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.
ROCKIN' JASON D. WILLIAMS
HILLBILLIES AND HOLY ROLLERS
WILLAMENA
Lost in the Shadows
ROCKIT KING
Saddle Up
NUTTIN BUT STRINGZ
Struggle From the Subway to the Charts
JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
JESCA HOOP
Kismet
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