120 Jazz Series Presents Brenda Lewis, Jazz Vocalist CD Release Concert! at 120 Diner Jazz Series
Dates: (11/14/2015 )
120 Diner Jazz Series |
120 Church Street
Toronto,NY
Phone: 416-792-7725
Running Time: 120 minutes
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"Her rich, full-bodied voice is an elastic instrument - especially in songs which speak to the heart" (Robert Reid, Arts, Waterloo Record).
On Sat Nov 14 at 6pm, 120 Diner's Jazz Series is pleased to present versatile & soulful jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis' www.brendalewis.ca Toronto in concert for the release for her new CD "Far and Near". Jazz guitar wizard and engineer/co-producer of the CD Margaret Stowe www.margaretstowe.com will be laying down the grooves. A celebration of the familiar, exotic and quirky!
Limited seating; Dinner reservations are highly recommended - phone 416-792-7725
Event Website: http://120diner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/november14-151.jpg
About the CD "Far & Near":
Lewis' third jazz CD "Far and Near" is a collection of jazz songs spanning where we may travel; both far away geographically - and near to the heart. It is a celebration of the familiar, exotic and quirky; containing some less-often-performed jazz standards such as Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans, and, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; balanced by the humourous Cow Cow Boogie, and, Brazilian samba Crickets Sing For Anamaria. These are offset by more contemporary soul and roots-based songwriting with beautifully-crafted interpretations of pieces originally performed by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (To Be Free), Jesse Winchester (I Wave Bye Bye) and Sarah McLachlan (World on Fire).
Also of note is a fine swing piece He Surprises Me by award-winning Canadian songwriter Gayle Ackroyd .
Along with Margaret Stowe's stellar guitar stylings on the CD are a number of guest appearances by Jeff Bird (Cowboy Junkies) adding a nod to jazz harmonica great Toots Thielman, as well as bass and mandolin - making this a jazz album with a distinct sound of its own.
Ages: All ages.
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