Rafi Malkiel - Water - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Lisa LeBlanc presents Live avec l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec, an album recorded during an unforgettable concert at the Grand Théâtre de Québec in March 2024. Bringing together the Acadian multi-instrumentalist singer, her band, the 63 musicians of the OSQ and conductor Jean-Michel Malouf, the album combines the simplicity of Lisa's lyrics with her taste for extravagance. The result is as delightful as it is surprising.

At the age of 16, Alysson Light, born and raised in Chapel Hill, is prodigious singer/songwriter. She started piano at age 9, cello at 12, and guitar only recently. She's been singing since she was 9 months old! Her first musical mentor (beginning at age 5) was her grandmother, a piano teacher and former singer with the famous choral director, Robert Shaw. Alysson wrote her first piano piece at age 10 and, last year, started writing several songs a month. She now has two CDs produced in her home studio. The first CD, 'Softly Fading Into Silence', is a cover album featuring the works of Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Natalie Merchant and Paula Cole. The second CD, titled 'Water' featured here, is entirely original works written, sung and played by Alysson herself. Many of the songs on 'Water' were inspired by Alysson's year spent in Utah in 1999-2000, where the dry climate of the high desert left her dreaming of the ocean ('Underwater') and showery days ('Rain') of her North Carolina home. Her most popular songs include 'Liquid Eyes' and 'Minna', both with a mysterious, poetic imagery that is supported by an unusual musical backdrop. Alysson's vocal style is amazingly mature, and the songs move the listener with her emotions and dynamics. 'Liquid Eyes' was number 1 for many weeks in North Carolina on MP3, and was #13 in the World on MP3 in the very competitive Acoustic Rock Genre!

Vocalist Vincent Ding makes a larger-than-life debut with Incredible Views From Above, a scintillating work for big band and strings that inspires generations of the past, present, and future. Vincent Ding is a bright new flame in the world of vocal jazz. Refreshingly steeped in the traditions of the historic icons like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, Ding blends this rich lineage with a depth of autobiographical authenticity from his Taiwanese-American roots to create music that is both thoughtful and powerfully rooted in hard-driving swing. Backed by an all-star big band and an equally fierce string section and produced by acclaimed vocalist Sirintip, Ding presents a musical debut that is truly remarkable with Incredible Views From Above as he sings to listeners both young and old about the liberating joy that comes from the pursuit of one's passion.