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by Dan Bilawsky
The nexus between this all-female quintet and Neanderthal expressionism is nonexistent, so what exactly does the Cave Women name stand for? This is a question that bears asking, but the answer isn't so simple. These five women paint sunny scenes and blend folk strains, world music, jazz and pop, but they never fully commit to a single one of these musical suitors; they prefer, instead, to play the aural field and keep their options open. The Cave ...
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by Chris Mosey
Scarcely the most appropriate name. There's nothing primitive or brutal about this five-woman outfit from Sacramento, California. Cave Women's debut is a gentle, dreamy mix of original compositions influenced primarily by bossa nova and Celtic folk. Antonio Carlos Jobim meets Loreena McKennit? There are even--thanks to Emily Messick's accordion--occasional echoes of French chanson. It's sunny and optimistic. Well, they are from California. Perhaps not jazz but certainly jazzy and easy on the ear, with some nice four-part ...
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Credentials/Background
There are five members in Cave Women, Kim Davis, Casey Lipka, Emily Messick, Alicyn Yaffe, Vanessa Cruz. We are all teachers on our instruments that we play. Kim Davis: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Piano Casey Lipka: Piano, Voice, Acoustic/Electric Bass Emily Messick: Voice, piano Alicyn Yaffee: Guitar, voice Vanessa Cruz: Drums, percussion
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson