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The album features special guest guitarist Howard Alden [Concord Records], upright bassist and arranger Kelly Friesen, pianist Keith Ingham, and drummer Arnold Wise.
Currently Hearns can be seen performing in a variety of venues in and around the New York Tri-State area where she continues to garner critical acclaim for her performances, and is planning a tour in support of her new release.
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Lisa Hearns: I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
by Woodrow Wilkins
Nearly a decade ago, the jazz world was introduced to Jane Monheit, an upstart singer with an exceptional voice. Monheit put a fresh face to several standards with her early releases. Lisa Hearns is in that same mold. The daughter of two music professors, Hearns grew up in Massachusetts and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Though she has sung professionally and made several recordings, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good is her ...
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by Greg Thomas
A key aspect of the art of jazz singing is the ability to interpret lyrics with musical depth grounded in improvisation and blues resonance. I Got it Bad & That Ain't Good is a good example of traditional jazz singing, a genre few perform very well these days. Hearns is blessed with a pleasing voice, superb intonation and trained restraint. She escapes the trap of mimicry, having already incorporated traces of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Julie ...
read moreVocalist Lisa Hearns Upcoming Performances
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Upcoming performances from Vocalist Lisa Hearns Sunday, February 8th 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM McCann's 948 First Avenue, NYC (212) 813-1280 Lisa Hearns Trio Saturday, February 14th VALENTINE'S DAY! The Cellar 304 Manor Road Staten Island, NY Lisa Hearns Trio Tuesday, February 17th National Arts Club, by Invitation 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC Performing from her ...
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Chris Spector MIDWEST RECORD
“For her debut release, I Got It Bad & That Ain’t Good, ….Lisa Hearns, has hit the ground running. Hearns has got a Doris Day, girl next door kind of voice delivered with a relaxed presentation that is alluring, and seductive... Brilliantly conceived and performed, I Got It Bad & That Ain’t Good is fresh music by a fresh voice!”