From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V7 #64 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Monday, April 15 2002 Volume 07 : Number 064 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Trey Lorenz-Nearly on topic ["Dennis J. Majewicz" ] Re: Trey Lorenz-Nearly on topic [VOKALYZER@aol.com] Jazz [Timothy Yap ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:33:28 -0400 From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" Subject: Trey Lorenz-Nearly on topic Trey Lorenz has popped up again. I just picked up a recent CD by Brian Culbertson, a talented keyboardist that contemporary jazz fans may recognize, and lo and behold there is Trey singing on a track with someone named Sheree. Pleasant enough song. The genre, by the way, is sounding more and more like R&B and urban influences are taking over. Not sure I like that (though I do enjoy Quiet Storm.) Incidentally, continuing in an off-topic vein, one of my favorite singers was in Buffalo a week or so ago, Diana Krall. We attended the concert and thoroughly enjoyed it. She is a gifted pianist and has a wonderful voice. She seems heavily influenced by Nat Cole (how can you go wrong?). Diana and her trio played nearly two and a half hours straight without intermission and did only one encore song, but had the sellout crowd in the palm of her hand throughout. Quite a performance and I was thrilled to be there. She is a stunning woman, by the way, and seemed almost shy at times, not talking much. But what a singer! I'll comment on Basia by saying that to me it looks less and less like there will be anything at all forthcoming. We've been hearing album rumors since just after the '94 tour and I'm afraid her time may have passed. But I cherish what she has given us. And I have the concert memories. To tide me over I have been enjoying Diana Krall, Laura Fygi and my latest love, Jane Monheit. Anyone else familiar with these singers? Best regards, Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 01:00:13 -0400 From: VOKALYZER@aol.com Subject: Re: Trey Lorenz-Nearly on topic In the Calendar section of Sunday's LA Times, there's an article on the emergence several female jazz vocalists and the fact that they are selling lots of records...seems all the jazz-oriented labels are searching for one of their own. The article mentions Krall and Monheit, along with Nnenna Freelon, Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson, and Dianne Reeves. Incidentally, there's a new Swing Out Sister release on the immediate horizon... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 01:13:37 -0400 From: Timothy Yap Subject: Jazz Speaking of jazz vocalists, I must admit that I'm just getting into it. After being put off very much by the mundane pop and country markets out there, I find myself buying jazz CDs. So far, I've got the new CDs by Diane Krall, Monheit, Bernadette Peters, and Janis Seigel. My knowledge of jazz is very limited, so I am open to people's suggestions. I'm more into the smooth jazz (is that what you call the Krall-Monheit type of music?). So if you have suggestions, reviews, etc, let me know. Thanks, Timothy At 01:00 AM 4/15/02 -0400, you wrote: > >In the Calendar section of Sunday's LA Times, there's an article on the emergence several female jazz vocalists and the fact that they are selling lots of records...seems all the jazz-oriented labels are searching for one of their own. The article mentions Krall and Monheit, along with Nnenna Freelon, Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson, and Dianne Reeves. > >Incidentally, there's a new Swing Out Sister release on the immediate horizon... ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V7 #64 **************************