Silva & Steini

Active since: 2020

The debut album from Icelandic duo Silva & Steini, More Than You Know is proof of the pure magic in truly inspired song interpretation. Over the course of eight spellbinding tracks, Reykjavík-based musicians Silva Thordardottir and Steingrímur Teague reimagine a lovingly curated collection of jazz standards, presenting each in a gorgeously sparse arrangement that often finds their vocals solely accompanied by the warm and dreamlike tones of Wurlitzer or the muted sounds of a felted piano. A delicate convergence of their distinct sensibilities—the gracefully understated approach to jazz singing Silva first revealed on her 2019 full-length debut, the inventive yet elegant musicianship Steini has showcased as a member of globally beloved band Moses Hightower and as a touring/recording keyboardist for indie-folk powerhouse Of Monsters and Men—More Than You Know ultimately lends a sublimely new vitality to its selected songs (some nearly a century-old). The result: a lovely and luminous body of work, both timeless and quietly forward-thinking.

Selma Boragian

Born: June 24

https://www.selmaboragian.com/EN/

Brazilian singer, vocal arranger and conductor Selma Boragian has been part of the artistic team of the University of São Paulo Choir (CORALUSP) since 1999. She graduated from UNICAMP in Popular Music and completed a Masters in Music at USP, specializing in vocal arrangements for choir. Her book “ O samba em arranjos para coral" was published in Europe, by "New Academic Editions” in 2019.

She is the founder of the renowned vocal group Arirê, where she participated as a singer and arranger. The female vocal quartet released two acclaimed albums; the second one, inspired by João Gilberto, on the SESC label.

Duet

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Long Song Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Track 1; Track 2.

Satoko Fujii / Joe Fonda: Duet

by Budd Kopman
October 1, 2016

The story behind the creation of the miraculous album, Duet by pianist Satoko Fujii and bassist Joe Fonda is one of those things that makes one a believer in karma. Although both have played with reed man Gebhard Ullmann in various configurations, Fujii and Fonda had never met, and had not heard much, if ...

Satoko Fujii / Joe Fonda with Natsuki Tamura: Duet

by Karl Ackermann
September 30, 2016

Two of creative music's most inventive forces come together on Duet. Musical restiveness is at the core of pianist/accordionist and composer Satoko Fujii. With a catalogue three-score deep, she has covered formations from large orchestra to solo where the common denominator is her wide and daring exploration of improvisational spaces. Her adroit aptitude for moving through--and ...

Duet

By Francisco Quintero

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: All The Things You Are; Stablemates; How Deep Is The Ocean; Lazy Bird; Happenstance; Solar.

Duet

By Billy Bang Bill Cole

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Track listing: Improvisation; Shades of Kia Mia; Poverty is the Father of Fear; Improvisation; Jupiter's Future; Improvisation.

Billy Bang / Bill Cole: Duet

by Raul d'Gama Rose
June 20, 2011

Among the more daring moments in music is one of the last adventures that violinist Billy Bang shared with double reeds player, the venerable Bill Cole. The intense encounter took place on April 17, 2009 and was captured by Cole who released it on his own label in the winter of 2010. A collection of intriguing ...

Duet

By John Russell

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2010

Duet

By Chick Corea

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2009
Track listing: Very Early; How Insensitive; Déjà Vu; Fool on the Hill; Humpty Dumpty; Bolivar Blues; Windows; Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest; Summertime; Place to Be; Do Mo (Children's Song #12); Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain.