Gianna De Toni

Gianna De Toni is an Italian double bassist and music educator originally from Tuscany. She moved to São Miguel in the Azores in 1999, combining musical performance with teaching at the regional conservatory and other music-education initiatives on the island.

Her work in improvised music includes participation in large ensembles such as Variable Geometry Orchestra, Isotope Ensemble and IKB, as well as smaller configurations with Ernesto and Guilherme Rodrigues. Her recordings on Creative Sources include Trees, Apteryx Mantelli, Synchronous Rotation, Tellurium, Sul, Radium, Mare Tranquillitatis and Prima Pratica, among others. Her playing has helped connect the Azorean music community with wider international improvisation projects.