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Claudia Acuna Dazzles In Rochester, NY
by Jason Crane
Claudia Acuña The Lodge at Woodcliff Rochester, NY May 11, 2006 Claudia Acuña proved last night that music works best when it makes an emotional connection. Her band had all the chops that any group needs to skillfully navigate the music, but it was her ability to play on ...
Claudia Acuna: Luna
by C. Michael Bailey
MaxJazz, the independent jazz label formed in the late-1990s which originally specialized in vocal jazz, continues its well-received vocal jazz series with what can only be termed a pièce de résistance, the recording of Chilean-born singer Claudia Acuna. Miss Acu'a has two previously releases on Verve that have helped establish her a talent worthy of recognition. ...
Wind from the South
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Pure Imagination
2. Viento de Sur (Wind of the South)
3. My Man's Gone Now
4. Prelude to a Kiss
5. Gracias a la Vida (Thanks for Life)
6. What'll I Do?
7. Long as You're Living
8. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
9. Alfonsina y el Mar (Alfonsina and the Sea)
10. I'll Find You
11. Thrill Is Gone
12. Visions
Claudia Acu: Wind from the South
by AAJ Staff
Opening with a playful stretch of “Pure Imagination," Chilean chanteuse Claudia Acuña leads a talented band based around bassist/co-producer Avishai Cohen, drummer Jeff Ballard and pianist Jason Lindner through a series of contrapuntal improvisations. Performing songs composed both by old guards like Ellington, Berlin, the Gershwins and Rodgers and Hart, as well as newer standard bearers ...
Rhythm of Life
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. My Romance 2. Ay Mariposa 3. A Child Is Born 4. Nature Boy 5. I Fall in Love Too Easily 6. Volver a los Diecisiete 7. Nowhere to Go 8. Maria Maria 9. More Than You Know
Claudia Acu: Rhythm of Life
by David Adler
Claudia Acuña dedicates her sophomore effort to her friend and mentor Dianne Reeves, and indeed, there’s a certain Reevesian drama to Rhythm of Life. Whereas Acuña’s debut was driven mainly by pals Jason Lindner and Avishai Cohen, the new record features a broader cast of characters, including the perfect-10 rhythm team of Dave Holland and Jeff ...
Claudia Acuna: Wind from the South
by David Adler
Chilean-born singer Claudia Acuña burst onto the New York jazz scene in the late 90s. Her debut CD is nothing short of marvelous. Supported by a stellar cast of young, cutting-edge musicians — Jason Lindner on piano, Avishai Cohen on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums, as well as special guests — Acuña casts a spell ...
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