Stacey Kent and Koop Oscar Orchestra in edpcooljazz – Newspapers Hardmusica

The singer Stacey Kent and the Swedish band Koop Oscar Orchestra act in Portugal under the edpcooljazz festival, thus joining the already announced Jill Scott and Seal

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in the gardens of the Marquis of Pombal in Oeiras, the American Stacey Kent will act on 21 deJjulho and Koop Oscar Orchestra will listen to your electronic jazz on 23.

“Tenderly” is the latest album of Stacey Kent, published in last ovember, and that “ intimate fashion featuring Stacey Kent, transforms their concerts sharing moments, like a gathering of friends they were “, reads the press release from the festival organizers.

” With the customary influence of bossa- new, his latest work, which will present on stage Oeiras, includes the song “Agarradinhos” where her sweet voice singing a Portuguese with a soft American accent, surrounded by Brazilian guitar Roberto Menescal with whom he has an exciting musical affinity “, stresses the note presentation of the singer.

” Tenderly “is the 11th album in the US, resulting in a production of Stacey Kent, Jim Tomlinson his musicians (saxophone and flute) and Jeremy Brown (bass), and the Brazilian composer and guitarist Roberto Menescal.

early in his career, Stacey Kent played American classics, bossa nova and some songs different interpreters, expanding then their repertoire to original works signed by her husband, Jim Tomlinson, and the writer Kazuo Ishiguro.

According to the same note, “ earlier noted the personal touch the delicacy and emotional intelligence that applies to this vast repertoire and brought him a legion of diehard fans . “

” Close your eyes “(1997) was his first album. In 2003, he edited “The boy next door”, which was gold record, and, with “Breakfast on the morning tram” (2007), earned a Gold Record, three months after its publication in France.

Stacey Kent was awarded the British Jazz Award for best performer in 2001, and the BBC Jazz Award the following year. Its ‘performance’ on the album “Breakfast on the morning tram” earned him a nomination for the Grammy.

In 2009, Stacey Kent was awarded by the French Ministry of Culture, with the title of “Chevalier des Arts et Lettres “.

Koop Oscar Orchestra band makes this year its debut in edpcooljazz

the new project of the Swedish Oscar Simonsson, founder of Koop, is” f ortemente marked by classical musical training and further specialization in jazz, who created a unique fusion of electronic music with jazz in an environment that refers to the sounds of cabarets and passionate dancing rhythms “, says the organization .

Koop they have played previously in Portugal, but went through a process of renewal, and they come in July as Koop Oscar Orchestra, a formation of seven elements with the Lithuanian singer Jazzu.

“ This concert will in line with the EP themes debut of Koop Oscar Orchestra, which will be published in June, but without forgetting the classics of the first albums of the band ” reads the same note