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Jazz Charmer Melissa Stylianou Conveys Intimate, Evocative Stories in Song with "Silent Movie"

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Jazz Charmer Melissa Stylianou Conveys Intimate, Evocative Stories in Song with “Silent Movie"

The singer's fourth album—to be released in March 2012 by Anzic Records—presents her fresh takes on beloved jazz standards and left-field songs from Johnny Cash to Joanna Newsom, backed by top New York players

“Melissa Stylianou has it all—a gorgeous instrument, superb musicianship and great taste." —Fred Hersch

“Silent Movie" NYC CD Release Concert @ Jazz Standard (116 E. 27th St)

Tuesday, April 3, 7:30 & 9:30 PM

Featuring Melissa Stylianou, Jamie Reynolds (piano), Pete McCann (guitar), Gary Wang (bass), Mark Ferber (drums), and special guests Anat Cohen (clarinet & saxophone) & Gene Bertoncini (guitar)

It can be easily forgotten sometimes, but stories—telling them, hearing them—are at the heart of why we make music and are moved by it. Singer Melissa Stylianou feels this deep down, and with her fourth album—Silent Movie, to be released in March 2012 by Anzic Records—she moves closer than ever to the essence of storytelling in song. Stylianou renews standards long beloved in jazz—"Smile," “Moon River," “The Folks Who Live on the Hill"—even as she helps broaden the field by putting a personal spin on songs by James Taylor, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash and Joanna Newsom, accompanied by such top New York players as saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen. Channeling a venerable tradition in jazz, Stylianou also puts her own lyrics to the music of celebrated composers, breathing fresh emotional life into instrumental pieces by Edgar Meyer and Vince Mendoza. And the album's affecting title track is a new Stylianou co-composition that underscores why DownBeat magazine described her as “an original."

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