(Vocal jazz) Tianna Hall & The Mexico City Jazz Trio - Lost In The Stars - 2007, MP3, 320 kbps

After meeting Agustin Bernal at a jazz festival they were both performing at in Guadalajara, Mexico, Mr. Bernal invited Tianna to come to Mexico City and record with his trio in 2004. Bassist Agustin Bernal is a legendary instrumentalist in Mexico and is quickly gaining a similar reputation here in the states andinternationally, following his performances around the world and for Jazz at The Lincoln Center where he performed alongside Pianist Miguel VIllicaña. VIllicaña is a world renowned accompanist and arranger, a perfect fit with vocalist Tianna Hall.
Drummer Gabriel Puentes placed 2nd in the Thelonious Monk Institute Scholarship where he performed with Ron Carter and Herbie Hancock. The rest is history and has led to nearly a 10year collaboration between these four exceptional musicians culminating into this new collection of spectacular recordings.
Tianna Hall is a 32 year old two time Grammy © recognized vocalist based in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Houston where she majored in Vocal Performance and worked professionally in musical theatre and opera for many years before focusing her craft on vocal jazz.
She was mentored by composer, arranger and jazz pianist Paul English who helped her begin her career in jazz in 2004. She then quickly became and continues to be Houston's busiest & most sought after jazz vocalist.
Past performance venues include Minute Maid Park for the Houston Astros, Robertson Stadium for the Houston Dynamo, Jones Hall for the Progressive Forum's presentation of both Garrison Keillor & Frank Rich, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts' Theater District Open House Presentation for the City of Houston, two appearances on the late night Houston Television Variety show for the arts The After Party with Ernie Manouse and two appearnces with commentator Eric Ladau on KUHF's 88.7 FM (Houston's NPR affiliate). She also works as a studio session vocalist in every genre for many professional Houston Recording Studios.
She has also had steady performance engagements at Hotel Sorella, Timpano, The Magnolia Hotel, Ouisie's Table, Eddie V's, Tommy's, Louie's, O'Rourke's, The Tasting Room - River Oaks, The Tasting Room - Uptown Park, Downing Street Pub, Hotel Icon, Hotel Zaza & Kirby's. She is currently playing regularly at Sambuca Jazz Cafe, MKT Bar at Phoenicia Downtown, Solea, Memorial Wine Cellar, The Rainbow Lodge & Salento.
Her vocals are influenced by artists of many genres including but not limited to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Jane Monheit, Michael Buble, Nancy LaMott, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, Eva Cassidy, Kurt Elling, Sarah Vaughan, Dean Martin, Mel Torme, KD Lang, Marsha Frazier, Ella Mae Morse, Tori Amos, Sarah McLaughlan, Maria Callas, Renee Fleming, Anne Murry, Nancy Wilson, Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin & many others.
Tianna has four recordings under her belt: 2007's - Tianna Hall & The Mexico City Jazz Trio - Lost In The Stars, 2010's - Tianna Hall & Danny McKnight - Ballads & Bossas & her 3rd album released on Blue Bamboo Music in 2011 - Tianna Hall - Never Let Me Go.. She began work on her 4th release,Two For The Road (another collaboration with the Mexico City Jazz Trio) in February of 2012 and it is being released August 31st of 2012. Tianna Hall is a voting member of NARAP (The Grammys) and is actively involved in the jazz and recording artist communities.
Tianna is living the good life with her husband of three years, Matt and their toddler Alexander in her hometown of Houston, Texas. They are thrilled to be expecting their second child in February of 2013.

Classically trained, Tianna began her vocal career singing opera and musical theater, as well as copping a title from the Miss America Organization. Three years ago, pianist Paul English suggested that Ms. Hall’s creative singing abilities would be well suited to improvised music. Ms. Hall found her natural instincts and abilities well suited to jazz.
Those talents are very nicely displayed in her recent CD release, with accompaniment provided by the Mexico City Jazz Trio, a group much deserving recognition on their own. The Mexico City Jazz Trio is pianist, and arranger for most the tunes on this disc, Miguel Villicana, bass player Agustin Bernal and drummer Gabriel Puentes.
"Lost in the Stars" grabs one’s attention from the first note: It kicks off with the old pop standard "You Don’t Know Me," as a duo of voice and contrabass. Not only is Hall’s operatic training apparent from the start, but bassist Bernal struts out a fine solo as well, interspersing his straight time with a few bars of speeded-up riffing.
While Ms. Hall displays intense vocal talent and training, she is not afraid to play with her own rhythm or bend the notes to fit her liking. In fact, Tianna Hall shows skill in improvising the lyric, tempo and feel as well as the chord structure of the selected songs. The lady bring her own sound to the recording, with a natural sense of swing, never compromising or sacrificing on what she creates. Hall sounds as though she is living every syllable of the words she puts forth, and her voice has a clarity that keeps the words real and understandable.
The trio is also superb in their accompaniment, setting a comfortable and intriguing framework for each number without ever overpowering Ms. Hall. Much of the backing uses a rather minimalist form to enhance and compliment the singer’s approach, but when the band jumps in for solos, it’s all there.
Highlights of this fine offering include Leonard Bernstein’s not-often-enough recorded "Cool" from "West Side Story." Tianna Hall’s obvious ‘cool’ starts up where Ricki Lee Jones left off, with a mischievous sparkle to this ‘hip’ musical poetry. "Cool" proves an excellent showcase for all four musicians. Villicana’s keyboard work and Bernal’s strings swing at just the right gait over Puentes’ brushes as the story unfolds.
Tony Newley’s "Pure Imagination" provides a grand vehicle for Tianna Hall’s scat singing prowess, and the classic "If I Were A Bell" shows this group’s unique abilities as well. On the latter, Bassist Bernal launches into a memorable and very vouty arco bass solo with his own vocal accompaniment an octave above the strings ala Slam Stewart.
I could go on for some time, but the bottom line here is sensitivity! Every one of the fourteen cuts on Tianna Hall’s "Lost in the Stars" is a winner that could stand alone as an example of what’s good about today’s jazz scene. You really must listen to it for yourself.
"Lost in the Stars" is available at cdbaby.com, and you won’t regret adding this to your collection. In fact, you may find you have a collector’s item on your hands when the rest of the world discovers this amazing lady.~Skoot Larson

Tianna Hall - vocals, Miguel Villicana - piano, Augustin Bernal - bass, Gabriel Puentes - drums.

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