Everybody Loves My Baby - Music

Catherine Russell *1956 Is A Native New Yorker Born With An Enviable Musical Pedigree. Her Father The Late Luis Russell Was Born In Panama And Moved To New Orleans And Then New York City Becoming A Pioneering Pianist/bandleader And Louis Armstrong’s Long-Time Musical Director. Her Mother Carline Ray Is An Outstanding Bassist And Vocalist And Holder Of Advanced Degrees From Juilliard And Manhattan School Of Music Who Has Performed With Mary Lou Williams And Wynton Marsalis. Not Surprisingly Considering Her Roots Catherine Russell Is A One Of A Kind Vocalist. She Has Toured The World Performing And Recording With A Wide Array Of Trend Setting Artists Including Paul Simon David Bowie Steely Dan Cyndi Lauper Jackson Browne And Rosanne Cash. Her Vocal Skills Have Been Utilized Consistently By Jay Denes For Both His Blue Six And Naked Music NYC Projects. Since The 2006 Release Of Her Debut Album Cat On Harmonia Mundi's World Village Label Catherine Russell Has Been Making Fans And Friends And Grabbing Listeners By The Ear. “She Is A Fresh And Original Voice. The Most Exciting Debut Album I’ve Heard In A Long Time.” Writes New York Sun Critic And Sinatra Biographer Will Friedwald Who Picked Cat Among His Top 10 Cds Of The Year. “It’s A Delight To Hear The Real Thing In Catherine Russell.” Writes Nat Hentoff In The Wall Street Journal. Ms. Russell Has Been A Hit On Major Events Like Chicago Blues Festival Montreal Jazz Festival Bern International Jazz Festival JVC-New York Jazz Festival Detroit International Jazz Festival Tanglewood Jazz Festival Lotus Festival And At Premier Venues Like The Kennedy Center In Washington D.C. Sculler's In Boston The Dakota In Minneapolis And The Skirball Cultural Center In Los Angeles. She Has Appeared On The Nationally Syndicated Shows Mountain Stage JazzSet On NPR Studio 360 And The Tavis Smiley Show On PBS-TV. Reviews And Profiles Have Appeared In The Wall Street Journal Living Blues Blues Review Downbeat Goldmine No Depression Boston Herald Newark Star Ledger JazzTimes Chicago Sun Times And Many More. Cat Spent Weeks On JazzWeek Magazine's Chart For National Airplay While Back O Town Blues Was A Top 10 Download On I-Tunes Jazz Chart. National Public Radio's Top 5 Jazz Cd's Of 2006 Included Cat As Chosen By WBGO Dj's For NPR's Year End "Best Of" List. Catherine Russell's 2nd Album On World Village Sentimental Streak Hit The Streets On February 12 2008 To Universal Acclaim Becoming A World-Wide Favorite Of Critics And Fans Alike. read less