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.
Chris Whitley & The Bastard Club
Reiter In
CANASTA
The Fakeout, The Tease, and The Breather
The Quests
Re-Quested : Back to the Garage
Band of Horses
Cease to Begin
BLACK JOE LEWIS
Tell em What Your Name Is
GRANDADDY
Under the Western Freeway
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