Spero Plays Nyro by the Christine Spero Group at World Cafe Live

A heartfelt tribute and celebration of the music of Laura Nyro, one of the greatest pop songwriters of the 20th century - Featuring Christine Spero /Piano/Vocal, Elliot Spero/Saxes/Percussion, Scott Petito/Bass and Peter O'Brien/Drums.

"Christine Spero and I shared a bill and I knew that she was doing a tribute to my old friend Laura Nyro, but I wasn’t prepared for just how amazing Christine’s performance turned out to be. She was able to channel Laura with all the feeling and intelligence that the music warranted, but, at the same time, made Laura’s music her own." - Steve Katz (Blood, Sweat and Tears and the Blues Project)...

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A heartfelt tribute and celebration of the music of Laura Nyro, one of the greatest pop songwriters of the 20th century - Featuring Christine Spero /Piano/Vocal, Elliot Spero/Saxes/Percussion, Scott Petito/Bass and Peter O'Brien/Drums.

"Christine Spero and I shared a bill and I knew that she was doing a tribute to my old friend Laura Nyro, but I wasn’t prepared for just how amazing Christine’s performance turned out to be. She was able to channel Laura with all the feeling and intelligence that the music warranted, but, at the same time, made Laura’s music her own." - Steve Katz (Blood, Sweat and Tears and the Blues Project)

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Pianist, singer Christine Spero and her group take the listener on a journey through some of Laura’s most memorable works - poignant and timeless. The arrangements are hip, the vocals are beautiful, the musicianship is stellar, and true to Nyro’s originals. Drummer Peter O'Brien and bassist Scott Petito create a rhythm section that keeps the music driving and steady but never imposing. Saxophonist/percussionist, Elliot Spero, adds excellent sax solos, flutes and multiple percussion accents.

Christine Spero, Winner and Finalist of the USA Songwriting Competition Jazz/category, had her start in the music business as a teen with legendary producer Don Kirschner and Neil Sedaka. She earned numerous accolades for her melodic, emotionally powerful and soulful writing and performing and her two Cds, "We Call it Music" and "My Spanish Dream" have received strong press from USA Today, Billboard, JazzTimes, JAZZIZ, Time Out New York and The Village Voice.

“Christine...knows this music inside out, and rises to the challenge on each song, singing with expressiveness and power.... a very talented woman and I'm so glad she did such a beautiful job with my sister's music" - Jan Nigro/Brother of Laura Nyro

"Christine Spero blew away any elitist music critic prejudices I may have had about a singer/songwriter devoting an entire evening's performance to covers of another artist....This woman has a lover's touch on piano, a jazz master's vocabulary and a vocal splendor perfectly matched by a band that is nothing short of breathtaking" - The Saratogian, Troy Record, Nippertown

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