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Album Review

Tiffany Austin: Unbroken

Read "Unbroken" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Unbroken (Con Alma Music, 2018) is the follow- up to Tiffany Austin's vibrant debut album Nothing But Soul (Con Alma Music, 2015). Austin beautifully expresses her personal views and positive responses to the past and current atrocities committed against African American citizens in the United States. According to Austin, the title Unbroken “is a celebration of the resilience of the African American spirit and musical lineage. I want the album to be a balm for people who feel ...

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Catching Up With

Tiffany Austin: Unbroken

Read "Tiffany Austin: Unbroken" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Rising San Francisco Bay Area jazz vocalist Tiffany Austin held an engaging album release party for her sophomore effort, Unbroken (Con Alma Music, 2018) at the comfortable Piedmont Piano Company in jny: Oakland's Uptown neighborhood. As the NBA Golden State Warriors battled the Houston Rockets in a crucial semi finals game a few miles way at Oracle Arena, Austin treated her lucky guests to passionate music along with good food & wine in a unique musical setting. It's also home ...

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Album Review

Tiffany Austin: Unbroken

Read "Unbroken" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


One of the greatest talents of the great talent, vocalist Betty Carter, was her ability to sing in different voice personalities. She could purr the purest ballad, scat the fastest bop run, and dig the deepest in the blue notes. Carter's legacy has been wanting for a new talent to bestow its mantle...and that talent is Tiffany Austin. Add to this talent the vision for selecting an integrating theme to the repertoire and Unbroken, the sophomore release after 2015's Nothing ...

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Album Review

Tiffany Austin: Nothing But Soul

Read "Nothing But Soul" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


While countless artists have covered the music of Hoagy Carmichael, album-length tributes from a single artist saluting his work aren't all that common; Carmichael salutes that reshape some of his most beloved compositions are, understandably, even more scarce, as there are heavy risks involved in toying with the nature of his treasured songs. Tiffany Austin, however, isn't afraid of expressing her love of Carmichael's work in her own sweetly soulful way. On Nothing But Soul, this Berkeley-based ...

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Live Review

Tiffany Austin at SFJAZZ

Read "Tiffany Austin at SFJAZZ" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Tiffany Austin SFJAZZ, Joe Henderson Lab CD Release Party-Nothing But Soul (Con Alma Music) San Francisco CA June 12, 2015 Vocalist Tiffany Austin and her skilled band took the stage at SFJAZZ's Joe Henderson Lab to celebrate her debut Nothing But Soul (Con Alma Music). With an introduction by tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley, Austin walked out in a beaded, sleeveless full-length gown. The ivory toned, form-fitting dress created a classic look for her album ...


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