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.
Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell
Hillbilly Voodoo
THE VERBS
Trip
K.D. LAND AND THE SISS BOOM BANG
SING IT LOUD
THE MINOR PROFITS
Distant Radio
Scotty Spears
Scottybilly
NEW YORK DOLLS
DANCING BACKWARD IN HIGH HEELS
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