2004-08-18
Independent New York City vocalist Dayna Kurtz is grabbing the attention of increasingly-growing audiences throughout the country with a stark mix of smoky blues and jazz performances.On her 3rd and latest release, Beautiful Yesterday, Dayna Kurtz invokes the spirit of Tom Waits and Nina Simone while interpreting Prince, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holliday, Duke Ellington, European folk standards and adding three new original standards to the mix.
CALEXICO
Garden Ruin
Peter, Bjorn, & John
Writer's Block
Penumbrae
One Way Drive
EELS
Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs Of Desire
THE BURNING OF ROME
(Selections from the forthcoming album) With Us
SONDRE LERCHE and the FACES DOWN
Phantom Punch
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