SONGS TO THE MOONALICE ZAWADZKI: voice, violin
With ALEX ROTH (guitar) and ALICE PURTON (cello)Sitting somewhere between the pith and pathos of folkloric music,
classical lyricism and spacious jazz, the latest project from celebrated
vocalist-violinist Alice Zawadzki presents luminous settings of songs
inspired by mankind’s age-old fascination with the moon. Brought to life
by the multi-hued, kaleidoscopic sounds of guitarist Alex Roth, and the
profound sonority of Alice Purton’s cello, their radiant original songs
and unique settings of lunar-themed material are at once as solacing as
they are quixotic, and represent chamber jazz at it’s most effervescent
and romantic._”She is a genuine original with a pure, pealing voice that can darken
into brooding low tones, and twist with the flexibility and harmonic
awareness of a jazz singer. She is also a composer of gliding,
melodically unorthodox tunes that connect to contemporary classical
music as much as jazz or pop, and an expressive lyricist.” _- THE
GUARDIAN_“With her glacial, folksy vocals and puckish fiddle, Alice Zawadzki
would be notable enough. Add her compositional range and whimsical
hyper-creativity and she becomes something of a phenomenon. Displaying a
similar otherness as some of our treasured pop eccentrics (Kate Bush,
Bjork) Zawadzki comes from a jazzier place.” _– MOJO MAGAZINE_“…all propelled in a voice of velvet suppleness and gutsy emotional
power. Original and unmissable.”_ – THE ARTS DESK
With ALEX ROTH (guitar) and ALICE PURTON (cello)Sitting somewhere between the pith and pathos of folkloric music,
classical lyricism and spacious jazz, the latest project from celebrated
vocalist-violinist Alice Zawadzki presents luminous settings of songs
inspired by mankind’s age-old fascination with the moon. Brought to life
by the multi-hued, kaleidoscopic sounds of guitarist Alex Roth, and the
profound sonority of Alice Purton’s cello, their radiant original songs
and unique settings of lunar-themed material are at once as solacing as
they are quixotic, and represent chamber jazz at it’s most effervescent
and romantic._”She is a genuine original with a pure, pealing voice that can darken
into brooding low tones, and twist with the flexibility and harmonic
awareness of a jazz singer. She is also a composer of gliding,
melodically unorthodox tunes that connect to contemporary classical
music as much as jazz or pop, and an expressive lyricist.” _- THE
GUARDIAN_“With her glacial, folksy vocals and puckish fiddle, Alice Zawadzki
would be notable enough. Add her compositional range and whimsical
hyper-creativity and she becomes something of a phenomenon. Displaying a
similar otherness as some of our treasured pop eccentrics (Kate Bush,
Bjork) Zawadzki comes from a jazzier place.” _– MOJO MAGAZINE_“…all propelled in a voice of velvet suppleness and gutsy emotional
power. Original and unmissable.”_ – THE ARTS DESK
_“her lustrous vocal range is the real live deal.. a commanding,
intense performer”_ – JAZZWISE MAGAZINE
_“Beguiling, unorthodox tunes and pure vocals” _- THE INDEPENDENT
Photo Credit: Stephen Jay