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Lisa Marie Simmons

“I find in writing songs that I’m often walking that thin line – I’m trying to make a personal, individual experience universal,” muses singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Simmons.  

From her homebase on the coast of Italy’s beautiful Lake Garda, Simmons collaboratively leads two different ensembles – Hippie Tendencies and NoteSpeak – with keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter Marco Cremaschini, each deeply but differently informed by the struggles and triumphs in Simmons’ own life.

Born in Colorado Springs (CO), Simmons survived several troubled adoptions and foster homes. She found solace singing in her church choir and was featured soloist with the Boulder (CO) Youth Choir. At nineteen, Simmons moved to New York City to study theater and music at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and perform in various pop, funk, soul, blues and jazz bands throughout the Manhattan club circuit at night. “Music is my savior, and my past has taught me empathy,” she reflects.

Notespeak 12

By Lisa Marie Simmons

Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1. Blaze 5:50 2. Can We Agree? 6:10 3. The Last Supper 7:18 4. I Gotta Hunch 8:32 5. Individually One 2:11 6. Transcend 6:12 7. I Think I Understand 6:19 8. Another Strings Pulled from the Theory 6:42 9. The Longest Night 5:34 10. Elegy 3:11 11. Sparkler 5:11 12. The 12th Thing 2:51

Far Out!

by Michael Ambrosino
March 10, 2023

Inside, outside and all around this genre, exists a remarkable array of music that all flows back to the unique source and sensibility known as jazz. This episode features Jim Snidero, Buster Williams, Nicholas Payton, Rebecca Nash, Kendrick Scott, Diego Rivera, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Joe Locke, Vince Mendoza, Nguyên Lê, Theo Croker and Lisa Marie ...

Lisa Marie Simmons: Notespeak 12

by Chris May
March 3, 2023

Poetry & Jazz has a checkered history. When combined, the two art forms are not so much a marriage made in heaven as an obstacle course. The biggest danger is that one of them is verbal and the other is non-verbal and at its best transcends words. The second danger is that the better the poetry ...

Sparkler

February 26, 2023

Album: Notespeak 12
By Lisa Marie Simmons
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2023
Duration: 5:11

Dave Sewelson, Simon Lucaciu Trio & Marc Ducret

by Maurice Hogue
February 13, 2023

Aside from a few more tracks from my 2022 favourites list, there are some very interesting new releases sampled this time out: baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson's The Gate, guitarist Marc Ducret tackling the compositions of Tim Berne, drummer Peter Bruun, free jazz trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and an adventurous young trio from Germany led by pianist Simon ...

Favourite Recordings of 2022

by Maurice Hogue
February 6, 2023

From an extended all-ECM special last show to close 2022 to this week's favourite shows of 2022 to open a new year. And let me wish you a healthy and productive 2023 while I have the floor. I've picked out music from a goodly number of my favourite releases out of an awful lot of great ...

Lisa Meets Gianni

By Lisa Marie Simmons

Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men 06:25 2. Bye Bye Blackbird 04:07 3. Corcovado 04:28 4. Come Fly With Me 03:26 5. God Bless The Child 06:38 6. Lullaby Of Birdland 03:23 7. My Favorite Things 03:58 8. New Frontier 05:28 9. My Little Suede Shoes 03:58

Equanimity: A Futuristic Jazz Tale

By Viktor Haraszti

Label: ViOmusic
Released: 2021
Track listing: Intro; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Epilogue (for Blue).

Chapter Five

December 7, 2021

Album: Equanimity: A Futuristic Jazz Tale
By Viktor Haraszti
Label: ViOmusic
Released: 2021
Duration: 05:10