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.
DAVID BAZAN
Strange Negotiations
UMPHREYS MCGEE
Safety in Numbers
THE SOUL OF JOHN BLACK
The Good Girl Blues
SAM PHILLIPS
Don't Do Anything
THE WATSON TWINS
TALKING TO YOU, TALKING TO ME
The Steinbecks
Far From The Madding Crowd
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