01) Na Praia Ao Luar – PANAPHONIC feat. Clara Simonoviez
The PANAPHONIC project was born some years ago as a result of the Rob Colella’s playroom. He is also a member of the famous “Barrio Jazz Gang” duo, together with Stefano Micarellli. In this project, Rob brings together musical elements from around the planet and mixes them together, forming a unique fusion of music entitled PANAPHONIC, which really translates in looking into music through a large panoramic view of sounds. He wants people to explore his work and get in a new dimension of experience. The water streams, the trees, the meadows, and both and wild animals are such an inspiration that they create a full blown colourful musical landscape. NuJazz has evolved through the years to become one of the most popular form of dance-club music. The project is a mixture of electronic treats with analog synths as well acoustic percussions and groove samples from all over the world.
At the heart of the project is the warm and enchanting voice of Clara Simonoviez, a French singer with a timeless charm who brought the sweet and sensual nuances of her homeland to the band.
Every track of the PANAPHONIC project is a sensory journey: the soft chords of the guitars, the light percussions and the sound carpets of vintage keyboards blend perfectly with Clara’s voice, evoking images of tropical beaches and terraces overlooking the sea. The author’s touching words immerse us in a world of profound human relationships: the unexpected arrival of a loved one is compared to the purity of a pearl and the lightness of air, bringing a song of peace and love into a suffering heart. This person is seen as the ideal counterpart who gives voice to love, an enchantment that promises a lasting passion and healing from past sorrows. The narrator’s desire is intense, longing to have this person by their side for comfort and companionship.
Clara, with her soft and enveloping vocal style, recalls the elegance of icons such as Astrud Gilberto and Françoise Hardy, fusing French sweetness with tropical vibrations. She is accompanied by talented musicians, each with a deep knowledge of different styles, from 60s jazz to Brazilian sounds, to the downtempo grooves of the contemporary chill-out scene. The sound of PANAPHONIC is inspired in this new tracks by legends such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sérgio Mendes and Stan Getz, but also integrates references to iconic bands of the 70s. The arrangements are the result of a chiselled work, where every note, every harmony and every rhythmic detail contribute to creating a unique and enveloping atmosphere. The soft and sometimes melancholic guitar lines intertwine with the refined use of analog synthesizers, vibraphone and tropical percussions, creating a rich and evocative sound palette. In addition to original songs, which tell stories of travel, sunsets and summer melancholies, the band reinterprets classics of the past with a modern sensibility and never predictable arrangements, paying homage to tradition but with an absolutely personal style.
Clara Simonoviez biography:
Clara, born in 1991, in France, daughter of Jean-Sébastien Simonoviez, a pianist and trumpeter, and a music lover as a mother. Even as a kid, she grow up around music, seeing concerts. In her childhood, she’s with her father during studio recording, concerts, tours. At the age of 4, during a concert, a drummer named Elvin Jones takes her in his arms and gives her his drumsticks. Clara as a kid has an unforgettable feeling and everybody around her at the time talks about “baptism”. She starts studying piano and recording little songs for her friends with the help of her Disney recorder on the grand piano in her home. A little bit later, she discovers The Sound of Music, a musical comedy that she finds wonderful. She then will memorize every song of the musical comedy and will sing them, in her living room in front of her family and neighbors, with her father playing piano. That’s how it all started, then everything happened.
At 12, first time on stage at the mythical Crescent Jazz Club of Mâcon as a guest with the crew called Transition Quintet de JS Simonoviez. This “Club” knows her very well, it saw her grew up and allow her to meet Steve Grossman, Christian Vander, Peter King, Sunny Murray. The band become “Transion cosmic Power” and Jean-Sébastien Simonoviez writes “des arrangements pour septet”. With this band, in a festival, Clara is noticed and encouraged by the trumpeter Eddie Henderson.
In 2011, she records and makes her first own album “To Frank”, in tribute of Sinatra.
“ Dare but nicely shot thanks to a great team” Jazzman
“The result is quite pleasing as the young singer shows a vocal maturity and an ease in interpretation quite remarkable ” Culture Jazz
In 2012 she leaves for 2 months to New York where she will live in Bill Lee’s house, father of the director Spike Lee and composer of the first and legendary soundtracks of his illustrious son (Mo ‘better blue, Do the right thing …). In this house she will meet a lot of american musicians and will live to the rhythm of the city that never sleeps. For the past two years, Clara has lived in the eternal city of Rome, where she multiplies experiences. Established in the « Cotton Club » of Rome, she meets there many musicians such as Harry Allen, Scott Hamilton, Greg Hutchinson, Angelo Debarre, Paul Wertico, Enrico Pieranunzi, Flavio Boltro, Fabrizio Bosso, Roberto Gatto, Cicci Santucci, Berverly Lewis, Pat Starke. Recently she recorded as a guest on the last album of bassist player Massimiliano Cigniti, album dedicated to Morricone’s singer : Edda dell’Orso. Featuring the jazz star guitar Nguyen Le. In the company of his father, they explore each time new horizons in the West like in the East and regularly record new sounds. In 2023 she participates as a chorister in a big project between Vietnam and France by the Vietnamese diva Hong Nhung.
This year 2025, is out another Vietnamese project with the saxophone player Quyen Thien Dac, where she is singing as another instrument, with French and polish musicians : Jean-Sebastien simonoviez on piano, Nguyen Le on guitar, Thomas bramerie on bass, Joel Allouche on drums and the string quartet Altra Volta.
Artist: PANAPHONIC feat. Clara Simonoviez
Title: Na Praia Ao Luar
Label: Funky Juice Records
Worldwide Distribution: BelieveDigital
Format: Digital Single
Release date: 05/21/2025
Cat. Number: fu.ju. 456-105
File Under: bossa-nova, chill-out, lounge, world, songwriter
All artist info, bio, pictures on :
www.funkyjuice.com
Artistic producton by: Dravel (a.k.a. Lello Scavone) and Rob Colella for Funky Juice Records
Arranged, mixed and the executive production by Dravel (a.k.a. Lello Scavone)
Composed by: Pancrazio Scavone, Andrea Dell’Acqua – Lyrics by: Dan Wiesenfled
Worldwide published by Surabaya Music publ. (S.I.A.E.)
(p) & © 2025 – Surabaya Music publ. / Funky Juice Rec.
