MP3 Lisa Baney - The Masquerade Is Over

Evocative, spare and intelligent vocals with soulful acoustic piano jazz trio accompaniment.


1 MP3 Songs in this album (4:53) !
Related styles: Jazz: Mainstream Jazz, Jazz: Jazz Vocals, Type: Vocal

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Alternatingly sweet and husky, or edgy and hard-swinging, Lisa Baney is a jazz vocalist of unique depth and sensitivity. Sheâs been described as âsultryâ âsmooth,â âsweetâ and âflawlessâ--words that bring to mind mingled images of uptown supper clubs, ice-cold martinis, cool neon in a San Francisco fog.

"Lisa Baney has the artistic courage to sell a song on its own merits,â says The San Francisco Examiner, â...with such sensual finesse, I could feel the Camembert under the glass getting soft and runny. Her sound is grown up... resonant and rich."

A veteran of the San Francisco Bay Area club scene, Lisa has self-produced a CD, a collection of songs reflecting her myriad musical roots and diverse performing experience. The CD showcases her unique, evocative voice with tunes ranging from swinging and cool to darkly moody; pulsing and grooving to quiet and smoky; finger-popping to breathtaking. She infuses her live performances with this same intense involvement with the songs.

âBaney hasâ¦a voice that reflects emotional insight and sensitivity,â says Lee Prosser of JazzReview.com, ââ¦a voice that shares the intimate feeling of the song in such a way which makes each performance memorable.â

Exploring the deep, driving pulse of a bop tune; skimming atop the intricate percussion of a bossa nova; wrapping around herself the aching melancholy of a ballad--Lisa Baney is a singer of great depth, versatility and complexity. To listen to her is to experience, as Gerald Nachman in the San Francisco Chronicle says, â[A] pure, lithe, warmly burnished voiceâ¦a classic polished jazz singer.â