Nikoletta Szöke - Moonglow

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:15
Size: 126.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. I Wish You Love
[3:24] 2. My Baby Just Cares For Me
[3:40] 3. Moon Glow
[4:56] 4. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
[5:16] 5. So Many Stars
[6:52] 6. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
[5:20] 7. Smile
[4:35] 8. Someone To Watch Over Me
[5:36] 9. All The Good Life
[4:20] 10. Day In Day Out
[4:06] 11. Teach Me Tonight
[3:25] 12. Let There Be Love

I was born in the city of Zalaegerszeg, on 8 May, 1983. I was only four years old when we moved to Budapest and I started my studies there. From my musician family, to my cimbalom player father since my birth I was surrounded with music and my talent showed in a very early age,however my life went to a different direction. Yet in Zalaegerszeg, I begun to go to kindergarten music but because of moving I had considerably long break, fourteen years. Thereafter at age eighteen after my high-school graduation exam it defined in me that I would like to learn to sing. At my first significant performance I met my future husband bassist József Barcza Horváth and thankfully through him I found the genre of music were I can express most of all my self: that is Jazz. He was the person who introduced me to my later singing teacher,the known and acclaimed Gábor Winand. Finishing Economy Technical College and External Trade Administration Department Qualification achievement I wanted entirely devote my self to singing. In this there was interference, I was studying at the Study of Music Art School and also at the same time at Loránd Eötvös University of Science Liberal Arts English and Russian department, nevertheless when I had to choose the decision was obvious. From thereon nothing could hampered that I want to spend my day to days with singing jazz and in big part because when I was learning singing I begun to perform as well. At first with Robert Szakcsi Lakatos trio and after with more and more combos. After three and a half years of study and continuous performances I applied to the Famous Monteux Jazz festival were they held the third voice competition in 2005 called Shure Montreux Jazz voice Competition were from all around the world under 30 years of age singers could apply. To my big joy I was invited to the only 8 semifinalist, where I came out as the first prize winner and also as the winner of the audience award. For me this achievement is not only important because it comes with prestige but because such artists (Barbara Hendricks, Randy Crawford among others) were judging me that I look up professionally with out any condition. In January 2006 I took part on Conference of International Associaton for Jazz Education (IAJE Conference) in New York, and I performed in Hilton New York Hotel and in the club of Lincoln Center, Dizzy's Club. My partners were: Gilad Hekselman, Israel (2005 Montreux Guitar Competition Winner), Harold Lopez Nussa-Torres, Cuba (2005 Montreux Piano Competition Winner) and Geoff Newman and Anthony Pinciotti from USA. In 2006 I won a scholarship, which can be given to three young Hungarian musicians every year. I am very proud of this scholarship, because the jury consisted of very recognized Hungarian musicians, Béla Sa-chi and Kalman Olah amongst others. I returned to Montreux as a performer with my beloved band - Róbert, József and András - and we made a concert on 30 June 2006 before Paolo Conte.

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Nikoletta Szoke - Golden Earrings

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:21
Size: 104,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:15)  1. The North Sea
(5:20)  2. En la Orilla del Mundo
(5:59)  3. My Romance
(4:57)  4. Golden Earrings
(4:41)  5. Overjoyed
(5:51)  6. Centerpiece
(5:24)  7. You Must Believe in Spring
(3:25)  8. 'S Wonderful
(4:25)  9. Like Dreamers Do

Nikoletta Szoke was born in Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) in 1983. She was only four years old when her family moved to Budapest and started her studies there. Although she had been born into one of the Hungarian gipsy musical dynasties (her father, Sándor Szoke is a noted cimbalom player), she didn't start learning music until the age of 18. She was accepted at a conservatory and became a student of the noted jazz singer, Gábor Winand in 2002. She started to perform right after her first singing lesson. After three and a half years of studying and performing she entered for the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition held at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in 2005. The competition was open to jazz singers under the age of 30 from all around the world. Nikoletta had been invited and was the winner of the first prize and the public prize, too. Chairing the jury was Barbara Hendricks and Randy Crawford was her deputy. Nikoletta started to take classical singing lessons as well in 2005 as a student of Júlia Bikfalvy, who had coached the soprano diva Andrea Rost to international stardom. In January 2006 she took part at the conference of the International Associaton for Jazz Education (IAJE Conference) in New York, and she performed both at the New York Hilton and Dizzy's Club at the Lincoln Center. In 2006 she won the Lakatos Ablakos Dezso Hungarian state jazz scholarship which is given to three young Hungarian musicians every year. Since the competition she has been pursuing an increasingly successful performing career. 

Her debut album, Golden Earrings was released by the Hungarian company, Gramy Records in October 2008. In January 2009 she also signed a contract with the Japanese label, Atelier Sawano, the latter launching in Japan A song for you, Nikoletta's second album on 17th of the same month. After the great success of "A Song for You" in 2010 she signs a five-album deal with Atelier Sawano. The first album of this contract, "My Song" is released in February. Nikoletta and the band launch the album at the Cotton Club, Tokyo simultaneously. In August she is featured as special guest at the Budapest concert of the extraordinary vocalist, tenfold Grammy-winner, Bobby McFerrin, where they perform a duet. In February 2011 her 4th album, "Shape of My Heart" is out in the stores. In 2011 this album becomes a best-seller at the label (http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/fl/rank/101/33/1/). In February 2012 her fifth album, 'Inner Blaze' is released.  http://www.nikolettaszoke.com/nikoletta_eng.php

Golden Earrings

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Nikoletta Szoke - A Song for You

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:15
Size: 136,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:05)  1. A Song for You
(5:05)  2. Waltz for Debby
(3:42)  3. If I Were a Bell
(3:55)  4. Time After Time
(5:45)  5. Everytime We Say Goodbye
(3:29)  6. I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
(3:07)  7. Summer Night
(3:16)  8. Almost Like Being in Love
(4:05)  9. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(4:29) 10. Just the Way You Are
(4:21) 11. Nobody Else But Me
(5:37) 12. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
(7:13) 13. The Look of Love

Nikoletta Szoke is a young Hungarian jazz singer with a pure, emotive voice and a bright future. Born in 1983 in Hungary into a musical Gypsy family, she showed talent at an early age. She found and began singing jazz after high school, and in 2005 won the first prize and the public prize in the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition. A label that searches for new talent far and wide, Atelier Sawano is now introducing her to jazz fans in Japan and beyond. Following her self-produced debut CD, Golden Earrings, comes a full-fledged new album produced for Atelier Sawano by the late Klaus Weiss, a superb German drummer who helped create many of Sawano's great jazz albums. Szoke is also aided by Weiss' frequent partner and bassist Thomas Stabenow, and a fellow Hungarian and wonderful pianist Robert Lakatos. 

Those familiar with the Sawano discography will realize that this is indeed a superb piano trio! Such talented and experienced musicians, however, do not seem to faze Szoke, who is undoubtedly the star of this recording. Unlike her previous album that reflected her eclectic musical interests, she sticks mostly to standards (except for the title song by Leon Russell and "Just The Way You Are" by Billy Joel), and she sings and swings them confidently.

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Personnel:  Nikoletta Szoke (vocal); Robert Lakatos (piano); Thomas Stabenow (bass); Klaus Weiss (drums).

A Song for You

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