Amikaeyla -][- BEING IN LOVE – [RootsJazz Records, 2012] –

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Amikaeyla, Esperanza Spalding, Eugene Friesen, Howard Levy, Jason MacGuire, John Santos, Linda Tillery, Michael Spiro, NPR, Peter Michael Escovedo, Ray Obiedo, RootsJazz Records, Sheila E., Trio Globo, Vocalist

Amikaeyla, BEING IN LOVE

Amikaeyla -][- BEING IN LOVE – [RootsJazz Records, 2012] –

Proclaimed as one of the “purest contemporary voices …” by National Public Radio, powerhouse Amikaeyla embraces the best of many types of music. The ten selections on Being in Love, singer-songwriter Amikaeyla s latest CD, are both spiritually uplifting and soothing to the soul. Recorded in both Washington, DC and Oakland, Being in Love finds Amikaeyla surrounded by an all-star cast of world-class musicians. Members of Trio Globo pianist, harmonica virtuoso, and pennywhistle blower Howard Levy, cellist Eugene Friesen, and percussionist Glen Velez are present, individually and together, on all but one of the songs.

NPR Discover Songs: The New Jazz Divas

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African American, Female Vocalist, Jazz, NPR

Various Artists | NPR Discover Songs -The New Jazz Divas – [Shout! Factory/Sbme, 2010]

Various Artists - NPR Discover Songs -The New Jazz Divas

The history of women in jazz is well-documented and rightly cherished. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are some of the most celebrated musical artists of the 20th century. However, there is a contemporary crop of female artists blazing a new trail and creating a history all their own.

On the first installment of NPR’s Discover Songs Series, “the new jazz divas” take center stage. While they certainly owe a debt to the women who came before, the artists featured on this compilation are some of the best and most interesting talents in jazz today. From the unmistakable vocals of Madeleine Peyroux and Diana Krall to the singular piano styles of Eliane Elias and Patricia Barber – the legacy of great jazz divas is in very capable hands.

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