Nancy Marano Feat. Mike Abene at Jazz Forum

Nancy Marano is a jazz vocalist, pianist, arranger and educator. She has produced eight CD's as lead
Marano has her own strong, effortless alto. She is a true jazz singer. She plays hob with the beat. Her diction is immaculate. She is not afraid of timbre or of striving for certain dangerous effects. She has a big voice, but she handles it so deftly and coolly (she never seems to miss a note). Whitney Balliett, The New YorkerMs. Marano is a superb jazz singer who can deliver a clear, measured interpretation of a ballad and then, without breaking the flow, embellish it with soaring rapid-fire improvisations...

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Nancy Marano is a jazz vocalist, pianist, arranger and educator. She has produced eight CD's as lead
Marano has her own strong, effortless alto. She is a true jazz singer. She plays hob with the beat. Her diction is immaculate. She is not afraid of timbre or of striving for certain dangerous effects. She has a big voice, but she handles it so deftly and coolly (she never seems to miss a note). Whitney Balliett, The New YorkerMs. Marano is a superb jazz singer who can deliver a clear, measured interpretation of a ballad and then, without breaking the flow, embellish it with soaring rapid-fire improvisations. Stephen Holden, The New York TimesNancys marvelous voice, superb musicianship, and total awareness of what a song is about are what she brings to the party; and what a party it is...Nancy Marano is truly a songwriters dream. Johnny Mandel

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