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Keyboardist-composer Dawn Clement has performed with such notable artists as Jane Ira Bloom (with whom she toured the U.S.), Pharaoh Sanders, Nancy King, Ingrid Jensen, Hadley Caliman, John Clayton, Mercer Ellington, Bobby Previte, and Herbie Hancock.
Clement, who has led five CDs of her own, gained a strong reputation while living in the Pacific Northwest before moving to Denver to teach at the Metropolitan State University.
Her LiveStream of June 19, 2020 is an intriguing improvisation on electric piano that travels through several moods, different grooves and inventive melodic ideas.
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Daniela Soledade was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, the granddaughter of a top Brazilian composer and the daughter of a busy guitarist.
Ms. Soledade recorded as a studio singer starting when she was a child, settled in the U.S. in 2003, and has continued to grow as an interpreter of Brazilian jazz, displaying a beautiful voice and very appealing phrasing.
While Nate Najar was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is a brilliant acoustic guitarist whose playing (inspired by Charlie Byrd) perfectly fits into Brazilian music; among those who he has worked with are Ken Peplowski, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Chuck Redd.
The combination of Daniela Soledade and Nate Najar performing Brazilian songs is a delight as can be seen and heard throughout their LiveStream from Feb. 19, 2021.
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South African jazz pianist Bokani Dyer was born in Botswana, began on the piano when he was 14, and graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2008.
Dyer worked with the groove-oriented band Soul Housing project, organized his Swiss Quintet, and has toured several times throughout Africa and Europe, developing his own voice on the piano.
On this LiveStream from June 21, 2020, Bokani Dyer’s group (which is actually a quartet) features Dyer along with altoist and flutist Mthunzi Mvuby, bassist Romy Bfrauteseth, and drummer Spheleo Mazibuko on a set that includes a mellow spiritual-oriented ballad and several hard-driving pieces, works that are a bit influenced by the John Coltrane Quartet.
Altoist Mvuby’s passionate flights, the inventive piano solos, and the tightness of the rhythm section on the leader’s post bop originals show that high-quality modern jazz does not necessarily have to emanate from New York or the U.S; jazz has truly become a universal language.
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Known as Miss Elie, Emilie Lesbros was born and raised in Marseille, France where she gained experience as a singer and songwriter.
Now based in New York, she sings and plays violin, piano and guitar in a variety of types of groups including jazz, electronic music, performance art and classical, often working with bassist Barre Phillips.
On her LiveStream during a windy day on June 17, 2020, Miss Elie performs her dramatic pieces while backed by electronic tracks, putting plenty of emotion into her brand of pop-oriented music, displaying a wide range.
