I would never take a date to go see Lisa Bell perform. When i’m out with a guy, I want the attention on ME and I doubt that anyone hearing what I just heard would keep their eyes off that kind of performer….
Some serious, searing, and sassy jazz fronted by the talented Ms. Bell, whose voice can soothe like butter, ache with pain, and rouse the troops. Jon Glazer soars on piano and a bit of organ, and did most of the arranging. The rest of the band is first-rate as...
And so this CD from Boulder’s favorite jazz chanteuse is indeed “all about love”–featuring twelve songs exploring the many facets of this most evocative of human emotions. Finding, hoping to find, losing, glad to have lost, questioning,...
I knew I was going to enjoy this CD when I read in Ms Bell’s bio that she was inspired by the likes of Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy, among others. Those are my favorite 2 female artists outside of Sarah MacLaughlin. Lisa gives a throaty, full-bodied rendition to...
To me the impact is as much visual as sonic. The music plays almost like a movie; you see her up on stage singing, wearing provactive (but floor length) clothing while men in tuxes play and smoke in the background. It’s sultry, intimate, playful… not a...
