Jazz Articles about Jay Vilnai

About Jay Vilnai

Album Review

After immersing herself in the New York jazz scene, English singer/songwriter Joanna Wallfisch decided to return to the city in December 2011 to record her debut album, Wild Swan. A great decision—Wallfisch's soaring and expressive voice combines with superb playing from Big Apple musicians to create a fascinating and original set of songs. The young vocalist cites Joni Mitchell and Norma Winstone as inspirations. Winstone is the most obvious vocal inspiration of the two, but Mitchell's quirky approach ...

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Album Review

Jay Vilnai's Vampire Suit: Gaze At Your Omphalos

Read "Gaze At Your Omphalos" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
May 9, 2005

No, I don't know where the name “Vampire Suit comes from, except perhaps that “vampire brings to mind Transylvania (and Bela Lugosi), but also Eastern Europe and the folk music of its people. In fact, there are musical connections among the entire swath of lands and peoples from the Black Sea to the tip of Arabia. The two pictures of a Neolithic Stonehenge-like structure on the front and back covers add to the attempt to convey the ancient and the ...