Jazz Articles about Carmen Lundy

Carmen Lundy at Lakeland Jazz Festival

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 4, 2014

Carmen Lundy Quartet Lakeland Community College 42nd Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival Kirtland, Ohio February 22, 2014 It had been well over five years since Grammy award-winning vocalist Carmen Lundy had been in the vicinity of Cleveland and she certainly made up for her absence by delivering a powerhouse performance as the Saturday evening headliner for the 42nd annual Lakeland Jazz Festival. As heady a performer as she is in the true tradition of ...

Carmen Lundy: Changes

by James Nadal
April 18, 2012

Contemporary jazz vocalists, caught in the current trend to accelerate their careers, are often indistinguishable from the pack, the essence of their music lost in haste. With her release of Changes , veteran singer Carmen Lundy proves that this premise does not apply to her, rising to that proverbial summit to enjoy the rarefied air of the chosen few.Graced and gifted with a smooth, effortless voice, Lundy has been highly heralded since her landmark 2005 record, Live at ...

Carmen Lundy: Live at Madrid

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 2, 2006

Chi pensa che l'autoproduzione sia solo un modo di emergere da parte di musicisti poco noti resterà sorpreso dalle ultime tendenze: cantanti come Norah Jones e Carmen Lundy che per motivi loro decidono di seguire questa strada. La cantante afroamericana ha decenni di carriera alle spalle e nel corso di questa si è sempre data ad un mainstream aggiornato con influenze elettriche scrivendo però da sola i brani e gli arrangiamenti, contribuendo così, grazie a canzoni particolarmente riuscite, ad allargare ...

Carmen Lundy: Jazz And The New Songbook

by Ernest Barteldes
April 13, 2006

Unlike many singers, Carmen Lundy does not recycle standards on her latest album, which was captured live at the Madrid Theater in Los Angeles. Instead, the program of new material she wrote (or co-wrote) makes for an unexpected listening experience. Backed by an eighteen-piece ensemble, Lundy showcases her songs, many of which she premiered here. One immediately arresting track is “Afrasia!, the lyrics of which basically say the word “God in several languages (Hebrew, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, ...

Carmen Lundy: Jazz and the New Songbook

by Jim Santella
March 1, 2006

Carmen Lundy Jazz and the New Songbook Afrasia Productions 2006

While watching Carmen Lundy sing her new songs at the Madrid Theater in Los Angeles, you begin to feel as though you're a part of her circle. With friends all around her on stage, the singer delivers her program with the kind of intimacy that you'd expect to see between friends. Yes, she brings you in and welcomes everyone into her musical ...

Carmen Lundy: Jazz and the New Songbook

by Jim Santella
February 20, 2006

With this live two-disc set recorded in the Los Angeles area, Carmen Lundy sings original songs that she's created in order to communicate exactly what she feels about the state of jazz in this new century. She's also a painter who uses oils on canvas, and her works were exhibited in a month-long exhibit at the same venue.

Expression comes in many forms. Lundy's silky alto voice and crystal clear articulation allow her to send each message fluently. ...

Carmen Lundy: Jazz and the New Songbook

by Michael P. Gladstone
February 13, 2006

It was probably close to twenty years ago that I saw Carmen Lundy perform in a small group setting to a non-jazz audience; she sang her own lyrical compositions. My thoughts were that it wouldn't be long before she would become a public persona. Although Carmen Lundy has recorded for several labels since, and each of these efforts is on the same artistic plane, it would appear that she has broken no real ground.

The release of Jazz ...