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Roseanna Vitro presents: "Listen Here"
Re-release Concert
Classic Standards - Great Composers, words, melodies, beautiful melodies to live and love by.
Esteemed jazz journalist Neil Tesser said in USA Today, “Roseanna can sing rings around half the vocalists you can name. Her warm, confident clarity of tone is immediately noticeable but most startling is her boldness of phrasing.” He might have added, “her unerring talent for finding the truth - through song, through the communal experience of sharing it.” The evidence can be heard easily.
LISTEN HERE.
1984 vinyl, Re-release cd and streaming all formats.
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Sullivan Fortner is a soulful powerhouse jazz pianist, bred in gospel music from the heart of New Orleans. He began playing piano from the age of four, inspired by hearing a woman play the organ in a local church. His mother was a choral director in the Baptist church. Sullivan attended: The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, he moved on to receive a bachelor's degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music.
He is known for his work with Roy Hargrove's band, tours with The Stefan Harris group, recording "In the Blue Light" with pop icon Paul Simon. He has released two highly acclaimed albums "Aria" and "Moments Preserved" on the Impulse Label, plus his work on two Grammy winning projects of Cecile McLorin Salvant "Dreams and Daggars" & "The Window".
Houston Person is a living legend, American tenor saxophone player and producer. He is known for a deep relaxed swing feel and sensuous sax sound on over 75 of his own recordings on jazz labels: Prestige, Westbound, Mercury, Savoy, and Muse, and most recently on HighNote Records.
Houston hails from South Carolina, served in the Air Force and was known for many years as the musical partner of the great jazz-blues vocalist, Ms. Etta Jones. Houston has toured and/or recorded with Charles Brown, Ron Carter, Bill Charlap, Charles Earland, Lena Horne, Etta Jones, Lou Rawls, Janis Siegel, Horace Silver, Dakota Staton, Cedar Walton, plus Billy Butler, Don Patterson, Grant Green, Sonny Phillips, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Richard "Groove" Holmes.
Dean Johnson is a jazz bassist known for his deep time feel, extraordinary jazz improvisation and a warm sound on his upright bass, always swinging hard. Dean is a New York favorite and part of several groups, notably Paul Jost's recent projects. He can be heard with Art Lande. As bassist for vocalist Roseanna Vitro, Dean has performed as a U.S. Jazz Ambassador in the Balkans, Kazahkstan and Kyrgystan, as well as a live recording at the Kennedy Center featuring pianist Kenny Werner, and a recording project celebrating the music of Randy Newman featuring Mark Soskin, nominated for a Grammy in 2012. Dean is an asset in any group! Alvester Garnett is heir to the legacy of the great Billy Higgins. He swings with joy and style.
Alvestor Garnett is an in- demand top NYC jazz drummer with a feel and vibe resembling the late, great, Billy Higgins. His groove is infectious, you can dance to the swing! He is married and part of Regina Carter's group and first call for many great artists. He has appeared on Great Performances on PBS in a tribute to Kurt Weill. Garnett has played with Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Regina Carter, Clark Terry, Pharoah Sanders, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Teddy Edwards, James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Charenee Wade, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson.
Roseanna Vitro - voice
Houston Person - Tenor Sax
Sullivan Fortner -piano
Dean Johnson - bass
Alvester Garnett - drums
