Recently I met someone who was commenting on how much they like the ScatnStyle.com blog and reading all the interviews on the visual artists. She commented that she did not see any interview of me, the musician behind the blog. So, I thought I’d present you with one of the YouTube videos of me. >> An impromptu, casual interview of Deborah E, Jazz Singer. Enjoy. :D
Does that me I am going to dissect the Blues and play it exactly the way it is written? Is it written? No! I am going to come out of my box of the heptatonic scale and learn, not only how to play the pentatonic scale, but how it sounds, and how to feel it. In that way, I think I will start to unlock another facet of my piano playing journey.
Albumette is a beautiful collection of jazz and blues colored songs that hits every note, melancholic and jubilant, with precision and elegance.
Heralding not only jazz but Broadway and soul influences, Lady D, as she is affectionately called, exhibits a wide array of equally enrapturing vocal styles.
Today I am thinking about an album by Cyndi Lauper. No, it is not the traditional Cyndi Lauper, as in her album, “The Essential Cyndi Lauper.” Rather, it is the album, “Memphis Blues.”