Jazz Articles about L'Tanya Mari'

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L'Tanya Mari': A Teardrop of Sun

by C. Michael Bailey
April 28, 2009

L´Tanya Mari´ could not help but be so profoundly affected by music, considering her native Philadelphia. After a well-rounded jazz education, including the tutelage of Grady Tate, and establishment as an educator, Mari´ releases her debut, A Teardrop of Sun. Mari´ enters an already crowded market, one populated with as many difference singing styles and accompaniment configurations as there are singers.

How does she make herself stand out? With a perfectly unadorned and simply phrased vocal style riding a perfect ...