sorrento), and Kempinski Palace San Clemente (Venice).

Ensemble

The full ensemble comprises female vocals, piano, saxophone, double bass, and drums. Additionally, the band is available in duo, trio, or quartet configurations — with or without vocals.

Extra services

• Option to include a percussionist
• Option to include a male vocalist

Advised for

• Luxury weddings
• Corporate events
• Gala dinners
• Yacht parties
• Luxury cruises
• Luxury hotel entertainment

Set List

Italian and Italy-themed songs:

Ancora - Edoardo De Crescenzo
Arrivederci Roma - Dean Martin
Azzurro - Adriano Celentano
Buonasera Signorina - Fred Buscaglione
Caruso - Lucio Dalla
Che cosa cè - Gino Paoli
Che sarà - Ricchi e Poveri
Ciao amore ciao - Luigi Tenco
Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli
E la chiamano estate - Bruno Martino
E se domani - Mina
Estate - Bruno Martino
Grande, grande, grande - Mina
I found my love in Portofino - Fred Buscaglione
Il mio mondo (You’re my world) - Umberto Bindi
Il mondo - Jimmy Fontana
In cerca di te - Natalino Otto
Io che amo solo te - Sergio Endrigo
Io che non vivo - pino Donaggio
L'Italiano - Toto Cotugno (Swing Version)
La bambola - Patty Pravo
La notte è piccola per noi - Sorelle Kessler
La voce del silenzio - Mina
Malafemmena - Totò
Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
Meglio Stasera - Henry Mancini
Mille lire al mese -
Napule è - Pino Daniele
Nel blu dipinto di blu - Domenico Modugno
O sole mio (It’s now or never) - Roberto Capua
Quando, quando, quando - Tony Renis
Roma nun fa la stupida
Se stasera sono qui - Luigi Tenco
Senza fine - Gino Paoli
That’s amore - Dean Martin
Torna a Surriento - Enrico Caruso
Tu dimmi quando - Pino Daniele
Tu si ‘na cosa grande - Domenico Modugno
Tu vuo' fa l'americano - Renato Carosone
Una carezza in un pugno - Adriano Celentano
Vorrei che fosse amore - Mina

American Jazz standards

All of me - Billie Holiday
All the way - Frank Sinatra
As time goes by - Dooley Wilson
Autumn Leaves - Chet Baker
Beyond the sea - James Darrin
Blue skies - Frank Sinatra
Caravan - Duke Ellington
Cheek to cheek - Frank Sinatra
Come fly with me - Michael Bublè
Do nothing ‘till you hear from me - Duke Ellington
Feeling good - Nina Simone
Fever - Peggy Lee
Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra
For all we know - Nina Simone
Georgia on my mind - Ray Charles
God bless the child - Billie Holiday
Hello Dolly! - Louis Armstrong
I can’t give you anything but love - Louis Armstrong
I get a kick out of you - Franck Sinatra
I got rhythm - George Gershwin
It don’t mean a thing - Duke Ellington
I’m a fool to want you
I’m confessin' that I love you
I’ve got the world on a string - Tony Bennet
I’ve got you under my skin - Frank Sinatra
L.O.V.E. - Nathalie Cole
Love for sale - Cole Porter
Love is here to stay - George Gershwin
Mille lire al mese - Gilberto Mazzi
Moon river - Henry Mancini
My baby just cares for me - Nina Simone
My favourite things - John Coltrane
My romance - Hoagy Carmichael
New York, New York - Liza Minelli
Night and day - Cole Porter
Over the rainbow - Judy Garland
Pennies from heaven - Tony Bennet
Route 66 - Chuck Berry
Sing, sing, sing - Louis Prima
Smile - Charlie Chaplin
Someday my prince will come - Bill Evans
Someone to watch over me - George Gershwin Stormy weather - Ella Fitzgerald
Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra
Sway - Michael Bublè
Take the A-Trane - Duke Ellington
Taking a chance on love - Jane Monheit
The lady is a tramp - Ella Fitzgerald
The lady is a tramp - Frank Sinatra
The man I love - George Gershwin
The nearness of you - Hoagy Carmichael
The way you look tonight - Frank Sinatra
They can’t take that away from me - George Gershwin This masquerade - George Benson
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
What a difference a day made - Sarah Vaughan
What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Whatever Lola wants - Sarah Vaughan
When I fall in love - Nat King Cole
You don’t know what love is -
You make me feel so young - Frank Sinatra

Spanish

Amapola - Carlo Buti
Besame Mucho - Consuelo Velazquez
Contigo and la distancia - Caetano Veloso
Guantanamera - Buena Vista Social Club
Oye como va - Buena Vista Social Club
Perfidia - Lupita Palomero
Piel Canela - Nat King Cole
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas - Nat King Cole
Tuyo - Rodrigo Amarante

French

Champs Elysee - Joe Dassin
C’est ci bon - Eartha Kitt
Et si tu n’existes pas - Joe Dassin
Je t’aime - Lara Fabian
La javannaise - Serge Gainsburg
La vie en rose - Edith Piaf (Swing version)
Ne me quitte pas - Jaques Brel
No, je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf

German

Danke Shoen - Wayne Newton
Die Moritat von Mackie Messie - Ute Lemper
Lili Marlene - Ute Lemper

Portuguese

Agua de beber - Antonio carlos
Jobim Desafinado - Joao Gilberto
Mas que nada - Sergio Mendes
One note samba - Antonio Carlos
Jobim Sina - Djavan
The girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto
Travessia - Milton Nascimiento
Tristezza - Elis Regina

International evergreen

A natural woman - Aretha Franklin
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone - Bill Withers
Amado mio - Rita Hayworth
At last - Etta James
Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley
Close to you - Burt Bacharach
I say a little prayer or you - Dionne Warwick
I will follow him - Peggy March
Imagine - John Lennon
Just the way you are - Billi Joel
Killing me softly - Roberta Flack
Lean on me - Bill Withers
Let it be - The Beatles
Moondance - Van Morrison
My way - frank Sinatra
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
The greatest love of all - George Benson
The long and winding road - The Beatles
The look of love - Dusty Springfield
The way we were - Barbara Streisand
Walk on by - Dionne Warwick
Whiter shade of pale
You are so beautiful - Joe Cocker
You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder
You don’t know me - Michael Bublè
You were always on my mind - Elvis Presley
Your love is king - Sade
Your song - Elton John
You’ve got a friend - Carole King

Contemporary pop

A thousand years - Christina Perri
Adventure of a lifetime - Coldplay
All about that bass - Meghan Trainor
All of me - John Legend
Beautiful that way - Noa
By your side - Sade
Can't feel my face - The Weeknd
Can't stop the feeling - Justin Timberlake
Don’t know why - Norah Jones
Get lucky - Daft Punk
Happy - Pharrell Wiliams
I am a believer - Smash Mouth
If I ain’t got you - Alicia Keys
Locked out of heaven - Bruno Mars
Love is a losing game - Amy Winehouse
Make you feel my love - Adele
Mercy - Duffy
Ordinary people - John Legend
Please don’t stop the music - Jamie Cullum
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rolling in the deep - Adele
Rome wasn't built in a day - Morcheeba
Someone like you - Adele
Sugar - Maroon 5
Sunrise - Norah Jones
The message - Nate James
Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
You are the best thing - Ray Lamontagne

‘80s & ’90s POP

Baby can I hold you tonight - Tracy Chapman
Beauty and the beast - Celine Dion
Calling you - Jevetta Steele
Dance me to the end of love - Leonard Cohen
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader
Don't you worry about a thing - Incognito
Don’t let me be lonely tonight - James Taylor
Eternal flame - The Bangles
Every breath you take - The Police
Everything I do, I do it for you - Bryan Adams
Fields of gold - Sting
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Have I told you lately that I loved you - Rod Stweart
Have a little faith in me - John Hiatt
Human nature - Michael Jackson
I can't feel my face when I'm with you
I just called to say I love you - Stevie Wonder
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for - U2
I will always love you - Whitney Houston
If you love somebody set them free - Sting
Kissing you - Des’ree
Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
September - Earth Wind and Fire
Smooth Operator - Sade
Time after time - Cindy Lauper
Why - Annie Lennox
You gotta be - Des’ree

‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s

Ain’t no mountain high enough - Marvin Gaye
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Can’t take my eyes off of you - Gloria Gaynor
Don’t let me be misunderstood - The Animals
Everybody loves somebody - The Blues Brothers
Higher and higher - Jakie Wilson
Kiss - Prince
I wish - Stevie Wonder
It’s not unusual - Tom Jones
Respect - Aretha Franklin
River deep, mountain high - Tina Turner
Signed sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder
Stand by me - Ben Lee King
Street Life - The Crusaders
Sunny - George Benson
These boots are made for walking - Nancy Sinatra
Unchain my heart - Nancy Wilson
This will be (an everlasting love) - Nathalie Cole
You make my dreams come true - Daryll Hall and John Oates
We are family - Sister Sledge