New Release Spotlight Featuring: Irene and Her Latin Jazz Band

CD Title: Summer Samba

Year: 2007

Record Label: independent

Style: Jazz Vocals

Musicians: Irene (vocals), Daniel Groisman (bass), Marco Tulio (guitar), Cristiano Novelli (percussion), Ron Snyder (piano), Scott Martin (saxophone and flute), Rich Wenzel (piano), Brice Martin (flute)

Tracks: Sway, The Constant Rain, Summer Samba, Whatever Lola Wants, Waters of March, Só Danço Samba, LIttle Boat, So Many Stars, Samba Saravah, Pretty World, Bésame Mucho, One Note Samba, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Let's Face The Music and Dance

Artist's Website: http://www.irenesings.com

Listen to track(s): Sway / Whatever Lola Wants / One Note Samba

Purchase CD: At CD Baby or At iTunes

Biography:

Irene is a fast rising jazz singing star, now with her own band. Her abilities as a singer were first recognized and rewarded in October of 2003 when she went to Karaoke Night at the Club Med in Bora Bora and was offered a three week gig on the spot singing at the resort. She accepted the challenge and has been returning there to sing several times a year ever since.

She was born to a musical family and was on her first stages by age three. A lifetime of music study, classical piano, Drama (B.A. cum laude at UC Irvine), voice and acting have helped form her style and ease in front of an audience and microphone. Irene sings in English, French, Spanish and Portugese. She was chosen as a “Fabulous Find” by the listeners at radio station KLAC 690 in Los Angeles. She was recently named as a nominee for the 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards in the category “Latin, Female Vocal” for the song “Sway.”

Scott Martin (saxophone and flute) has performed all over the world with many artists but is best known for his successful tenure with the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band for over thirteen years, winning a Grammy with the band. He is a well rounded versatile performer and had played with artist such as Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Francisco Aguabella, Ray Charles, Chick Corea, and Eddie Palmierei to name a few.

Marco Túlio (acoustic guitar) was the 1997 “Virtuosi Award” from the Ministry of Culture in Brazil. As a member of the band Klezmer Juice he recorded a song for the soundtrack of the hit film “The Wedding Crashers” starring Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn. Of Marco, Flora Purim the legendary Brazilian Jazz singer said, “Marco Túlio is one of the most promising musicians of the new generation of Brazilians that landed in the U.S. recently. His music is precise and gentle, and at the same time it commands attention and imagination.”

Cristiano Novelli (percussion) is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has toured throughout Europe, Brazil, the U.S. and the Caribbean. He performed at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards with Diego Torres, Olga Tañon and Alexandre Pires. He has also appeared with Milton Nascimento, the great Antonio Adolfo, Kiko Furtado, Katia Moraes, Dominican singer Anais, Mexican singer Jimena and many others.

Daniel Groisman (bass) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. An accomplished bass player he has worked in both recording studios and live performances with a variety of arits, bands, television shows and stage productions. He has performed with artists such as Apllonia, Enrique Iglesias, Alejandro Sanz, and Joan Sebastian.

Ron Snyder (piano) is an award winning accompanist and musical director. He is well known is the jazz and cabaret world and performs regularly at The Vermont, The Gardenia, Catalina Bar & Grill, Vibrato and other jazz clubs in Los Angeles and around the world. He has been the musical director for Rain Pryor, Rita McKenzie and Jim Bailey.

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