Ellen Honert

Ellen Honert: Hummingville

by C. Michael Bailey
October 4, 2010

Ellen Honert's previous recording, Breath of the Soul (Mill Station, 2006), was a well-balanced affair accented by Honert's precise and sensitive singing. Hummingville, the recording and the title piece are something else altogether. There is a sea breeze in this recording and song, but it is not so much Caribbean as Mediterranean, but in either case, the Latin influence cannot be denied. “Hummingville" is a Honert original, composed with pianist Frank Martin. It is a very tactile ...

Ellen Honert: Breath of the Soul

by Jim Santella
July 1, 2007

The contemporary refrains from vocalist Ellen Honert on Breath of the Soul run smooth and sleek, and with a distinctive eloquence. She favors smooth jazz with a soulful message that comes from within. Guest artists such as Tuck & Patti, steel drummer Andy Narell, saxophonist Marc Russo, guitarist Ray Fuller and The Turtle Island String Quartet provide plenty of variety to her session, as she interprets six original songs and several other familiar ones.

From The Netherlands, Honert ...

Ellen Honert: Breath of the Soul

by C. Michael Bailey
March 3, 2007

Ellen Honert possesses a perfectly balanced alto voice that easily modulates between the many highs and lows she employs in her singing--and Breath of the Soul requires much of this from her. Softly Latin in overall character and instrumentation, this music provides a humid and languid blanket for Honert's sensual craft.

In addition to her vocal facility, Honert has a way of attracting big-name talent to her cause. “Life is What You Make it was composed with guitarist Tuck Andres ...

Ellen Honert Takes You on a Journey with Hummingville

Source: Kari-On Productions
May 24, 2010

By Abraham Laboriel

Listen to this performance in its entirety and be moved. Not sound bites and samples, but the work as a whole. Not bits and pieces, but an entire rainbow's arc from beginning to end. Not just skimming the surface, but diving in to sample the depths. This recording captures the collective energy of artists gathered to support the creative work of Ellen Honert.

Her rich palette of vocal colors and nuanced phrasing is supported at every turn ...
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