April Hall CD Release Celebration at Regattabar

Bee Boy Records presents jazz singer April Hall and her newly released CD, “Room for Two”. In sync with the new disc, Hall is booked for a special engagement on Saturday , June 2nd at 7:30 p.m. at the Regattabar Jazz Club. (1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138) Tickets at $20 online (regattabarjazz.com) For full information, call: (617) 661-5000. The Regattabar is wheelchair accessible.

Hall’s deeply talented band at the Regattabar will feature Tim Ray on piano, Les Harris, Jr. on drums, Mark Poniatowski on bass, Tom Hall on tenor and baritone sax and Marty Ballou on bass....

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Bee Boy Records presents jazz singer April Hall and her newly released CD, “Room for Two”. In sync with the new disc, Hall is booked for a special engagement on Saturday , June 2nd at 7:30 p.m. at the Regattabar Jazz Club. (1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138) Tickets at $20 online (regattabarjazz.com) For full information, call: (617) 661-5000. The Regattabar is wheelchair accessible.

Hall’s deeply talented band at the Regattabar will feature Tim Ray on piano, Les Harris, Jr. on drums, Mark Poniatowski on bass, Tom Hall on tenor and baritone sax and Marty Ballou on bass.

April Hall’s new jazz album, Room for Two, is a bold and intimate exploration of the art of the duo. Every aspect of it is a duet; the way it was recorded, the improvised album art, the poetry written for each track, and the songs themselves. Room for Two is a homage to the days of vinyl, when albums themselves were works of art. The unique pairings of one voice with one instrument exposes a rich landscape of normally hidden musical subtlety, revealing every detail of the actual performance.

Every duo is different, from the playful call and response on “Honeysuckle Rose” to the deeply honest conversation of “To Whom It May Concern”; from the swinging rhythms of “Amazing Love” to the soulful mingling of melodies on “Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You”; but what always stays the same is Hall’s masterful interpretation and stunning vocal performance. This album features April Hall (vocals), Gray Sargent (guitar), Tim Ray (piano), Mary Ballou (bass), Tom Hall (saxophone), Les Harris Jr. (drums), Mark Poniatowski (bass) and Joe “Sonny” Barbato (accordion). In addition to the music this CD features original cover illustrations by Lennie Peterson and original poetry by James Cudworth.

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