Release Date: 07 September 2018
Label: Concord Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888072052048
Genres: Jazz  Vocal Jazz  
Release Date: 07 September 2018
Label: Concord Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888072052048
Genres: Jazz  Vocal Jazz  
Description
After winning the 2015 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition then performing at the Montreal International Jazz Festival the following year, singer and songwriter Arianna Neikrug makes her grander introduction to the music world with the release of 'Changes' on Concord Jazz.
Produced by the Grammy-winning pianist and arranger Laurence Hobgood, 'Changes' displays Arianna Neikrug's gift for interpreting tunes from the Great American Songbook and more recent pop and R&B classics from the '70s. The disc also contains two originals that reveal some of Neikrug's journey from her hometown of Los Angeles to New York City.
Hobgood, who recruited his regular trio mates - drummer Jared Schonig and bassist Matt Clohesy - for 'Changes', describes Neikrug as "an intellectual and complex person." "I can honestly say that she's the most theoretically informed singer that I've ever worked with - in terms of just knowing music," Hobgood says.
'Changes' blends the right amount of reverence for the jazz tradition with a knowing glance to modern pop and R&B classics. It will delight both jazz purists and novices without making any unwise artistic compromises as she superbly negotiates the glories of jazz's past with a wide-eyed optimism that betrays her tender age.
Tracklisting
Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion
Chick Corea Trio
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
Chick Corea
Chick Corea Trilogy
Arturo Sandoval
Maynard Ferguson/Big Bop Nouveau
Michael Feinstein
Billie Holiday
Various Artists
Irene Kral
Ineza with The Alex Webb & The Copasetics
Helena Debono & Charlie Bates
Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones
Nora Benamara
Ross Lorraine