Jaylene Arnold - piano, vocals
Daniel Meyers - drums
Brad Nolen - guitar
Steven Weeks - double bass
Michelle Whitlock - violin
and thanks to Max Schramm for playing guitar on the MySpace tracks.
Influences
the Dears, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Bjork, Cocteau Twins, Modest Mouse, Keren Ann, Regina Spektor, Pinback, Band of Horses, the Decemberists, Iron and Wine, the Flaming Lips, Jeff Buckley,
Blastwagon. Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Elliott Smith, the Shins, Tegan and Sara, and precious, precious life.
Sounds Like
something you know by heart already but you've never in your life heard it before.
Susurri, a play on the word susurrus (meaning a soft murmuring or rustling sound), is a good name for Jaylene Arnold’s mostly solo act. A susurrus describes the pianist and vocalist’s calm, atmospheric music well.
Arnold, a local musician and newcomer to the Eugene music scene, was classically trained in piano as a child. But eventually she decided that classical music wasn’t for her and started experimenting with writing her own songs. The transition from classical musician to impressionistic songwriter was a process of building confidence. She remembers feeling intimidated and running out of the room when some other musicians first invited her to a jam session because they learned to play by ear, not with sheet music.
Still, she hasn’t entirely abandoned her classical training and influences, especially Chopin. ”I can’t help but incorporate that into my music,” she says. — Inka Bajandas
and from the Register-Guard:
In musician and illustrator Jaylene Arnold’s sweet, piano-based songs, she reveals grown-up insights and attitudes through a childlike voice.
-- Serena Markstrom
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Hey Jaylene, what a fantastic first show! You are a wonderful pianist and your music is very meaningful. I had a lot of fun listening and I am so glad we got to work together. I hope we cross paths again soon, Melissa
Sorry I didn't get to see your performance today. If I had not been teaching I would have loved to of seen it. Hope that it went well and let me know the next time that you're going to be performing.
hey jaylene! its really good to hear from you, i did graduate, its pretty nice, and i'm also going to have another baby in a couple months here. hopefully sometime i can listen to your music - the computer i'm on has no speakers. hope to see you sometime soon!
Hey! Well, it's not New York, but I guess you work with what you've got... still temp jobbing here while my wife studies... looking forward to seeing your group!
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