jazz2love

  New Release:  Girl Talk from Jennifer Madsen Label: SingBaby Productions, LLC Release Date: June 26, 2026 Website:  https://www.jennifermadsen.com A sleek and beguiling crooner, Jennifer Madsen radiates a lively persona on her latest project Girl Talk .   Sowing big band zest with the opulence of swing, Madsen is a galvanizing storyteller, illustrating an intimacy with her audience that is entrancing.  The classic orchestration honors jazz tradition while tweaking the tunes with Madsen's own personalized touch.  Her rendition of Cy Coleman's sultry number "You Turn Me On, Baby" enlivens the romantic ambience while her nuanced vocals throb with anticipation, promising an enchanting interlude along "You and the Night and the Music," anchored by a slow burning mambo rhythm.  "Misty" accentuates her smooth, crooning vocalese, highlighting the emotional depth of the lyrics as she purrs wistfully, "Look at me / I'm as helpless as a kitten up a...

  Reimagine from Jennifer Madsen Label: SingBaby Productions, LLC Release Date: August 1, 2025 Website: https://www.jennifermadsen.com Reimagine , the 2025 recording from vocalist Jennifer Madsen sees her performing with pianist and arranger Brent Edstrom.  Her rhythm section features Clipper Anderson on bass and Mark Ivester on drums.  Also on the roster are GRAMMY-winning guests Sean Jones (trumpet) and Howard Levy (harmonica).  Endowed with a classically feminine compass, her vocal register is rooted in smooth blues hues.  Tender in character and harnessing a bond with tunes that express soul and human vulnerabilities.  She tweaks iconic jazz standards, crafting vocal phrasings that shine light on new facets to familiar tunes, showcasing a classic repertoire with her own melodic sensibilities.  Delivering Fats Waller's fan favorite "Honeysuckle Rose" with a fiery slant, and flooding "Beyond the Sea" with a sentimental longing that tugs at the listen...