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Sing to the Sky

Emma Larsson

Sing to the Sky

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558270222
Catnr: ORIGIN 82702
Release date: 06 November 2015
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Label
Origin Records
UPC
0805558270222
Catalogue number
ORIGIN 82702
Release date
06 November 2015
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Hailing from Sweden, with her vocal & composition skills further honed in Finland, Emma Larsson released two critically acclaimed recordings in Europe before moving to New York in 2011. For her debut US release, Emma presents a set of seven original songs along with evocative arrangements of the classic "Here's to Life," and Sade's " No Ordinary Love." Along with veteran NY drummer, Billy Drummond, bassist Eric Revis, pianist Shedrick Mitchell and saxophonist Kenneth Whalum III, Larsson harkens the spirit of Betty Carter in her approach to time and tempos, adventurous song forms and her embrace of soaring melodies.
Emma Larssons erstes Album nach ihrem Umzug nach NY enthält sieben Eigenkompositionen sowie Bearbeitungen von Klassikern wie "Here's to Life," und Sades " No Ordinary Love".

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Emma Larsson (vocals)

When Swedish-born Emma Larsson first hit the New York scene (via Finland and South Africa) in 2010, she arrived with two critically acclaimed albums Irie Butterflies (Imogena Records, 2006) and Let It Go (Imogena Records, 2010) already under her belt. Her debut, which the precocious talent had recorded while still a student at Finland's prestigious Sibelius Academy, garnered her a record deal with Imogena Records, along with distribution in Europe and Japan, where she was welcomed as a “promising singer and composer' (Lira, Sweden) with 'extraordinary vocal skills.' (Jazz Life, Japan) In the US, Critical Jazz praised her as a musician with 'the seasoning and character of a veteran twice her age...and a flair and panache rarely heard on a...
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When Swedish-born Emma Larsson first hit the New York scene (via Finland and South Africa) in 2010, she arrived with two critically acclaimed albums Irie Butterflies (Imogena Records, 2006) and Let It Go (Imogena Records, 2010) already under her belt. Her debut, which the precocious talent had recorded while still a student at Finland's prestigious Sibelius Academy, garnered her a record deal with Imogena Records, along with distribution in Europe and Japan, where she was welcomed as a “promising singer and composer" (Lira, Sweden) with "extraordinary vocal skills." (Jazz Life, Japan) In the US, Critical Jazz praised her as a musician with "the seasoning and character of a veteran twice her age...and a flair and panache rarely heard on a debut release." Now based in New York (where she has performed at the Iridium, Zinc Bar, The Bar Next Door, Kitano, St Peter's Church and Smalls) Larsson has come a long way (literally and figuratively) since then. Her upcoming release Sing To The Sky, made with first-call musicians Shedrick Mitchell (piano), Eric Revis (bass), Kenneth Whalum III (saxophone) and Billy Drummond (drums), might be her best work yet. "I think this particular combination of guys really worked well together in terms of chemistry," she says. And chemistry in jazz (which is all about relationships and communicating in the moment), is the difference between good and great.

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Eric Revis (bass)

Kenneth Whalum III (saxophone)

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