"Crossing Borders" - Jennifer Scott - vocals/piano
- Kristen Strom - sax/flute/voice
- Rene Worst - basses (visit: myspace/reneworst)
- Scott Sorkin - guitar
- Jason Lewis - drums
**visit: www.crossingborderstour.com & check us out!**
Jennifer Scott Trio: Jennifer Scott - piano/voice
Rene Worst - basses
Bernie Arai - drums
Influences
SO MANY PEOPLE! Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Clark Terry, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Leonard Cohen, Stevie Wonder, Eva Cassidy, The Hi-Lo's, Manhattan Transfer, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Mark Murphy, SHIRLEY HORN, John Hendricks, "Hendricks, Lambert & Ross", Singers Unlimited, Sarah Vaughan, NANCY KING........more to be added!
All the beautiful musicians I play and sing with in Vancouver: Rene Worst, Bernie Arai, Tom Keenlyside, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, the Silver Belles, Carman J. Price, Matthew Smith, Paul Rushka, Jodi Proznick, Dave Robbins, Bill Coon....the list goes on & if you don't see your name it's 'cause I haven't played with you in awhile and will add you, most likely!
The great friends & musicians I adore and work with in the Bay Area: Ed Johnson, Kristen Strom, Scott Sorkin, John Worley, Jason Lewis, Michaelle Goerlitz......and many others including in Seattle: Mark Ivester & Jeff Busch!
All the beautiful Brasilian musicians and singers I love, like Elis Regina, Toninho Horta, Ivan Lins, the beautiful songs of Baden Powell, Jobim, of course and the list could go on and on...Joyce, Gilberto Gil.....
Sounds Like
Herself! But influences of Ella, Dinah & Joni are definitely present!
the LA Times said: "....a velvet tone and superb phrasing..."
Jennifer Scott
Jennifer is considered one of the most important jazz artists working, recording and teaching
in Canada and the United States today.
Her vibrant voice and solid piano playing have been featured on many CBC and NPR shows, including
JazzBeat and her own recordings have garnered critical acclaim and sold thousands of copies.
Jennifer sings and plays piano in Novo Tempo, a Brazilian group based in the San Francisco
area. Her latest recordings as a solo artist are, "Emotional Girl" with her Quintet, “Mile 41” with her quartet, and “Live at The Cellar”, recently released on the “Cellar Live” label & receiving international airplay.
Jennifer is also an ‘in-demand’ session singer and can be heard in numerous jingles and on various album projects.
She has performed with jazz greats Clark Terry, Tommy Banks, Rufus Reid, Paul Horn, Don Thompson to name a few.
"...this voice immediately arrested my hearing and said, 'wake up, sit down and listen to this
lady 'til she's finished singing.' A very pure, a very flexible voice - a voice made to sing jazz."
-Katie Mallik, CBC Jazzbeat
"...even as the (Vancouver International) Jazz Festival was drawing to a close, several revelations awaited.
Vancouver vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott has made some excellent recordings, but in person she's a force of nature, an artist unafraid to take risks. Her big, warm contralto sounded in top form on Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" and an up-tempo version of "Just In Time" that climaxed with several thrilling scat choruses. Most audaciously, she transformed Lesley Gore's hit "It's My Party" into a tortured torch song. Scott is the kind of singer who you want to tackle your favorite songs, just to hear what she might do with them."
- Andrew Gilbert, JazzTimes
www.jenniferscott.ca
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
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After spending the last month driving 4000 miles around the southwest, I arrived back in Los Angeles to discover that my new album 'Anitya' has been released. Its currently available on amazon, napster and emusic...or you can listen to most of streaming for free on reverbnation.com/tullymackaytisbert. If you enjoy it I for sure appreciate the support. The album is 10 songs that involve the idea of anitya in Buddhism that all things are impermanent. The album is acoustic folk rock that also integrates traditional east asian sounds and uses the chinese lute the pipa. Thank you for listening!
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
(Snowball will be on the second album of the Dutch ‘electrosingersongwriterpop’-artist Alan Lauris, called ‘Different Frequency’, to be released march 2nd on iTunes, march 16th on CD!)
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