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Lena Seikaly at the Attucks Theater

By Mark Robbins
April 24, 2020
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Lena Seikaly

vocals
b.1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Lena Seikaly is not a household name... yet! The Washington D.C. native has been called one of the "brightest voices in jazz" and her new fans at the sold out Attucks Theatre performance could not agree more. Classically trained as an operatic mezzo-soprano her phrasing, intonation, and full bodied tone is reminiscent of

Ella Fitzgerald

vocals
1917 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Ella Fitzgerald. She is a natural storyteller so when she sings "You Don't Know What Love Is" you believe she knows the "meaning of the blues" or midway into "Corcovado" you're convinced that outside it's "a quiet night 'n quiet stars" not the cold damp night that it is. Whether it's a ballad, bossa nova, an upbeat swing with a little scat thrown in, Seikaly is in complete control.

John Toomey

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">John Toomey's Trio, Toomey on piano,

Jimmy Masters

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Masters on base and

Brian Caputo

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Brian Caputo on drums provided beautiful support by not getting in the singers way and stepping up with killer improvised solos. Seiklay is a welcome addition to the jazz vocalist firmament. Here's to a long career. View Slideshow

Lena Seikaly and Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly

Lena Seikaly and Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly and John Tommey

Lena Seikaly, John Toomey, Jimmy Masters, Frank Russo

Lena Seikaly and Jimmy Masters

John Toomey

Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly

Lena Seikaly, John Toomey, Jimmy Masters, Frank Russo

Frank Russo

Lena Seikaly, John Toomey, Jimmy Masters, Frank Russo

Lena Seikaly and Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly, John Toomey, Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly

Lena Seikaly, John Toomey, Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly

Lena Seikaly and Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly

Brian Caputo

Lena Seikaly

Jimmy Masters

Lena Seikaly

John Toomey

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