(New York — January 22, 2016) –DENISE DONATELLI, who garnered her third consecutive GRAMMY Nomination this year in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for her latest recording, FIND A HEART, will take us on a “Big Noise/New York” tour of Manhattan with performances at five different jazz venues. Donatelli will perform with her superb band featuring Laurence Hobgood, piano; Lage Lund, guitar; Ed Howard, bass; and Jon Wikan, drums at the following venues:
BIG NOISE/NEW YORK TOUR OF MANHATTAN – DENISE DONATELLI
FEBRUARY
9 — CAFE BONAFIDE. 212 E. 52nd St.,
7:30 and 9:30PM, clubbonafide.com
10 – MEZZROW, 163 W. 10th St.,
8:00 and 9:30 PM, mezzrow.com
11 — THE METROPOLITAN ROOM, 34 W. 22nd St.
9:30 PM, metropolitanroom.com
12 – MINTON’s, 206 W. 118th St.
Special pre Valentine’s Day Show at 11:00 PM–mintonsharlem.com
13 –DJANGO at The Roxy Hotel, 2 Ave. of the Americas
8:00 PM, roxyhotelnyc.com
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What the critics are saying:
— Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times
— Brian Arsenault, International Review of Music
More About Denise and Find a Heart
Denise Donatelli, one of today’s premiere vocalists, alternating between jazz and adult contemporary with ease, has been on quite a roll! Her last three consecutive albums have received four GRAMMY® nominations. She has been voted into the Downbeat Critics Poll as Female Vocalist Rising Star for the past three consecutive years, and was named Female Jazz Vocalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. With the release of Find A Heart, Donatelli once again proves why she is the subject of such accolades.
For Find A Heart, Denise‘ song selections are daring and impeccable by expanding the idea of the Great American Songbook beyond its heyday. In addition to Sting, the album features music written and recorded by such contemporary composers including David Crosby, Donald Fagan, Beck, Billy Childs (with lyrics written by Denise), Brenda Russell, the Yellowjackets and the rock band, Journey. “I think we made some great selections, she states, I wanted to find songs that hadn’t been covered much before and selected some great music to introduce to jazz fans.”
In addition to her recent Best Jazz Vocal Album GRAMMY® nomination for Find A Heart, Denise was also nominated for her 2012 release ‘Soul Shadows’ and her 2010 release, ‘When Lights are Low,’ which also garnered a nomination for arranger Geoffrey Keezer in the Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist category. She recorded two previous albums, ‘What Lies Within’, her first Savant release in 2008 and ‘In the Company of Friends’ on the Jazzed Media label.