Eliane Amherd Set For Bar Next Door 5/23

Eliane Amherd plays Monday 5.23.2011 at Bar Next Door
located at 129 Mac Dougal Street 212 529 5945
subway: A,C,F to W4

http://lalanternacaffe.com/

sets: 8:30 to 9:45pm and 10:30 to 11:45pm
cover $12 all night, 1 drink minimum

Eliane Amherd - voice and guitar
Bill Ware - vibes
Gustavo Amarante - bass

NEW CD

Eliane Amherd "Now and From Now On" (ELI 2) Street Date: May 3, 2011
eliane amherd - voice and guitar, bill ware - vibes, gustavo amarante - bass
willard dyson - drums, ze mauricio - percussion
http://elianeperforms.com/

REVIEW FROM LATIN BEAT MAGAZIND, APRIL 2011

A native of Switzerland who currently resides in the Big Apple, singer/songwriter/guitarist/arranger Eliane Amherd is a truly multifaceted artist. Check out her incomparable vocals, memorable lyrics, distinctive melodies, admirable guitar-playing skills, and cosmopolitan Pan-American/transatlantic approach throughout her entirely original repertoire, in which she successfully combines various U.S. forms with multiple Cuban/Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms, from the bold funk/soul impact of the opening title track (remixed at the end as the percussive section of an escola de samba) to the joyful calypso chorus of Me Fe Tan Pliji to the refined jazz atmosphere of Where is Home. Not to mention the delightful 1960s bossa sound of Let Me Explain or the graceful blues character of Steady and Slow.

Acclaimed as "a terrific guitarist" by the self-proclaimed cubano postizo (fake Cuban) Marc Ribot and hailed as "one of the very best singers in New York" by trumpeter Randy Brecker, Amherd is backed by a compatible crew comprised of two Brazilians (bassist Gustavo Amarante and percussionist Ze Mauricio) and two Afro-Americans (vibist Bill Ware and drummer Willard Dyson) with permanent domiciles in New York City.