Andy Bey Trio
About
Andy Bey Trio
Andy Bey is arguably the best male vocalist working in jazz today. Stylistically reminiscent of his idols Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan, the 68-year-old American master song stylist and pianist draws rave reviews for the special qualities and beauty of his work. People magazine writes, “[Bey] has recorded songs by everyone from Strayhorn to Sting in an unforgettable baritone that’s equal parts benediction and seduction. His four-octave range, nuanced phrasings, and effortless delivery make refrains spiral from despair to promise and give the plainest lyrics complexity.” The Globe and Mail calls him “a great voice…a modernist among singers, a performer of integrity and substance.” Despite working with the likes of Gary Bartz, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, and others, Bey’s own available recorded output has been scant and his recognition as a major artist has lagged. However, since his gorgeous 1996 CD Ballads, Blues & Bey re-introduced him as a solo artist after a 20-year recording drought, the singer has released a series of breathtakingly beautiful albums (Shades of Bey, American Song, Ain’t Necessarily So), which have reconfirmed his status as a singular talent and definitive interpreter of the American songbook and then some. Bey is an original not to be missed. With Joe Martin bass and Vito Lesczak drums.Unknown
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Past Events
28
Jun
2008
19:30
The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
