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Beautiful Dream
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Beautiful Dream
Album: Reverie
Released: Oct 14, 2008
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    Hold Me Down

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    Watching You Go

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  • Genre: Acoustic / Pop / Rock

    Location BRONX, Un

    Profile Views: 103840

    Last Login: 5/1/2012

    Member Since 5/17/2005

    Website jannklose.com

    Record Label 3 Frames Music

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    The Washington Post does not cover too many independent artists, but felt compelled to write about Jann Klose. They said, "Klose wins over the listener with his soaring voice, which may well be a staple of chamber pop for a long time to come." A citizen of the world, Jann Klose has lived on three continents, making his home in the melting pot that is New York City. Before coming to the United States as an exchange student in Cleveland, Ohio, he lived in Germany, Kenya, and South Africa. As a singer and songwriter, his music reflects this lyrically, melodically, rhythmically and in his choice of eclectic instruments and musicians. It also shows in the people who choose to work with him. During the course of his career, Jann has worked live or in the studio with artists ranging from Brett Dennen, Suzanne Vega, Rusted Root, Vonda Shepard, Rosanne Cash, Roger McGuinn, Renaissance and Annie Haslam, Jim (The Yardbirds) McCarty, Gary Lucas to the legendary Les Paul and plays an average of 75-100 shows per year. Endorsed by Martin Guitars and L.R. Baggs, WGN Radio's Steve & Johnnie, Rock Hall inductee Joey Reynolds and Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson have all personally lent a helping hand in his career. You may well have heard Jann's music on the GRAMMY-nominated Healthy Food For Thought CD, MTV's Cribs, the soundtrack to the Paul Sorvino film Dead Broke, or seen and heard him in touring companies of The Who's Tommy, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jesus Christ Superstar. He also has released three albums and two EPs, which can be heard around the world, on over 130 FM stations and Sirius XM in the U.S., the BBC in England to Prambors Radio in Indonesia. Thousands have viewed (and reposted) Jann's remarkable video for DOING TIME, now featured on AOL/Spinner. Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/jannklose His most recent recordings, REVERIE (2008) and SACRIFICE EP (2010), have earned Jann respect as a singer, musician, songwriter, and someone with a new and viable slant on the music business at a time when the industry threatens to collapse under its own weight. Jann's approach to fan sourcing of production money and concerts in areas as diverse as Chicago and Germany is creating a "cottage industry" out of popular music. REVERIE was made largely with fan support. "Using PBS as an example," he says, "I gave out autographed CDs and held private concerts for donors." The key is Jann's music. As Time Out New York succinctly explained, "Jann Klose writes warm, hooky pop music." The Advance Wire Service states: "The first thing that's totally unmistakable about Jann Klose is that voice – which is just light years beyond that of the typical singer-songwriter … a sound that is classy, distinctive and often irresistible." Jann is currently in the studio working on a new album with multi-platinum award winning producer David Bendeth.

  • Members

    JANN KLOSE - Vocals, Guitars CHRIS MAROLF - Bass, Kora, Banjo, Backup Vocals LARS POTTEIGER - Keys, Accordion, Backup Vocals PATRICK CARMICHAEL - Drums, Flute, Percussion LEAH POTTEIGER - Violin MEGAN MAROLF - Oboe

  • Influences

    Washington Post, Alexander F. Remington: "Klose wins over the listener with his soaring voice, which may well be a staple of chamber pop for a long time to come." PopMatters.com, Lisa Torem: "'Doing Time' features a modal melodic passage on accordion. Snatches of European folk-dance provide touches of melancholia. Measures that recall Hungarian composer Bela Bartok subtly appear. The lyrics are pleasant, but what creates the mood is the sense of emotional history that Klose owns up to." Blurt, Brian Baker: "There are wonderfully atmospheric folk pop moments reminiscent of the most accessible work of David Gray and Francis Dunnery ('Beautiful Dream,' 'Mother Said, Father Said') and others that shimmer like Sting's latter-day jazz leanings via a contemporary Kurt Weill songwriting angle ('Doing Time') and still others that hint at his African connection ('Watching You Go'). Klose doesn't fit comfortably in any particular genre, with jazz and pop and folk elements woven tightly into his sonic textures in a way that guarantees a relatively broad appeal across stylistic lines." Elmore Magazine, Abigail Wright: ?"Jann Klose has star power. Klose's gentle but undeniably strong voice and poetic, insightful lyrics make REVERIE a treat for the ear. A soothing journey through Klose's mind and soul, the album is aptly titled." New Music Weekly, Jon Hudson: ?"I just got a copy of Jann Klose and his REVERIE project. This is an amazing collection to great music and every track has something special in it. My favorite cut is 'Give In To This Life' that could end up becoming a radio anthem." Philadelphia Daily News, Jonathan Takiff: "Ear-grabbing pop singer-songwriter has a confident yet gentle voice, with tints if soul gospel and Afropop rhythms. The latter reflects his childhood in Nairobi, Kenya and South Africa."

  • Sounds Like

    Fairfield Weekly, Connecticut: "The Bronx-based Klose has the emotions of a sensitive folkie but catapults them with a voice and tone that evoke a libido-driven soul singer." Chicago Examiner, Roger Reis: "He has no limitations and proves himself one song after another. As the CD progresses the songs develop into a work of art complimenting the previous song with style. Not many CD's are perfect from beginning to end, but REVERIE is a timeless work of art that has no bad songs, lyrics, or notes." Advance Newspaper Wire Service, MassLive.com, Kevin O'Hare: "The first thing that's totally unmistakable about Jann Klose is that voice – which is just light years beyond that of the typical singer/songwriter … a sound that is classy, distinctive and often irresistible." NetRhythms, U.K., Mike Davies: "Gorgeous, autumnal album laced with stand-out tracks … he has the talent and the material to become a major artist on the world stage."

About Jann Klose

Jann Klose's recent releases Reverie (2008) and Sacrifice EP (2010) continue to build attention. His songs have been heard on the GRAMMY-nominated Healthy Food For Thought (2010) compilation, and in film and TV, including Warner Bros. Dead Broke featuring Paul Sorvino and MTV Cribs.

He has opened for/performed with a wide range of artists including, Brett Dennen, Suzanne Vega, Rusted Root, Vonda Shepard, Rosanne Cash, Roger McGuinn, Renaissance and Annie Haslam, Jim (The Yardbirds) McCarty and the legendary Les Paul and plays an average of 75-100 shows per year.

Born in Germany and raised in Kenya and South-Africa he first came to the U.S. as an exchange student, now living in NYC. As an actor/singer he performed in Broadway tours of Jekyll & Hyde, The Who's Tommy and the European tour of Jesus Chris Superstar.

The Washington Post writes, "Klose wins over the listener with his soaring voice, which may well be a staple of chamber pop for a long time to come." Jann is currently in the studio working on a new album with multi-platinum award winning producer David Bendeth.

CONTACT: jkband@jannklose.com

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