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Lorraine Feather
by Carl L. Hager
Like her contemporary Kurt Elling, Lorraine Feather is that rare jazz vocalist and lyricist who reinvents herself with every project. With the February 2012 release of Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media) comes a new self so different that casual fans may not recognize her at first. Some might feel challenged or mystified by these ambitious ...
Naxos of America and Arthaus Musik Announce the March 27 U.S. Launch of the Jazzhaus CD/DVD Series
Previously Unreleased “Live" Radio and Television Performances of Jazz Greats From the Archives of Sdwestrundfunk Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz First Quarterly Release (March 27) Includes CDs by Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Benny Goodman Orchestra featuring Anita O'Day JAZZHAUS—Label Story JAZZHAUS is a new music label featuring an indefinite number of audio and video jazz ...
Lorraine Feather: Tales of the Unusual
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalist Lorraine Feather is first and foremost, a lyricist. The daughter of jazz writer, composer, and producer, Leonard Feather, she has released a mess of recordings, all of which feature finely crafted songs composed from the same brew that gave rise to Tippo, Mississippi's Mose Allison and St. Paul, Minnesota's Dave Frishberg. On ...
Tania Maria: Tempo
by C. Michael Bailey
EstateSei calda come i baci che ho perdutoSei piena di un amore che è passatoChe il cuore mio vorrebbe cancellare. Brazilian pianist/singer Tania Maria is the product of warm and humid climes. Born in Sao Luis in the northwestern part of the country, she emerged into the ...
Germany's Acclaimed Triosence Joins Forces with Vocalist Sara Gazarek on "Where Time Stands Still"
While the instrumental group Triosence has already built a strong following over the past decade in Germany, their latest outing promises to attract Stateside attention for the first time. For Where Time Stands Still, the group reached out to Seattle-born singer Sara Gazarek, a rising star on the contemporary jazz scene in the States. The resulting ...
Lorraine Feather's Next CD "Tales of the Unusual" Debuts Valentine's Day 2012 (Jazzed Media)
Tales of the Unusual follows on the heels of Lorraine Feather's album Ages, which received a 2011 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. As with Ages, the words are all Lorraine's, with music by Feather's close longtime collaborators Russell Ferrante, Eddie Arkin and Shelly Berg, also featuring music by Duke Ellington, Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, ...
Sidony Box: Pink Paradise
by Dan McClenaghan
Pink Paradise, by the French power trio Sidony Box, may sport the pinkest cover art since vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's Happenings (Blue Note, 1966). The music, though, couldn't be more different. Hutcherson put together a bop quartet with pianist Herbie Hancock to craft a mellow and meditative sound. Sidony Box wails with a guitar, sax and drums ...
Josh Nelson: Discoveries
by Dan Bilawsky
Nothing fuels the creative impulses like the art of discovery. A new chord voicing can unlock a door to a different world, and different rhythmic permutations can prove to be an endless source of inspiration, but discovering these things and utilizing them to good effect are two different things. Few artists can see the world through ...
"Brittni Paiva - Living Ukulele" DVD Debuts December 1
Brittni Paiva, Hawaii's 23-year-old ukulele phenomenon, announces the release of Brittni Paiva—Living Ukulele (Talmidim Productions, TPDVD-0611, NTSC) This one-hour, 20-minute DVD features live performances, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, a music video, and a section with ukulele lessons. Brittni takes the viewer on tour with her across the islands of Hawaii as well as to Australia (the Cairns ...
Singer/Songwriter/Poet Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein) Releases "Christmas Time is Here" (and Chanukah and the Solstice) November 8 on Piece of Pie Records
A hip and heartwarming take on the holidays, Christmas Time Is Here (and Chanukah and the Solstice) from singer and poet Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein) offers jazz, jazz-soul, and orchestral versions of Christmas standards, Jewish music, and originals that riff on the season. Lisa's fifth full-length CD is the first with mostly cover songs—sung with even ...
