On the recording: Sam Sadigursky - soprano/tenor saxophones, clarinet; Jaleel Shaw - alto saxophones, Ben Monder, guitar, Randy Ingram - piano, Matt Clohesy - bass, Kendrick Scott - drums.
In the photo of the Jazz Standard: John Ellis, Randy Ingram, Mike Moreno, Matt Clohesy, Kendrick Scott
photo by Lucy Wood
At the Jazz Standard
photo by Lucy Wood
Influences
Wayne Shorter, Kenny Wheeler, Dominique Eade, Norma Winstone, Ben Monder, Theo Bleckmann, Fred Hersch, Luciana Souza, Kate McGarry, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Danilo Perez.
One of the most distinctive voices among the growing ranks of female jazz singers in New York City belongs to Julie Hardy. Julie's most recent recording "The Wish" was released on drummer Kendrick Scott's label, World Culture Music in 2007. Hardy is on the vocal jazz faculty at New School University and City College of New York. Hardy has performed at the Diet Coke "Women in Jazz" Festival (Jazz at Lincoln Center), the Jazz Standard, Birdland in NYC and received a 2006 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award for her composition "No Turning Back."
Hardy grew up in Fremont NH and attended Oyster River High School in Durham. She then moved on to study music composition at UNH and received her Masters degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
"On her new album, The Wish, Ms. Hardy burnishes her growing reputation as a musically astute and thoughtfully modern jazz singer." - Nate Chinen, New York Times
“[Hardy’s] is a serious art, based in songs of longing and reflection with arrangements that challenge anyone's notions of what constitutes forward-thinking music.” – Ken Micallef, Downbeat
"Three years ago, with her debut release "A Moment's Glance", Julie Hardy proved herself, as both singer and songwriter, a fresh force to be reckoned with. [With “The Wish”] Hardy is back to make good on that promise with an even finer, more bracingly intuitive, assortment of originals and covers.”
- Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes
“Julie Hardy's new CD, The Wish, builds on the reputation of a singer well equipped to handle everything modern jazz vocalism demands: candlelit standards (“I Wish I Knew,” “All Or Nothing at All”), repurposed pop hits (Lennon/McCartney's “I'm Looking Through You”), effortless improvisation and a strong writer's pen. See her now, while it's easy.”
- K. Leander Williams, Time Out New York
To build something new, we need to let go of the old can. War has never been a solution and we want our music to a new way of thinking contribute to a better world and work with peace, love and harmony to the problems of this world face.
Ciao Julie, Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your music and the splendid voice. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
Hi Julie.....thank you for adding me...i think you music is fantastic and i will be back for more!!..don't forget to have a listen to my songs sometime....all the best from Ireland...David
Hi Julie, just want to say gday and I wish i wasnt on the other side of the world then i could come to hear the overnight crossing. hope youre great. jenny
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