http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/genrebending-brilliance-from-the-family-that-sways-together-20110725-1hwzy.htmlBiography
Pianist and composer Dave MacRae has a long eclectic career behind him which includes wide ranging international performance credits with Buddy Rich, Chet Baker, Jon Hendricks and pop icons Neil Sedaka and Cliff Richard and many more.
Joy Yates is a unique singer, actor and teacher; her vast experience includes time with Van Morrison, Orson Welles, Chris Rea, Chaka Khan, Cat Stevens, Esperanto, P...acific Eardrum Robert Plant and an enormous list of others.
Her compelling performances as Billie Holiday in the American play “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar And Grill” have received wide acclaim.
Jade MacRae is a powerful player in the current Australian music scene. Well known for her song writing and TV appearances, she has supported James Brown, John Legend and others in major venues and has travelled extensively in the UK, Japan, USA and Scandinavia. A natural improviser, this concert will provide a perfect opportunity for new listeners to discover her rarely seen and heard jazz capability.
Recent performances include the Manly Jazz Festival, Stonnington Jazz Festival, Sydney's 505 and the SIMA Sound Lounge - for which this review was writted by John Shand for the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age; http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/review-bloodlines-jade-macrae-reveals-her-talent-for-jazz-20131117-2xoyq.html
and
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/genrebending-brilliance-from-the-family-that-sways-together-20110725-1hwzy.html
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/genrebending-brilliance-from-the-family-that-sways-together-20110725-1hwzy.html
Description
A rare jazz based collaboration of three family members. Dave MacRae piano and keyboards, Joy Yates and Jade MacRae vocals.
All contribute to the creativity of the repertoire.
Pianist and composer Dave MacRae has a long eclectic career behind him which includes wide ranging international performance credits with Buddy Rich, Chet Baker, Jon Hendricks and pop icons Neil Sedaka and Cliff Richard and many more.
Joy Yates is a unique singer, actor and teacher; her vast experience includes time with Van Morrison, Orson Welles, Chris Rea, Chaka Khan, Cat Stevens, Esperanto, P...acific Eardrum Robert Plant and an enormous list of others.
Her compelling performances as Billie Holiday in the American play “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar And Grill” have received wide acclaim.
Jade MacRae is a powerful player in the current Australian music scene. Well known for her song writing and TV appearances, she has supported James Brown, John Legend and others in major venues and has travelled extensively in the UK, Japan, USA and Scandinavia. A natural improviser, this concert will provide a perfect opportunity for new listeners to discover her rarely seen and heard jazz capability.
Recent performances include the Manly Jazz Festival, Stonnington Jazz Festival, Sydney's 505 and the SIMA Sound Lounge - for which this review was writted by John Shand for the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age; http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/review-bloodlines-jade-macrae-reveals-her-talent-for-jazz-20131117-2xoyq.html
and
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/genrebending-brilliance-from-the-family-that-sways-together-20110725-1hwzy.html
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/genrebending-brilliance-from-the-family-that-sways-together-20110725-1hwzy.html
Description
A rare jazz based collaboration of three family members. Dave MacRae piano and keyboards, Joy Yates and Jade MacRae vocals.
All contribute to the creativity of the repertoire.