| Far from
just another talented Brazilian singer, the multi-talented artist
known simply as Joyce combines song writing, guitar playing, vocal
skills and a flair for feminist themes in her lyrics in a way that
makes her unique among a group of celebrated peers that includes
such one-of-a-kind interpreters as Gal Costa, Maria Bethania and
Nara Lećo. On
her Blue Jackel debut, Astronauta - Songs of Elis, Joyce lends
her sunny, jazz savvy voice and bossaesque guitar work to a program
of beloved Brazilian classics recorded in the sixties and seventies
by the late Elis Regina, the revered vocalist widely regarded
as Brazil's most beloved and influential female singer of the
century.
In recognition of
Joyce's growing international stature as one of Brazil's most
distinctive contemporary musicians and one of the few singers
of her land who possesses innate jazz sensibilities, Astronauta
features a cast of Brazilian and North American jazz musicians
of global renown. The talents of Grammy winning tenor saxophonist
Joe Lovano and pianists Mulgrew Miller and Renee Rosnes meld effortlessly
with Joyce's voice and guitar and noted singer/guitarist/composer
Dori Caymmi, drummer Tutty Moreno, bassist Rodolfo Stroeter, guitarist
Romero Lubambo and percussionist Guello. |
