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Orna: The Very Thought Of You
by Jim Santella
The South African-born vocalist Orna, carrying a distinctive lightness in her highly accurate vocal delivery, sits down with Brian Bromberg and a stellar ensemble for a session that revels in its simplicity. Favoring a light samba lilt and surrounded, in part, by synth strings, the persuasive singer gives pause to one of those rainy days we’ve been dreaming of. Her debut stands apart as an album just made for kicking back and takin’ the afternoon off. The title track brings ...
read moreTwo Formidable Figures Go Berserk! - Lorenzo Feliciati & Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari Join Forces On Rare Noise Release
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hubtone PR
Lorenzo Esposito - Fornasari Voice, Guitars, Organ, Effects Lorenzo Feliciati - Bass (electric & acoustic) Gianluca Petrella - Trombone and Effects Eivind Aarset - Guitars Jamie Saft - Keyboards Fabrizio Puglisi - Piano, Arp Odyssey Sandro Satta - Alto Sax Cristiano Calcagnile - Drums, Effects Pat Mastelotto - Drums, Electronic Percussion Simone Cavina - Drums ABOUT THE LABEL - Rare Noise Records ...
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Acker Bros Release "Henry Dreams of Tornadoes"
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Victor Acker
By Herb Fountainbleu, Akron After Dark Not Acker Bilk, Acker BROTHERS, you nit-wit!..."was the voice message from my editor, after I had just submitted what I considered to be a superior piece of journalism. I cringed...Not that Fuzak outfit out of Boston!..I sighed, and set myself to the task. After all, one must put food on the table mustn't one? In fact, I had covered and critiqued the brothers in a former life at the (Jazz) Examiner, where my work ...
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Pianist Lorna MacLachlan's fourth album expresses bittersweet aftertaste of life's cycle of change
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Lauren Rogers
"So I'm writing you this letter/Because my heart is on the ground," pianist Lorna MacLachlan sings on I'm Done," a powerfully sad track from her fourth album, Time 4 Change. The crestfallen lyrics capture the theme of the record, which is about moving on. According to MacLachlan, the words were written right after her father had passed away. That sense of loss is easilyand quite heavily, in factfelt but it can also be interpreted as the end of a relationship ...
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Sheldon Concert Hall to Present Benefit for Tornado Relief on Wednesday, May 18
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
A diverse lineup of local musicians will donate their time raise money for St. Louis area victims of the recent tornadoes and floods in a concert to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The event will feature performances from traditional jazz band the St. Louis Stompers, pianist Carolbeth True with harmonica player Sandy Weltman, guitarist Rick Haydon, and pianist Stephanie Trick (pictured), as well as folk musicians John Higgins and Charlie Pfeffer, Beatles ...
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The Music Tapes:...For Clouds and Tornadoes
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JamBase
By: Dennis Cook
Like some cracked wax cylinder spinning on a golden needle, big RCA dog style speaker cone vibrating with alien yet homey noises, The Music Tapes aren't like the other children. Oh, maybe the Cheap Suit Serenaders if they drank more absinthe. How else the complaints about reindeer tracks and befuddled singing saw? This is old time-y in the same way that steam powered zeppelins and rocket packs are old time-y - i.e. some wonderful fictitious universe where ...
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A440 Music Releases Orna's "The Very Thought Of You" on February 18, 2003
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All About Jazz
Combining her natural flair for American jazz and affinity for Brazilian samba, Orna strikes a beguiling pose on The Very Thought Of You. Produced by bassist Brian Bromberg, Orna's debut for A440 MusicGroup (Street date: February 18) highlights the South African-born vocal discovery in a program of familiar jazz standards revamped in a contemporary mode.
Accompanied by Bromberg along with pianist Tom Zink and drummer Chris Wabich from her regular working trio, Orna distinguishes herself as a confident, swinging, eminently ...
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