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Teri Roiger At Dot Time Records Showcase at Caffe Vivaldi
Courtesy of Frank Lawrence | Posted on January 4, 2017
Where
Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY
Map
(212) 691-7538
When
Sat, January 7, 2017
8:00 pm
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Vocalist Teri Roiger’s new release “Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady Day” on Dot Time Records reflects her love and deep appreciation for Billie Holiday, whose music provided the initial spark leading to Teri’s lifelong commitment to jazz. On this multi-dimensional project, Roiger celebrates and honors Lady Day’s legacy by showing the many facets of Billie – her ebullient joy, her rebellious spirit, her rich sensuality, and the depth of her blues.
Teri’s voice is “…like the finest bittersweet chocolate full of rich, dark, contradicting flavors that miraculously blend to create one of the most original vocal instruments in decades.” (Playboy) Teri “…is made for those who still understand the meaning of the term the real thing.” (Stanley Crouch) Jack DeJohnette, 2012 NEA Jazz Master and legendary jazz drummer says, “Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln & Betty Carter, but with her own uniqueness”...