Ann Malcolm - Shadows Who Dance

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 66:27
Size: 152.1 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Isfahan
[7:47] 2. Out Of This World
[7:21] 3. Secret
[4:23] 4. I'm Into You (Dig)
[7:09] 5. Last Tango In Paris
[3:39] 6. Theme From Concierto De Aranjuez
[6:20] 7. Sea Journey
[5:15] 8. April In Paris
[5:11] 9. Bruno's Dance
[7:33] 10. A Timeless Place (The Peacocks)
[4:14] 11. I Am The Walrus
[4:11] 12. Holnap, Ki Tudja, Holnap

The American singer Ann Malcolm’s musical journey began in her home state of Iowa where she was born and raised in the small town of Belle Plaine. She began piano at the age of four, listening nearly daily to her grandmother who had been a pianist for silent movies. After adding the saxophone at age ten, Ann says, "I knew very young that I wanted to be a musician. In Iowa Ann had many opportunities to build up a strong musical foundation. During the high school years Ann played organ every Sunday in the Congregational Church next to an intensive schedule of music contests and master classes on the saxophone. Ann received the Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Iowa and it was in Iowa City she had her first engagements as a jazz singer. Ann received the Master of Music degree (saxophone performance) at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston with the highly respected professor, Joe Allard. At the same time, she continued singing with New York guitarist, Paul Meyers ( guitarist with vocalist Andy Bey, Annie Ross, Janis Siegel among many others). Her studies in Boston included vocal workshops with Sheila Jordan and lessons in New York with Helen Merrill. At New England Conservatory she also was involved in the Third Stream Department, created by Gunther Schuller, including classes with pianist Ran Blake. She was often sought out by fellow musicians who appreciated her excellent time, intonation and sense of musical line. Ann proved to be an exciting and expressive vocalist at the Charles Mingus Memorial Concert.

The CD, “Shadows Who Dance”, recorded by Daniel Dettwiler ( “Idee und Klang”, Basel ) at Radio DRS, Zürich was released in November 2007 on Mons Records, Germany. The rhythm section is Colin Vallon,piano; Bänz Oester,bass; and Dejan Terzic,drums and includes creative sound design by Hannes Kumke. Ann’s abilities as a lyricist are again evident on lyrics to Sascha Schönhaus’s “Bruno’s Dance” and “I’m Into You” ( “Dig”) by Miles Davis. This quartet toured in Switzerland 2006-2009.

Shadows Who Dance

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Ann Malcolm - The Crystal Paperweight

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:12
Size: 119.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz, Saxophone jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[7:22] 1. Childhood
[5:08] 2. Evening (Beau Soir)
[5:42] 3. Give
[5:43] 4. The Red Cat
[8:54] 5. Before Down
[5:25] 6. The Crystal Paperweight
[9:26] 7. My Bells
[4:28] 8. Remember The Time

The American singer Ann Malcolm grew up in Iowa, USA. She began piano at the age of four, listening nearly daily to her grandmother who had been a pianist for silent movies. After adding the saxophone at age ten, Ann says, "I knew very young that I wanted to be a musician. In Iowa Ann had many opportunities to build up a strong musical foundation. She received her Bachelor of Music degree at the University at Iowa, and it was there she had her first engagements as a jazz singer. Ann received her Master of Music degree (saxophone performance) at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston with the highly respected professor, Joe Allard.

Ann proved to be an exciting and expressive vocalist at the Charles Mingus Memorial Concert. After attending saxophone master classes in France with Jean-Marie Londeix and Daniel Deffayet she moved to Switzerland to study further in the Konzertklasse at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel with Iwan Roth. On the saxophone Ann has played and toured with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, Opera Orchestra Zürich, Basel Symphony Orchestra, Hessischer Rundfunk Orchestra, as well as with the saxophone trio Europort.

"The Crystal Paperweight", ABEAT records, Italy, was released in July 2010. Arranged for octet by the great trumpeter, composer and arranger Tom Harrell, this very special work includes 4 new lyric versions of Tom Harrell's compositions and a second recording of Before Dawn ("Sail Away"), previously recorded by Ann in 1994 at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey, with Kenny Barron.

As a producer, singer, lyricist and saxophonist Ann combines all facets of her musical talents on this new project. Ann is Professor for vocal jazz and workshop at the Hochschule für Musik, Abt. Jazz, in Basel and since Oct. 2005, is Professor for vocal jazz at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, Germany. She is also internationally active at workshops and contests.

The Crystal Paperweight

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Ann Malcolm & Florian Favre Duo - Essence

Size: 81,7 MB
Time: 35:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. How Deep Is The Ocean (3:20)
02. I'm Blue (2:57)
03. Unintended (4:01)
04. A Child Is Born (3:30)
05. Jitterbug Waltz (2:54)
06. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (3:31)
07. Something Worth Waiting For (Con Alma) (3:13)
08. St. Louis Blues (4:59)
09. My Ship (2:59)
10. Cycle (3:41)

Ann Malcolm can look back on an impressive, colourful career as a singer and saxophonist. Her roots are in Iowa USA, but for many years she has been living and working in Europe, where she maintains close contact with the up-and-coming names in the jazz scene through her teaching activities.

The Swiss pianist and composer Florian Favre is one of those talents who has drawn the attention of the artist Ann Malcolm. Florian Favre seems to be almost obsessed by piano; always on the quest for new tones, he finds his adventures between the notes of the keyboard. And at the same time, he also pursued a career as a professional footballer (with very good results) right up until his graduation.

Essence

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