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Deborah Latz
Notable and Nearly Missed 2015
by C. Michael Bailey
John Petrucelli Quintet--The Way (Self Produced, 2014). New Jersey-native saxophonist John Petrucelli is an ambitious young man releasing his debut recording, The Way, as a two-CD set. The eleven selections presented are divided roughly in half, original compositions to standards. Petrucelli's quintet contains both a guitar and piano as harmony instruments, providing a fully-realized foundation for this performance. Thelonious Monk's Gallop's Gallop" is a circuitous case in point. The complexity of the piece is muted by the mastery with which ...
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by C. Michael Bailey
West Coast/East Coast vocalist Deborah Latz has release two well- received CDs to date: 2004's Toward Love and 2008's Lifeline (both on June Moon Productions). Coming from a stage background, Latz has no problem instilling drama into her interpretations and does so without sounding like she is trying too hard, a pitfall of many of her contemporaries. Latz has a probing and brilliant alto voice that can achieve several ends at the same time. She can readily conquer the sharp ...
read moreDeborah Latz: Lifeline
by Suzanne Lorge
Deborah Latz is a bold singer with a strong sense of her own musical identity. So sure-footed is she that it's hard to imagine her needing a lifeline--she's more the type to throw one to the sinking. Lifeline does just that--the 14 tunes pull the listener into Latz's fast-moving ship as it skims across her repertoire of standards to safety on the opposite shore. Latz kicked off the CD at New York's The Kitano on October 1, 2008, and for ...
read moreDeborah Latz: Toward Love
by Andrew Rowan
A sure-footed singer possessing a mature sound and an attractive, lived-in voice, Deborah Latz uses Toward Love as an opportunity to explore a traditional set of popular standards with satisfying results. A swinging It Had to Be You sets the pace with the band providing great ballast for her vocal. What a treat it is to hear drummer Jimmy Wormworth motor the proceedings on brushes. The ability to imbue a song with honest emotion informs Latz's forthright reading ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
They say that love makes the world go around. I don't know about that, but it's made for some great songs, tunes that vocalist Deborah Latz goes after with gusto on her debut disc, Toward Love.On the classic Loverman," where Billie Holiday sounded fragile and deeply hurt—where Carmen McRae gave us a wounded, world weary mood—Latz evokes a hopeful innocence, as though she believes it will happen, that loverman will show up. The vocalist demonstrates some downtempo sass ...
read moreJazz Vocalist Deborah Latz is Performing Live at Soule International Restaurant!
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All About Jazz
Soule International Restaurant, located at 920 Fulton Street between Washington and St. James in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, will feature Deborah Latz on Saturday, June 27th from 8 - 11pm. Deborah Latz is a jazz vocalist, writer, actor, and private vocal instructor. She is certified in Somatic Voicework and has coached students in theater and choreography at Brown University and at Public School 153, as well as corporate executives. A recipient of the Best Actress Award at the ...
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Blues Foundation Nominates Singer-Songwriter Jean Shy for "Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year"
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All About Jazz
MEMPHIS, TN - The Blues Foundation nominates King Edward Records Artist JEAN SHY for the 2009 Blues Music Awards in the category of “Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year,” with her new CD The Blues Got Soul.” The Blues Music Awards are recognized as the highest honor given to Blues Artists. This is Jean Shy’s first nomination.
Born in the Blues capitol of the world Chicago", her vocal Background had its beginning in Gospel Music. Jean is definitely a ...
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Deborah Latz Upcoming Gigs for February, March, and April 2006
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All About Jazz
January 31, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Dear Friends & Family, Great gigs are coming up over the next few months! On Saturday, February 4 and March 18 I'll be playing two sets starting at 9pm at Night and Day - they have recently completed their back room and it looks absolutely gorgeous, replete with a beautiful mural. Not to mention, the New Orleans cuisine is delicious. And then on Monday, April 24 from 7pm to 9pm I'm ...
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Deborah Latz at Sweet Rhythm Tuesday, December 13, 8pm & 10pm
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All About Jazz
November 23, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Sweet Rhythm http://www.sweetrhythmny.com 88 Seventh Avenue South (btn. Grove and Bleecker) NYC 212 255 3626 Tuesday, December 13, 8pm & 10pm $15 door/$10 minimum with Rick Germanson, piano Bob Bowen, bass Elizabeth Keledjian, drums Deborah [Latz] has one of the BEST new voices I've heard in a LONG time. Her phrasing and unique style is simply...elegant and versatile and spunky!" - Jan Jenson, Jazz Now ...a ...
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Deborah Latz Fri. Sept. 23 at the Triad 9pm
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All About Jazz
September 22, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Just a reminder that tomorrow night, Friday, September 23 I'm singing at The Triad! Come and celebrate John Coltrane's birthday with us - we'll be playing a couple of his originals and one of his favorites. With me on the stand will be Timo Elliston on piano, Bob Bowen on bass and Elizabeth Keledjian on drums. The Deborah Latz Quartet offers up straight-ahead jazz vocals with ...
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Deborah Latz' Upcoming Gigs
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All About Jazz
August 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] The Deborah Latz Quartet offers up straight-ahead jazz vocals with a dash of Monk, a cool sip of bossa, and an inkling of film noir. In Toward Love, her 2004 debut jazz CD on June Moon Productions, Deborah Latz weaves ten standards into an odyssey of love. With a voice, which by turns is sexy, sultry and playful, Deborah Latz leads us to places, both distant ...
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Music
Love Theme From Spartacus
From: Sur l’instantBy Deborah Latz