January 25, 2011
Jazz Bakery "Moveable Feast"
Musicians Institute, 1655 McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90028
https://www.jazzbakery.org
Reservations: 310-271-9039
Cover: $25, $15 for students 21 or under
With Larry Koonse (guitar), Hamilton Price (bass) and Steve Hass (drums) Sunday, February 13, Two one-hour sets from 4:30 to 7:15 with intermission
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
307-11 Mirada Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 726-4143
http://www.bachddsoc.org
with John Stowell (guitar), Akira Tana (drums), Dan Robbins (bass)
and Christian Tamburr (vibes and piano)
Cover: $30 NEW YORK Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 576-2232
7.30 & 9.30 pm
Cover: $20
http://www.jazzstandard.net/
"A captivating exercise in seductive spell casting." JAZZ TIMES
With Jason Ennis (guitar), Conor Meehan (drums) and special guest Charnett Moffett (bass)
Nights of Key Largo, on the Japanese audiophile label Venus, recorded with Kenny Werner, Romero Lubambo, Joel Frahm and Billy Drummond, won Swing Journal’s Gold Disc review, and Obsession, her recent US release on Motema, has garnered her universally great reviews internationally. ”There aren’t many, but Tessa is a natural born singer. She’s at the top of my list of great talent. She really moves me.” says jazz vocal legend, Sheila Jordan. “She’s a complete musician, remarkable and very moving,” agrees her former mentor, Mark Murphy. “A must-see for lovers of world class jazz.” [Los Angeles Times]. She will be appearing at the Jazz Standard with part of her Obsession band Jason Ennis (guitar) and Conor Meehan (drums) plus special guest (and Motema label-mate), bassist Charnett Moffet. Also in February she will perform at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles (her fifth time) and (for the second time) at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, California (see below).
http://www.tessasouter.com/ for info on upcoming gigs and more “A truly beautiful voice.” SIRIUS XM RADIO “Utterly original … compelling.” JAZZWISE “Broadly imaginative.” NEW YORK TIMES "… more focused on exploring the limitless creativity of the art than simply having another go at the Great American Songbook." LOS ANGELES TIMES LIVE REVIEW “Striking, soulful, enchanting.” WASHINGTON POST “Expressive … full of passion.” PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER “One of the few exceptional standouts in the crowded field of female jazz vocalists.” INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MUSIC LIVE REVIEW
“Subtle yet sizzling … Souter also makes a major impression as a composer and lyricist.” ALLMUSICGUIDE “Magnificent. I couldn’t stop playing it over and over.” JON LUCIEN “It’s a particularly exhilarating feeling to witness a great performance by a relatively unknown singer like Tessa Souter. Judging from the ovations she received [at the Rochester New York International Jazz Festival] the entire audience felt the same way.” ROCHESTER CITY PAPER LIVE REVIEW "An important musician. Her brilliant lyrics and songs make her stand out from the pack so very much. And she creates a mood and an atmosphere when she takes the stage.” HOWARD JOHNSON
To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jazzpromo@earthlink.net
THE JAZZ STANDARD, NEW YORK + TWO VALENTINE CALIFORNIA GIGS
FOR TESSA SOUTER IN FEBRUARY
Jazz Bakery "Moveable Feast"
Musicians Institute, 1655 McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90028
https://www.jazzbakery.org
Reservations: 310-271-9039
Cover: $25, $15 for students 21 or under
With Larry Koonse (guitar), Hamilton Price (bass) and Steve Hass (drums) Sunday, February 13, Two one-hour sets from 4:30 to 7:15 with intermission
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
307-11 Mirada Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 726-4143
http://www.bachddsoc.org
with John Stowell (guitar), Akira Tana (drums), Dan Robbins (bass)
and Christian Tamburr (vibes and piano)
Cover: $30 NEW YORK Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 576-2232
7.30 & 9.30 pm
Cover: $20
http://www.jazzstandard.net/
"A captivating exercise in seductive spell casting." JAZZ TIMES
With Jason Ennis (guitar), Conor Meehan (drums) and special guest Charnett Moffett (bass)
The daughter of English and Trinidadian parents, New York-based lyricist, composer and award-winning vocalist, Tessa Souter’s individual style of jazz is as exotically beautiful as it is absolutely unique, evoking Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. “Centered by the sheer skill and vocal artistry with which she imbues everything she sings … at once unassumingly virtuosic and uncontrivedly emotional, the Souter voice is quite simply one of the most attractive sounds in contemporary vocal jazz." [Chris Parker, Jazz Vortex]
Nights of Key Largo, on the Japanese audiophile label Venus, recorded with Kenny Werner, Romero Lubambo, Joel Frahm and Billy Drummond, won Swing Journal’s Gold Disc review, and Obsession, her recent US release on Motema, has garnered her universally great reviews internationally. ”There aren’t many, but Tessa is a natural born singer. She’s at the top of my list of great talent. She really moves me.” says jazz vocal legend, Sheila Jordan. “She’s a complete musician, remarkable and very moving,” agrees her former mentor, Mark Murphy. “A must-see for lovers of world class jazz.” [Los Angeles Times]. She will be appearing at the Jazz Standard with part of her Obsession band Jason Ennis (guitar) and Conor Meehan (drums) plus special guest (and Motema label-mate), bassist Charnett Moffet. Also in February she will perform at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles (her fifth time) and (for the second time) at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, California (see below).
http://www.tessasouter.com/ for info on upcoming gigs and more “A truly beautiful voice.” SIRIUS XM RADIO “Utterly original … compelling.” JAZZWISE “Broadly imaginative.” NEW YORK TIMES "… more focused on exploring the limitless creativity of the art than simply having another go at the Great American Songbook." LOS ANGELES TIMES LIVE REVIEW “Striking, soulful, enchanting.” WASHINGTON POST “Expressive … full of passion.” PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER “One of the few exceptional standouts in the crowded field of female jazz vocalists.” INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MUSIC LIVE REVIEW
“Subtle yet sizzling … Souter also makes a major impression as a composer and lyricist.” ALLMUSICGUIDE “Magnificent. I couldn’t stop playing it over and over.” JON LUCIEN “It’s a particularly exhilarating feeling to witness a great performance by a relatively unknown singer like Tessa Souter. Judging from the ovations she received [at the Rochester New York International Jazz Festival] the entire audience felt the same way.” ROCHESTER CITY PAPER LIVE REVIEW "An important musician. Her brilliant lyrics and songs make her stand out from the pack so very much. And she creates a mood and an atmosphere when she takes the stage.” HOWARD JOHNSON