2004-08-18
Independent New York City vocalist Dayna Kurtz is grabbing the attention of increasingly-growing audiences throughout the country with a stark mix of smoky blues and jazz performances.On her 3rd and latest release, Beautiful Yesterday, Dayna Kurtz invokes the spirit of Tom Waits and Nina Simone while interpreting Prince, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holliday, Duke Ellington, European folk standards and adding three new original standards to the mix.
COLDPLAY
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Chris Whitley & The Bastard Club
Reiter In
The Modern Savage
Unwilling Participants
Bill Madden
Gone
NICK CURRAN AND THE LOWLIFES
REFORM SCHOOL GIRL
Leagues
Alone Together
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