Giovanna Joyce Imbesi, is an American

United States

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 pianist/keyboardist. She embarked on her first national tour with Yanni

Yanni

Yanni , born Yiannis Hrysomallis is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has spent most of his life in the United States.He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time...

 in 1987 to promote his album, Out of Silence

Out of Silence

Out of Silence is Yanni's third album, released on the Private Music label in 1987 . It was during this year that Yanni was putting together his first touring band which included Joyce Imbesi and John Tesh on keyboards, and Charlie Adams on drums.The album was reissued in 2009 by Valley...

, and performed during the "Yanni 1988 Concert Series

Chameleon Days

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" and "Reflections of Passion

Reflections of Passion

Reflections of Passion, is Yanni's sixth album, released on the Private Music label in 1990, , with a concert tour the same year and same title. Although it is categorized by the RIAA as a full album, all but three of the tracks on the album had been released at least once prior...

" concert tours. During this time she played alongside such musicians as John Tesh

John Tesh

John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...

 and Charlie Adams

Charlie Adams (drummer)

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, and with various symphony orchestras such as the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

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, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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, and the Minneapolis Symphony

Minnesota Orchestra

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. During the following years, she worked with a number of performers including Patti Labelle

Patti LaBelle

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, Jeffrey Osborne

Jeffrey Osborne

Jeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.-Early life and career:...

, Sheila E.

Sheila E.

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, Toni Childs

Toni Childs

Toni Childs is an American singer-songwriter from Orange, California. She has released four studio albums and is best known for her songs "Don't Walk Away" , "I've Got To Go Now", a Top 5 hit in Australia in 1991, and the Emmy-winning "Because You're Beautiful" Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957)...

, Starship, and Andy Summers

Andy Summers

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 with whom she toured internationally. Following another national road tour with saxophonist Dave Koz

Dave Koz

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, she released her first album in 2006, Short Stories: Piano Music for Healing, Meditation and Relaxation.

External links

• Giovanna Imbesi at MySpace