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Catherine Russell at Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community

Courtesy of Mindy Giles | Posted on January 24, 2019

Where

Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community
2791 24th St.
Sacramento, CA
Map
(916) 452-3005

Catherine Russell at Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community

When

Tue, March 26, 2019
7:30 pm

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“...sassy, sexy, humorous, reflective, and joyous.” — DownBeat (Five Stars)
“A voice that wails like a horn and whispers like a snake in the garden of eden.” — NPR
“She virtually stands alone on today’s jazz landscape.” — Los Angeles Times

Alone Together, vocalist Catherine Russell’s seventh studio album as a leader, is a search for truth. Drawing on composers and lyricists of The Great American Songbook — Irving Berlin, Eddie de Lange and Jimmy Van Heusen — along with songwriters from the Swing and Rhythm & Blues eras — Nat Cole, Louis Jordan, and Al Dubin and Harry Warren — Russell invigorates their creations. At the center is Russell’s voice, and while comparisons to Ella, Billie, Sarah, and Dinah abound—while flattering—she has a sound all her own. “Blues infused jazz tunes are the ones I gravitate towards, because they enable me to freely express myself in the moment,” says Russell....

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