Band - JUDY NIEMACK TRIO

JUDY NIEMACK - voc. (USA)
GREG COHEN - b. (USA)
JOHANNES BALLESTREM - p. (D)

"Throughout her long recording career—which started with By Heart on Sea Breeze Records in the late ‘70s— Judy Niemack has been a jazz singer who identified strongly with instrumentalists. Sheila Jordan, Betty Carter, Annie Ross and Ella Fitzgerald have directly or indirectly influenced her risk-taking vocal style, but Niemack’s improvisatory spirit also owes a great deal to Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and other non-singers. Niemack has added lyrics to a long list of bop and postbop instrumentals along the way and her sense of adventure continues to serve her well on Listening to You....Niemack reminds us how sensitive an interpreter of lyrics she can be on introspective performances of Harry Warren’s “There Will Never Be Another You”, Jerome Kern’s “All the Things You Are”, Jay Gorney- Sidney Clare’s “You’re My Thrill” and Edward Heyman’s “Body and Soul”....New York City Jazz Record In this special Zig Zag evening, Judy Niemack, ("A jazz singer with a perfectly glorious voice" NYTimes), will honour the 100th birthday of one of the most influential jazz vocalists, Ella Fitzgerald, with songs from "American Songbook", including Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Cole Porter along with her own songs and lyrics. Accompanied by pianist Johannes Ballestrem and bassist Greg Cohen (with such diverse artists as Ornette Coleman, Tom Waits, Woody Allen and Norah Jones), Judy will explore the beautiful melodies and passionate lyrics of the 40's, developing a contemporary vision of Ella's legacy along with her exemplary musical cohorts...