Results for "Venus Records"

Alma Mićić's Balkan Soul in the Brave New World

by C. Michael Bailey
April 8, 2026

After having released four recordings between 2004 and 2017, the Serbian-American vocalist Alma Mićić (pronounced “Mee-cheech") took the COVID-19 pandemic off in the studio, returning in 2024 contributing vocals for “Evergreen" on tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander's release Timing Is Everything (Cellar Live/La Reserve Records). Mićić's collaboration with Alexander jumpstarted the singer's return to the studio, which ...

Lilac Wine - Tribute to Helen Merrill

By Alma Micic

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To; Lilac Wine; All of Me; Comes Love; I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do; Wild Is the Wind; Lover Man; Night And Day; 'S Wonderful; Masquerade Is Over

You're My Thrill

By Alma Micic

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Bye Bye Blackbird; I’ll Be Seeing You; In a Sentimental Mood; Mad About You; Moja Mala Nema Mane; My One and Only Love; The Shadow of Your Smile; You're My Thrill; Zute Dunje.

Mood For Love

By Marianne Solivan

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Look For Me I"ll Be Around I'm In The Mood For Love - Moody's Mood For Love Lonely Woman It's Like Reaching For The Moon Look No Further I'm Gonna Lock My Heart Some Other Time My Gentleman Friend Zingaro On a Clear Day Spark

Serenade In Blue - Harry Warren Song Book

By Konrad Paszkudzki

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: About A Quarter To Nine; Forty-Second Street; I Only Have Eyes For You; I Wish I Knew; Serenade In Blue; Shadow Waltz; We're In The Money; This Heart Of Mine; With Plenty Of Money And You; Would You Like To Take A Walk? (Sump'n Good'll Come From That); You're My Everything.

Anna Kolchina

Born: March 8, 1984

Anna Kolchina was born on March 8, 1984, in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. From a young age, she was drawn to the arts, exploring theater and dance, while also studying classical piano with Evgeny Bloshchitsky at Music School No. 1, named after Nariman Sabitov.

Her introduction to jazz came through her older brother, a saxophonist, who shared with her a few classic jazz records by Count Basie, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane. The music fascinated her with its complexity, emotion, and freedom. 

Inspired by her brother, Anna pursued formal jazz studies and enrolled in the Jazz Department of the Ufa College of Arts. There, she studied under vocal teacher Svetlana Slyaguzova, who played a significant role in her musical development, and worked closely with pianist Alina Kruglikova, who introduced her to an extensive collection of jazz records, which became the cornerstone of her early exposure to jazz.

The Things We Did Last Summer - Jule Styne Song Book

By Konrad Paszkudzki

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: The Things We Did Last Summer; All I Need Is The Girl; Time After Time; Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry; It's Been A Long, Long Time; I Believe; Never Never Land; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Just In Time; I'm Glad I Waited For You; It's You Or No One; I've Heard That Song Before.

Anna Kolchina: Wild Is The Wind

by C. Michael Bailey
April 21, 2018

Anna Kolchina's debut Wild is the Wind is a masterclass in ensemble performance. Backed by pianist John Di Martino, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Willie Jones, Kolchina is more an equal quartet member than a singer backed by a trio. This is experienced immediately on the title piece, where Kolchina's delicately-played voice peeks out from behind ...

Alexis Cole with One For All: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

by Dan Bilawsky
February 24, 2018

Vocalist Alexis Cole hasn't found a setting or theme that doesn't suit her. Since arriving on the scene near the turn of the century she's covered a tremendous amount of ground and delivered a good number of well-conceived and beautifully executed albums. Cole teamed up with dozens of A-listers for a charitably-driven Christmas outing, explored the ...

Night And Day - Cole Porter Song Book

By Konrad Paszkudzki

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; Get Out Of Town; In The Still Of The Night; It's All Right With Me; It's De-Lovely; Just One Of Those Things; Let's Do It; Night And Day; So In Love; What Is This Thing Called Love?; You're Sensational; You're The Top.