Morgen (voice, piano, keys) Theo (guitar, cello, bass, vocal drums bass, live loops) WHEN WE'RE LUCKY- Jay Jackson (drums, percussion) Kevin J. Johnson (basses) Doug Neel (7-string guitar)
Influences
Not in any particular order:
Kim Nazarian, Peter Eldridge, New York Voices, Beck, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Vivaldi, Johann S. Bach, John Coltrane, Jeff Buckley, Take 6, Sting, F. Chopin, Sarah McLachlan, Sheila Chandra, John McLaughlin, Galliano, Jon Hendricks, Pat Metheney, Tori Amos, Marcus Miller, Matisyahu, Hartmut & Stefan Stiegler, The Roots, Coldplay, Xavier Naidoo, Jay Ashby, Martin Gretch, Diana Krall, Holly Cole, Bobby McFerrin, Maceo Parker, Ulali, Beth Orton, Kurt Elling, M-Base, Tower of Power, AIR, Lenny Kravitz, Arnd Geise, Herbie Hancock, Jobim, Jan Garbarek, Keziah Jones, Billy Joel, Bill Miller, Norah Jones, M-pact, Cranberries, Monk, NIN, Voicestra, Jeff Halsey, Jamie Cullum, Real Group, Jon Hendricks, Michael Jones, Naturally 7, Phil Collins, Brand New Heavies, Chris Buzzelli, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Jamiroquai, Massive Attack, Turtle Island String Quartet, Prince, Keith Jarrett, Quincy Jones, Astor Piazolla, Jost Nickel, John Mayer, Vocalstra, Ben Harper, Ani DiFranco, Ben Folds, Miles Davis, Tom Waits, Marty Ashby, Leonard Cohen, Michael Franti, Steve Coleman, The Beatles . . . and many many more.
Sounds Like
balladesque accoustic jazz to grooving chamber music
“… Love the writing! …” Kim Nazarian – New York Voices, El Eco
“Your duo has the pleasuring quality that anyone would want to hear when they need hope to continue on...” Rogelio Montemayor – Ambient Jazz Duo
“…intriguing, enchanting and even somewhat haunting.” Kevin – myspace friend
"You’ve changed my views on jazz completely… ”
Jessica – GlenOak HS Choir Member
"...like a fine wine to be savored." Susan Lesley
Dissonant Grace - two classically trained musicians with a background in a cappella and vocal jazz sounding out a mixture of original music from classical and jazz to folk and funk, their music has been described as “tunes and tones from balladesque acoustic jazz to grooving chamber music.” When you come to a Dissonant Grace show, you only see two musicians on stage, but you will hear piano, Rhodes, guitar, cello, bass, vocal percussion (beatboxing) and other sounds, as well as a cappella vocals and live-looping (live recorded loops). [No computers here].
In existence since the fall of 2006, DG has appeared in the US as well as Germany and Sweden and has received airplay on independent radio. DG has performed with Kim Nazarian, of the Grammy-winning New York Voices, opened for award-winning groups like Ellery, and shared the stage with such accomplished musicians as Ray Porello (Sammy Davis Jr.’s drummer), Bob Esterle and Kevin DiSimone (Barry Manilow, Bob James …) formerly of the Accidentals.
DG is carried by the voice of Morgen, who plays electric piano and is the principal songwriter for the group. Morgen takes much of her inspiration from musical greats of all genres. Her Euro/Native American heritage and interest in humanity and society as well as her experience directing the a cappella and vocal jazz groups color her work. She is an accomplished accompanist for various ensembles including the multi-ethnic Balkan Youth Link Chorus that performed at the United Nations in New York. Morgen studies jazz voice with Kim Nazarian of the New York Voices but started as a classically trained pianist at the age of 5. She believes that writing songs means opening up your soul for others to venture inside. Morgen is currently working on her Masters in Ethnomusicology at BGSU, where she is also involved with the Vocal Jazz Program.
The foundations and musical colorations of DG are provided by Theo, a native of East Germany, who plays the stringed instruments (guitar, cello, bass) and sends vocal drums and bass as well as live loops to the speakers. As a member of various ensembles Theo has performed in Europe, Taiwan, Central America and South Africa, in venues including the Birdland in Hamburg, United Nations Headquarters in Geneva and the Presidential Residence of Taiwan. He has also recently had the honor to jam with up and coming drum&percussion phenom Ian Ashby. Theo was born in East Germany and grew up listening to gospel and Bach. He arranges much of the material that Dissonant Grace performs. He further presents clinics and workshops on music technology and vocal percussion and works as a sound engineer. He has had the honor to man the console for the New York Voices, Simon & Garfunkel percussionist Jamey Haddad, and Sunny Wilkinson among others.
With past bands, a cappella groups, projects, and vocal ensebles; including the award-winning a cappella group Up in the Air, both Morgen Stiegler and Theo Stiegler have toured throughout the US and Europe, and have appeared with New York Voices, M-pact, Naturally 7, Sean Altman (formerly of Rockapella) and the late great Robert Lockwood Jr.
Dissonant Grace is simply a new project in the course of a much older journey for Morgen and Theo.
Dissonant Grace is currently recording their debut CD. For Lessons and Bookings please contact: info@dissonantgrace.com
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hey! so we wanted to let our friends know first that we JUST came out with a new cd. you can get it online at itunes or amazon...but you can also order the cd here at www.jacobvanags.bigcartel.com and we'll ship it to you. Its only by our your amazing support that this ep is possible, thank YOU so much and comment us back soon!
Hello, It's always a pleasure to contact my friends, first thanks for your friendship and hope all is well. if you have time, there are some new videos on my page. Life is beautiful. All the best - Pat.
The album Love and Compassion is now released. Check out some of the tunes from our MySpace site. There's also some live footage there as well as new tunes not featured in the album. Hope you like what you hear.
hi, I am glad to announce the release of my debut CD called "Interro Island". This is my first solo project, which includes original tunes composed and arranged by me. I hope you will enjoy my work!!!
Hi Dissonant Grace, I'm singer and songwriter brazilian It's a pleasure to meet you here! All the best for you Thanks for the add!! Cheers Celso Galvão
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Es gibt Neues vom Delay Lama: checkt JanTube auf www.jandelay.de.
Und es gibt die ersten Tickets für die große Tour im Herbst im VVK:
09.10. Bielefeld – Ringlokschuppen
10.10. Bremen – Pier 2
17.10. Würzburg – s.Oliver Arena
19.10. Freiburg – Rothaus Arena
21.10. CH- Uetendorf – TUS Sportzentrum
22.10. Saarbrücken / St. Ingbert – mechanische Werkstatt
26.10. Berlin - Columbiahalle
27.10. Hannover – AWD Hall
29.10. Chemnitz – Stadthalle
30.10. Kassel – Eissporthalle
31.10. Rostock – Stadthalle
01.11. Flensburg – Deutsches Haus
Weitere folgen, Ohren und Augen aufhalten!
we are throwing a show tomorrow (friday the 29th) in findlay OH with some amazing bands! ANTE BELLUM, METEORFALL, THROUGH BLOOD, 80MPH, and KHOLOS all for only $5! Help us rebuild our local scene!
New demo songs are up on our page. For French readers, un entretien est paru sur le Guide de Musique Classique Resmusica. Par Christophe Le Gall. http://www.resmusica.com/article_6694_entretien_a_singer_must_die_la_renaissance_d_un_groupe.html
Thank you for your friendship and your support... I really appreciate it... I'm the happiest person when I see those wonderful comments regarding my songs, which I create with all my heart and passion... I wish you a lot of success and luck and I hope that everything will be fantastic in your life...
I've just added a new song to my profile... It's a duet with a very talented young singer Nini. I would be really happy if you could take some time to listen to it. Also, please feel free to join my mailing list and I will always keep you updated with the news... ;)
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