Jazz Articles about Lela Kaplowitz

About Lela Kaplowitz

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Lela Kaplowitz: Lela & Joe Kaplowitz - With Every Breath

Read "Lela & Joe Kaplowitz - With Every Breath" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
April 3, 2013

Croatian singer Lela Kaplowitz sings con brio and gleeful abandon. Eastern Europe has always been a hotbed terrain for big band music, with creativity exploding after the end of the Cold War. Kaplowitz and her husband/pianist/arranger Joe Kaplowitz emerge fully formed and swinging on With Every Breath. The pair employ the wares of the Croatian Radio-Television Jazz Orchestra (think an Eastern WDR) and spin out ten finely crafted big band pieces. Joe Kaplowitz proves more than capable as arranger for ...

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Take Five With Lela Kaplowitz

by AAJ Staff
January 20, 2013

Meet Lela Kaplowitz:A vocalist/songwriter that experienced life and the jazz scene in New York, her decision to move back to Croatia came from the desire to raise her daughter in a more old fashion, familiar way.Lela brings a New York vibe to her home country, where she continues to spread her love of music, jazz in particular. She continues to record, write new material and is gaining recognition globally.Instrument(s):Vocal, tap dancing.