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.
COCOROSIE
Tales of a Grasswidow
Various Artists
Sigmatropic: 16 Haiku & Other Stories
Oren LaVie
The Opposite Side of the Sea
THE SHINS
Wincing the Night Away
Charlie Don't Shake
America Is Our Office EP
QUILT
Held In Splendor
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