Art Of Sound Announces The Return Of Joanna Pascale To Kick Off Unplugged Series

Becoming known as one of Lambertville's leading, underground arts & cultural presenters, The Art of Sound is pleased to announce the return of Joanna Pascale, with her all-star ensemble on Thursday, April 18th, 7pm to perform for their ever-popular, yet best kept secret cultural series titled "The Art of Sound Unplugged.

Pascale and ensemble will present a unique blend of classic jazz vocal music, with tributes to the lyricists from the Great American Songbook, including her personal favorites, Oscar Hammerstein II and Johnny Mercer, along with original songs Pascale performs internationally. Lyric is paramount for Pascale who states that she cannot perform a song unless she can connect personally with its lyrics. More programming details regarding upcoming Jazz, Cuban-Afro Dance Mambo Band and Poetry nights TBA. Tickets to The Art of Sound Unplugged include a complimentary mix of refreshments & light fare and are ON SALE NOW for at EventBrite.com.

Initially launched in 2017, The Unplugged series has been specifically designed to offer music lovers and artists alike, an up-close and personal, sophisticated music experience. The Art of Sound is tucked away the upon the Delaware River within the belly of a historic paper mill, the owners proudly state about their unique venue: "where once pumped water, now pumps the art of sound".

Lyric is paramount for internationally touring vocalist Joanna Pascale who insists that she cannot perform a song unless she can connect personally with its lyrics. Once she's found that connection, there's no one who can better convey the emotion of those words more directly and intimately than Pascale. That gift is in ample evidence on Pascale's latest release, Wildflower, where she's joined by an all-star ensemble including pianists Orrin Evans and Cyrus Chestnut, harmonica master Gregroire Maret, bassist Christian McBride, and neo-soul singer Bilal.

The recording of Wildflower coincided with the end of Pascale's decade-long engagement at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, which allowed her to hone her voice, style and vast repertoire. A singer of sophisticated taste, profound expressiveness and raw emotion, Pascale is also a gifted educator who is a member of the vocal faculty at the university of Pennsylvania and also teaches in the Creative Music Program at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
She's been featured on recordings by Jeremy Pelt, Tim Warfield, Orrin Evans, Larry McKenna, the Temple University Jazz Band and Garry Dial and Dick Oatts.

Pascale made her recording debut with 2004's When Lights are Low, followed by the 2008, Through My Eyes and a 2010 duo recording with pianist, Anthony Wonsey released on her Stiletto Records label.

In 2017 she was Artist-in-Residence at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with 2015 Guggenheim fellow, Etienne Charles and director, Ellie Heyman to create a song-cycle inspired by flowers