06 April 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Soon
After making her mark on Jazz Week with Tender Trap in 2005, Amanda Carr releases ‘Soon’, with her signature guitar trio led by John Wilkins and produced by drummer, Kenny Hadley. This 12-song homage to the Great American Songbook is executed with flair and style, but remains organic with her trademark taste in tunes, arrangements and musicians. Her distinctive sound and natural phrasing reign over a landscape populated with vocal acrobatics, again proving she has the depth and maturity to deliver this material, yet with a delightful vulnerability that keeps it accessible and fresh....
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Amanda Carr, female jazz contemporary, female vocalist, female vocalists, Jazz, smooth jazz, Soon
06 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Dripping Indigo
CHANTAL CHAMBERLAND NOMINATED -FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – CANADIAN SMOOTH JAZZ AWARDSElegance and sensuality mingle in the music of smoky-voiced chanteuse Chantal Chamberland. Smooth as a dry martini and equally intoxicating, Chamberland’s third album DRIPING INDIGO cements her role as one of the best interpreters of classic songbook favorites. Two factors set Chamberland’s music apart from the pack. First, the arrangements are slow and sexy relying on a small jazz ensemble for backing (piano, sax, bass, light rhythm). Secondly is her luscious voice, which caresses the listener with a breathy purr throughout the album. With a repertoire that features “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” and ” How Deep Is Your Love,” the album slowly seduces with its corner jazz club ambience and torch singer grace....
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Blues, Chantal Chamberland, Dripping Indigo, female jazz contemporary, female vocalists, Jazz, smooth jazz
15 February 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
This is Our Time
CHANTAL CHAMBERLAND NOMINATED -FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – CANADIAN SMOOTH JAZZ AWARDSThis is Our Time, is an impressive sampling of sultry originals and traditional standards, delivered in Chamberland’s trademark seductive vocal style.”Music is an expression of life – in all its beauty, sorrow and delight. This is especially true of Jazz which has always been my passion. Intrigued by the musical and emotional legacy of the great Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn and Edith Piaf, it is my admiration of these legends that is the inspiration for “This is our Time”. – Chantal Chamberland – - THIS IS OUR TIME – IN REVIEW – Slow burning passion and world-weary grit coalesce in the sultry, urban nightclub-style vocals of Chantal Chamberland. The Canadian singer/songwriter mines the depths of emotion once again with her album THIS IS OUR TIME, a collection of original compositions, pop covers and classic torch songs. With her mature, aggressive vocal delivery, Chamberland turns each of these songs into an intense display of soul-searching poignancy....
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Blues, Chantal Chamberland, female jazz contemporary, female vocalists, Jazz, smooth jazz, This is Our Time
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