You've seen it before, and Lucianne Evans is no different. Her reviews will contain words like "stunning and captivating, but her favorite description is...honest." Lucianne is originally from Pittsburgh, and so she wears integrity proudly, like a fa [+]You've seen it before, and Lucianne Evans is no different. Her reviews will contain words like "stunning and captivating, but her favorite description is...honest." Lucianne is originally from Pittsburgh, and so she wears integrity proudly, like a fabulous dress. With long time collaborator; triple threat pianist Tom Coppola, this debut CD, FLAMINGO, is sharing the "Blue Chip Awards" list with the biggest names in jazz. It has received the honor of being voted one of 17 "Top Vocal CD's of 2002" in the Jazz Education Journal, the magazine of the IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators), as chosen by Dr. Herb Wong, IAJE past president, and longtime Chair of Recordings. This award sparked a recent tour of California, where they sold out the Jazz and Blues Company, in Carmel, and played LA, and San Francisco. They return for another tour this Winter. Living in the Blue Ridge mountains, they had a record crowd to date for the Western North Carolina Jazz Society, and are ubiquitous in Asheville.
Lucianne got her start in Montreal, and was featured in the Montreal International Jazz Festival on multiple occasions. While headlining on the club circuit, she made several appearances on Canadian TV and radio. She worked with such artists as Skip Bey, James Gelfand, J.P. Zanella, and others before moving to Asheville, NC.
Then suddenly...magic. She met a musician with all the right stuff, New York pianist Tom Coppola. Tom has extensive experience recording and touring with musicians such as Herbie Mann, Peggy Lee, Paulhino Da Costa, Marvin Gaye, Brook Benton, Cissy Houston, The Tommy Dorsey Band, Patty Lupone, Lenny White, and others. He has also worked with Chet Baker, Marcus Miller, David "Fathead" Newman, Dave Valentin, Tito Puente, Bernard Purdie, Anthony Jackson, and Manhattan Transfer.
Talent and chemistry!.. a duo meant to be. The rest is history. Together they have been consistently well-booked, well-received, and well-reviewed as mainstream jazz artists.
They traveled to New York to produce their 2002 release, FLAMINGO, featuring two rhythm sections: Ralph Hamperian and Drori Mondlak for the straight-ahead stuff; and Paulo Braga, Leo Traversa, and Cafe, for the latin. In the original session (Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, engineer Michael B
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