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Love Thy Neighbor by Carmen Lundy

Artist Biography For Carmen Lundy

“In A World Of Pretenders Carmen Lundy Is A Genuine Jazz Singer”
-The Evening Standard Carmen Lundy Began Her Professional Career In Miami FL As A Jazz Vocalist And Composer When There Were Very Few Young Gifted And Aspiring Jazz Vocalists On The Horizon. Over Four Decades Later Ms. Lundy Is Celebrated Throughout The World For Her Vocal Artistry And Is Highly Regarded For Her Jazz Innovation. Currently On The Afrasia Productions Label Carmen Is Releasing Her 14th Album In The Fall Of 2014. Almost Two Years In The Making “Soul To Soul” Consists Of New Original Songs By Lundy And A Few Very Special Collaborations. The Album Features Legendary Artists - Specialists On Their Respective Instruments - Including Patrice Rushen Geri Allen Randy Brecker Ada Rovatti Warren Wolf Bennie Maupin Harpist Carol Robbins And Simphiwe Dana A Stunning South African Vocalist And Composer Among Others. The Highly Regarded 2012 Release “Changes” Afrasia Productions Is On Several ‘Top 10 Albums Of 2012’ Lists And Continues To Garner Both Critical And Popular Acclaim. Said James Nadal Of All About Jazz “With Her Release Of Changes Veteran Singer Carmen Lundy Rises To That Proverbial Summit To Enjoy The Rarefied Air Of The Chosen Few.” Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project - Grammy Winner For Best Jazz Vocal Album Of 2011- Features The Carmen Lundy Composition “Show Me A Sign” With Ms. Lundy’s Original Performance From The Album “Solamente” Reinvented On The Arrangement. Carmen Has Had Several Top Ten Albums On JazzWeek “Jazz And The New Songbook-Live At The Madrid” “Come Home” And “Changes” And A #3 Spot On Billboard’s Jazz Chart For 23 Weeks With Her Debut Album “Good Morning Kiss”. Among Her Other Awards And Recognitions Especially Rewarding Was Miami-Dade's County Office Of The Mayor And Board Of County Commissioners Proclaiming January 25th "Carmen Lundy Day” Along With Handing Ms. Lundy The Keys To The City Of Miami. Having Recorded More Than Thirteen Albums As A Leader Carmen’s Far-Reaching Discography Also Includes Performances And Recordings With Such Musicians As Brother And Bassist Curtis Lundy Ray Barretto Kenny Barron Bruce Hornsby Mulgrew Miller Terri Lyne Carrington Kip Hanrahan Courtney Pine Roy Hargrove Jimmy Cobb Ron Carter Marian McPartland Regina Carter Steve Turre Geri Allen Robert Glasper Patrice Rushen And The Late Kenny Kirkland. Ms. Lundy’s 2005 Release The Hugely Successful “Jazz And The New Songbook-Live At The Madrid” Features Some Of The Jazz World’s Best Known Musicians Paying Tribute To Ms. Lundy. Carmen Lundy’s Work As A Vocalist And Composer Has Been Critically Acclaimed By The New York Times The Village Voice The Los Angeles Times Variety The Washington Post Jazz Times Jazziz Downbeat And Vanity Fair Among Many Others As Well As Numerous Foreign Publications. Christopher Loudon Of Jazz Times Writes “Carmen Lundy As Beautiful Inside As Out Has Accomplished The Near Impossible For A Jazz Singer By Maintaining A Solid Successful Three-Decade Career While Focusing Largely On Original Self-Penned Material.” And Don Heckman Of The Los Angeles Times – “Lundy’s Performance Was The Product Of Talent That Has Ripened Fully. Her Far-Ranging Fluidly Mobile Voice Roved Through And Around The Melodies And Her Innate Sense Of Theatricality Illuminated Every Layer Of Drama In Her Story-Driven Songs.” As A Composer Ms. Lundy’s Catalogue Numbers Over 100 Published Songs One Of The Few Jazz Vocalists In History To Accomplish Such A Distinction And Has Led To The First Publication Of The Carmen Lundy Songbook 2007 . Her Songs Have Been Recorded By Such Artists As Kenny Barron "Quiet Times" Ernie Watts "At The End Of My Rope" And Straight Ahead "Never Gonna Let You Go" . Officially Endorsed By Neumann Microphones Carmen Lundy Continues To Compose And Expand Her Vast Catalogue. Her Own Recordings Consist Of 1985’s “Good Morning Kiss” CLR/Afrasia Productions “Moment To Moment” Arabesque/Afrasia Productions “Night And Day” CBS/SONY And Re-Issued By Afrasia In 2011 “Old Devil Moon” JVC “Self Portrait” JVC “Something To Believe In” And “This Is Carmen Lundy” Both For Justin Time “Jazz And The New Songbook – Live At The Madrid” 2-Disc Set And DVD Afrasia Productions “Come Home” Afrasia “Solamente” And The 2012 Release “Changes” Afrasia Productions . Her Newest Recording “Soul To Soul” Is Almost 2 Years In The Making And Will Be Released In The Fall Of 2014 On Afrasia Productions. Www.Carmenlundy.Com

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