Dee Bell and the Marcos Silva Trio - be my Belated Valentine at The Sound Room

Concord Jazz alums Dee Bell & Marcos Silva, now Laser Records artists, blend their unique styles into a new yin yang jazzy performance of Tin Pan Alley standards, tunes from the late Abbey Lincoln, and contemporary music from Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and the Beatles.

Andrew Gilbert, East Bay Express: "Bell was hailed by critic Leonard Feather for having a "haunting, jazz-infected sound" with "flawless" diction and phrasing — a reputation she enhanced with her second album, 1985's One By One (which was also released by Concord). ...Now she's back, and she's got another musical heavyweight in her corner, Brazilian pianist Marcos Silva. Their collaboration, Silva • Bell • Elation ...is a beautiful mix of American Songbook interpretations and singer-songwriter material. Throughout, Bell sounds as cool as ever."...

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Concord Jazz alums Dee Bell & Marcos Silva, now Laser Records artists, blend their unique styles into a new yin yang jazzy performance of Tin Pan Alley standards, tunes from the late Abbey Lincoln, and contemporary music from Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and the Beatles.

Andrew Gilbert, East Bay Express: "Bell was hailed by critic Leonard Feather for having a "haunting, jazz-infected sound" with "flawless" diction and phrasing — a reputation she enhanced with her second album, 1985's One By One (which was also released by Concord). ...Now she's back, and she's got another musical heavyweight in her corner, Brazilian pianist Marcos Silva. Their collaboration, Silva • Bell • Elation ...is a beautiful mix of American Songbook interpretations and singer-songwriter material. Throughout, Bell sounds as cool as ever."

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