Jazz Articles about Barbara Sfraga

Barbara Sfraga "Under the Moon" at Joe's Pub

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
October 10, 2003

Barbara Sfraga was finally exposed on August 26. After years of performing in wafting coverups, she wore a bustier at her CD release party, revealing a beautiful expanse of creamy skin. Matched with a floor-length, flowing skirt, her long blonde curls, and a hint of sparkle, she looked like a fairy princess. Her new exposure was also musical, for her latest CD, Under the Moon, for A440 Music Group, reveals her artistic soul more thoroughly than anything she's ever done. ...

Barbara Sfraga: Under The Moon

by Franz A. Matzner
October 5, 2003

In most cases standards either serve as magnifying glasses, quickly revealing technical deficiencies, or as buoys offering support for performers gifted with technical skill but little creative ingenuity. In the rarest of cases, however, standards can act as reflecting pools for an artist’s full range of abilities, and such is the case with Barbara Sfraga’s latest release, Under The Moon. Not only does Sfraga include a daunting array of pieces, such as the oft-performed classics "Mood Indigo," ...

Barbara Sfraga: Oh, What A Thrill

by C. Michael Bailey
December 1, 1999

More Vocals. Gail Wynter's My Shining Hour and Jackie Allen's Which? precede Barbara Sfraga’s addition to the Naxos Jazz Vocal Jazz coffers. All of these vocal collections have their charm. All are quite different.

Sfraga begins her disc in a most unorthodox way: by setting the Jerry Lee Lewis chestnut, “Great Balls of Fire” in a quasi blues, jazz, rock setting that while quite effective, never really reaches the mark. She does better with the coupling of “Angel ...