| Twilight
Music presents an evening of Danish jazz, New York soul and New
England fiddle with Indra Jazz Trio and Rani Arbo.
Indra
is an accomplished, adventurous jazz trio from Arhus, Denmark,
featuring the supple and moving vocals of New York City native
Indra Rios-Moore on sparsely-arranged songs from American jazz
standards to American folk songs and Mexican boleros to newly
composed pieces. New England fiddler, vocalist and bandleader
(Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem) Rani Arbo guests with the trio
for this very special show.
The
collaboration between Indra and Rani Arbo began a decade ago,
when they comprised two-thirds of a women’s a capella trio
performing sacred and secular repertoire from around the world.
They had a magical vocal chemistry, and alongside it grew a deep
friendship.
In
2006, Indra met her future husband, Danish saxophonist Bejamin
Traerup, in a café in Brooklyn. The two fell in love and
moved to Denmark, where they married and combined their mutual
passions for jazz into a unique musical partnership that includes
bassist Thomas Sejthen. Their CD “INDRA” is the result
of three years spent distilling a unique sound. It brims with
spacious arrangements that braid together Indra's mesmerizing
voice, Traerup's vibrant, melodic saxophone, and Sejthen's muscular,
percussive bass (with fiddle and vocals from Arbo on several tracks).
The playlist includes jazz standards (“My One and Only Love,”
“Cry Me a River,” “Estate”), American folk
songs (“Rain and Snow,” “No More My Lord”),
a Mexican Bolero (“Mil Besos”) and jazzy twists on singer-songwriter
fare (Brooks Wiliams’ “Mountain”).
"Indra
could easily approach the league of the great jazz singers
like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan with her exceptional
voice." - All about Jazz
"Here
is an incredibly musically gifted singer...[she has] unbelievable
range and sincerity. "
-
Jazz Special Magazine
For
more information, visit www.indra.dk,
www.raniarbo.com and www.twilightmusic.org.
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