Jazz Articles about Huong Thanh

Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le: Fragile Beauty

by Mark F. Turner
April 4, 2008

Fragile Beauty is a continuing collaboration between Vietnamese-born singer Huong Thanh and guitarist Nguyen Le. This is their fourth album together, following works under Thanh's name with Le as the producer, co-composer and lead musician. Both are based in Paris--Thanh a well-known singer in popular, traditional and theatrical circles, and Le, a tremendous player who has quietly made striking statements in jazz and progressive music including Purple (ACT, 2007), an imaginative tribute to guitarist Jimi Hendrix.Fragile Beauty personifies ...