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Album Review

Alexa Weber Morales: Vagabundeo/Wanderings

Read "Vagabundeo/Wanderings" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger


Alexa Weber Morales is a San Francisco Bay-area singer whose star is rapidly rising. She sings in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and her lush, rangey, sensuous voice reminds me of Basia, another boundary-busting, powerhouse singer who made a huge splash in the early 1990s and has only recently returned.

For this second CD, Weber Morales includes jazz, bossa nova, salsa, funk, a whiff of R&B and even a touch of opera (as in the opening track, a ...

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Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 3)

Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 3)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz

Musicians are tasked with tapping into the thoughts and feelings of the current social climate and finding relevant ways to reach people. Musical statements are meant to be shared, and the most effective expressions find a way to connect with an audience. They discuss topics that effect the audience's everyday life and they they relate to common experiences. These musical ideas reach people through communication paths that are both modern and traveled constantly. An artist that can share these types ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 2)

Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 2)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz

Musicians live a life filled with uncertainty, but one thing can be guaranteed—the journey towards musical fulfillment involves unexpected twists and turns. No one moves through their life on a straight road, but a musician almost certainly encounters a number of bumps along the way. Financial instability and the need for additional work can force a musician to re-evaluate their plans consistently. Cultural insights inspire reflection in an artist, often driving them to alter their creative direction. The ever-changing cast ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 1)

Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 1)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz

We all have natural predispositions towards certain activities and they often have a way of working their way into our everyday lives. It's hard to predict where a person will go when they are exploring the world as a child, but it's easy to say that the things that repeatedly fall in their path will have some effect. In some cases, these things are a reflection of their parents' interests that squeeze through to their children. Other times a child ...

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Recording

"Vagabundeo" CD Due June 26 from Singer/Songwriter Alexa Weber Morales

"Vagabundeo" CD Due June 26 from Singer/Songwriter Alexa Weber Morales

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Following the warm reception accorded her 2004 debut CD Jazzmerica by press and radio, and her star turn as vocalist and lyricist on trombonist Wayne Wallace's 2007 release The Reckless Search for Beauty, the prodigiously gifted Alexa Weber Morales steps out with an exceptional new recording, Vagabundeo (Wanderings), on Wallace's Patois label.

“Alexa embodies the mission statement of Patois Records," says Wayne Wallace, who co-produced the CD with Weber Morales. “Not every record label wants you to mix things together, ...

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