John diMartino piano,John Hart guitar,Joel Frahm saxes, Marcus Mclaurine bass, Matt Wilson drums
Influences
I love music and have many influences ,always keeping my ears open for anything that sounds musically creative and moving. Mabel Mercer,Shirley Horn,Ella Fitzgerald,Bonnie Raitt,Stevie Wonder,Jimmie Scott,Mark Murphy,John Coltrane,Leonard Bernstein,Robert Johnson ,John Lee Hooker,Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson,Aretha Franklin,Gene Krupa,Steve Gadd,Luther Vandross,Quincy Jones,Miles Davis,Sarah Vaughn,Joni Mitchell
SUN SET NEW CD RELEASE- " Linda Ciofalo is adventurous, but not to the point of disrespecting the material. She sings in tune, uses time play in her phrasing without losing rhythmic consistency and has a light, creamy voice that now and then drops to surprising depth. She is willing to take risks--for instance, singing with only drums or bass--and makes it clear that she enjoys what she does. Ciofalo is as convincing with a Beatles song as one by Gershwin or Rodgers. "....Doug Ramsey, Arts Journal
Ciao Linda ,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. you are fantastic ..really talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
Just wanted to send you big cyber hugs and congrats on the release of your new CD. The clips sound awesome! I'm so sorry I wasn't able to be at your release. I'm so happy to hear it was a rousing success.
