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Offering : the music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson


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All about jazz

d. 14. June 2015

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James Nadal

d. 14. June 2015

"With this production, Charenee Wade has proven that she possesses courageous talent, and is a singer whose time has come. Choosing to interpret this material was not an easy route, but in the true spirit of a jazz improviser, she absolutely made these songs her own. She recorded much more than a tribute to two exemplary musician/songwriters, it is a resolution that the work continues, it is an Offering".


The guardian

d. 2. July 2015

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John Fordham

d. 2. July 2015

"Charenee Wade, an award-winning young American vocalist and educator currently making waves in both jazz and soul/R&B circles, has made herself the first woman to devote an entire album to the work of Gil Scott-Heron - and turned this tough call into a triumph of emotional empathy, intelligence and assured technique. An early Wade influence was Sarah Vaughan, and that legend's poise and majestic sound audibly guide her still, as does the razor-sharp agility of Betty Carter ... Wade's fine band [are] sympathetic purveyors of warmth and funkiness to fittingly frame this gifted newcomer's talents".