Picture-painting comes easily to Nicolas Bearde. Listening to “Lush Life,” for example, puts you in the center of the emotional agony of an out-of-grasp love. The ups and downs and mid-tones of Bearde’s vocal range are applied with authenticity; in a comfortable story-teller way. The thrilling minor-keyed chestnut “Nature Boy” is another that is so... Continue Reading →
A Room with Rapturous Acoustics: Step into Cathy Segal-Garcia’s JAZZ CHAMBER
In true chamber orchestra form, the strings swell and the emotion builds in “Cinema Paradiso,” one of the tracks from vocalist Cathy Segal-Garcia’s newest CD. Aptly named for the blend of genres, her album “Jazz Chamber” holds many re-invented surprises. The mournful muted trumpet intro in “Time After Time” leads into a lovely display of... Continue Reading →