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.
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS
The Age of the Understatement
Lubriphonic
The Gig is On
Camera Obscura
Let's Get Out Of This Country
DEER TICK
The Black Dirt Sessions
UMPHREY'S MCGEE
The Bottom Half
CASS MCCOMBS
Humor Risk
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