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Nora York
Jazz / Pop / Classical

Nora York



NEW YORK, New York
United States

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Member Since1/25/2006
Band Websitewww.norayork.com
Band MembersFURTIVA LAGRIMA BAND

Andrew Schwartz -- bassoon

Kevin Burdette -- baritone voice

Jamie Lawrence -- harmonium/melodica

Steve Tarshis-- dobro

Dave Hofstra-- bass

Dorothy Lawson -- cello

THE AMAZING BAND consists of the following players

Steve Tarshis -- guitar

Charlie Giordano -- Accordion

Dave Hofstra -- Bass

Peter Grant and or Allison Miller -- Drums

Sherryl Marshall -- Voice

Jamie Lawrence -- Piano

Claire Daly-- Baritone Sax

InfluencesHendrix, Verdi, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Laura Nyro, Ian and Sylvia, Bob Dylan, Puccini, Mozart, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Howlin’ Wolf and many many more


Sounds Likewarm chocolate on a cold day... iced lemon on a hot one
Record Labelsay-yes ... www.norayork.com
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Nora York
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Nora York, deemed an " ingenious, radical, extravagant talent " by The New Yorker magazine, has three CDs in release and a new project POWER/PLAY on her website www.norayork.com live streaming. Her 2006 Cd WHAT I WANT was reviewed by BILLBOARD magazine : "Since emerging from New York's Knitting Factory jazz scene in the late '90s, Nora York has ignored musical boundaries. Like sister in song Nellie McKay, she has no use for the words "musical genre." On her third album, the aurally delicious "What I Want," York stands tall and proud at the intersection of Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Jane Siberry and Norah Jones. York had a hand in writing the bulk of the songs here, such as the buoyant title track. "Artificial Paradise" manages to bridge the gap between Mitchell's "Hejira" and "Dog Eat Dog" -- no easy feat, for sure. In York's worldview, desire and redemption share the same stage. A cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" lacks luster, but a reading of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday," stripped of any excess, is, in a word, beautiful." Michael Paoletta. Check out all her stuff on her site at (www.norayork.com).

Voice has been at the center of Nora York’s expression and creative invention, engaging diverse disciplines of musical composition, live performance and visual and multimedia arts. The resulting body of work merges musical and conceptual genres.

In 2002, York received New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Composers Commission to complete a song cycle called Breaking Tradition. Breaking Tradition had its genesis in 1998 as commissioned live performances at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition, Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sergent and the American Watercolor Movement. York’s 3rd CD What I Want ’05-’06 is the result of that NYSCA supported initiative. She has 3 other CDs in release, To Dream The World ’93-‘95, Alchemy’04-’08-- a collaboration with jazz composer Maria Schneider, and Power/Play ‘07. Power/Play was a concert commissioned ’02 by The Brooklyn Academy of Music to accompany a film series entitled, From Hanoi To Hollywood. Power/Play. It was also performed to celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Riverside Baptist Church NYC ‘03, and went on to Penn State University as part of their Anderson Endowment Series. Other concert works include: I Dreamed I Saw: Music of Hendrix and Foster, for New Sounds Live at Merkin Hall NYC ’02.

Beginning in the late 1980s, York began performing regularly at the Knitting Factory and now, for the past 9 years, Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in NYC is the laboratory for her new work. October ‘08 The Public Theater in New York City will produce the first workshop of her theatrical collaboration with artist Kiki Smith and director JoAnne Akalaitis, Furtiva Lagrima.

York has performed at music festivals throughout the U.S. and internationally including Ottawa Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Festival of Song at the Asia Society NY, JVC Jazz festival NYC, Newport Jazz Festival, and TED. In 2005, music historian W. Royal Stokes profiled York in “Visionaries and Eclectics”, Growing Up With Jazz, Oxford University Press (pp. 214-226).

York’s work with visual artists include: FOXFIRE, w/ artist Nancy Spero, ‘98, and Swing Low w/ artist Jerry Kearns, ‘99 at Exit Art NYC; Leon Golub, ‘02 at New York Kunsthalle; and a selection from Power/Play was performed for “The Peace Tower (1966/2006)” at Whitney Museum of American Art 2006 Biennial: Day for Night. In ‘98 York was awarded a Future of Present Grant by the Franklin Furnace to present FOXFIRE on the World Wide Web. In May ‘05, York’s collaboration with Indian Dancer Rajika Puri was presented at the Asia Society NYC.

Her work in film includes music for German director Doris Dorrie’s Paradis, Me and Him, Geld, and The Fisherman’s Wife, ‘05 (soundtrack album on Virgin Records/EMI). She has contributed music for various television programs on A&E, Granada UK, Showtime and PBS. Michel Negroponte featured York’s work in his HBO Documentary Methadonia ‘05. The film played on T.V. and was selected to premiere at the New York Film Festival ’05. York has appeared on many NPR and Pacifica radio programs.

In 1998, York was invited to help develop the first voice program at the Tisch School of Drama at New York University, where she continues to teach.


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WPS1

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Mar 25 2009 8:18 PM

Thanks for your support for WPS1.org.
Unfortunately, the project has been discontinued, but if you liked WPS1, there’s a new internet radio station run by many of the same people called Art International Radio (ArtonAir.org) that has access to most of WPS1’s archived content. It’s all free, it’s all on demand; take a look.
Rocky

Rocky Rockholt



Dec 6 2008 9:42 AM

Thank you Nora. Your music gives me a place to go when I'm wrestling with myself. It also lets me make peace between the combatants afterwords.
Liquid

Liquid



Nov 28 2008 6:10 AM


Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow
Daddy-O Grande

Daddy-O Grande



Sep 13 2008 6:21 PM

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Sandy Asirvatham

Sandy Asirvatham



Apr 10 2008 12:48 AM

I listened to the collage...a haunting piece for haunted times.

~S
Nora York

Nora York



Mar 17 2008 7:08 PM

TO HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE WOMEN AND MEN FIGHTING OVERSEAS IN THIS INSANE "WAR" I HAVE ADDED my collage of tunes by DYLAN,DOORS,SRGT BARRY SADLER,BUFFY St. MARIE. "MASTERS OF WAR/THE END/BALLAD FOR THE GREEN BERET/UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
ADELE ZANE

ADELE ZANE



Mar 10 2008 3:48 AM

BRAVA Nora at Joe's Pub!! xo az
Tyler

Tyler



Feb 2 2008 1:27 AM

Congrats on completing you grant!
I know you'll get it.

Peace
Bill Barnes Trio

Bill Barnes Trio



Jan 16 2008 1:56 PM

Very unique and cool music and art. Thanks so much for the add!
All the best,
Bill
www.billbarnestrio.com
cazio

cazio



Dec 16 2007 7:40 AM

thank you for the Add,
of course .

Great, unique music !
Keep up the goodworks,
neighbor !
.......Plus, congrads on you & Jerry's Masterpiece, i saw in the slideshow !!

danny, from mott st.
Lucy Harvest

Lucy Harvest



Dec 15 2007 11:57 AM

what's love got to do xxx
M.U.S.I.C.

M.U.S.I.C.



Dec 5 2007 2:07 AM

Thanks very much for your friendship Nora, and for the wonderful music!

When you get a chance, please stop by our education "Space" and leave my students a comment…words of encouragement, a lesson learned, favorite quote, poetry, or even advice for this school year.

Best,
John
Salvatore Bonafede

Salvatore Bonafede



Oct 13 2007 10:02 PM

Hey Nora,

happy to meet you here!

How're things?

Ciao from Sicily.
Andrea Owens

Andrea Owens



Jun 25 2007 2:29 PM

Thanks for the ad, I really enjoyed your music!
peace,
andrea
Nhojj

Nhojj



Jun 19 2007 8:12 AM

Such fine work! Thank you for welcoming me into your world, Nora:)

Love & Light,

Nhojj
Sandy Asirvatham

Sandy Asirvatham



May 3 2007 4:51 PM

Got your latest email listing with gigs of such tremendous variety and creativity...You are a whirlwind of pure energy, and an inspiration, always.

~SA
Heather Christian

Heather Christian



Jan 21 2007 12:43 AM

Oh my you lovely lady and changer of lives. I'm so glad to see you venturing out into scary myspace land, I know how you must feel about it. :)

You are often in my thoughts.
Joe

Joe



Dec 31 2006 2:29 AM

looked for your page based solely on the Billboard review of your latest... can't wait to buy the recording!!!
Claude Isbell

Claude Isbell



Dec 30 2006 8:46 PM

Nora is a Goddess and a Healer. Peace.
Nees and Vos

Nees and Vos



Oct 26 2006 5:14 AM

Hey Nora. Hope you dig the new page. Peace, a
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