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ny_japanese_festivalValerie will be performing at the 2012 New York Japanese Jazz Festival with pianist Michael Wolff.

The festival runs May 25 – June 2, 2012.

More details to follow.

To visit the festival website, click here.

JapanFundraiserThursday May 5th
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Elliott Hall

2203 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98121

Valerie Joyce will perform with brazilian guitarist Marco de Carvalho at 7:00 PM

Tickets can be purchased atwww.brownpapertickets.com

All proceeds will go to Peace Winds America.

For more information, visit:
http://www.sushichefdreamteam.com

Valerie Joyce has once again been nominated for NW Jazz Vocalist of the Year by Earshot Jazz Magazine.

The awards take place on Sunday, March 20 at Tula’s Jazz Club.

You can vote on the Earshot Jazz website until March 15, so click overand cast your vote for Valerie.

Vocalist Valerie Joyce talks about her new CD on Chesky Records and performs “The Lamp Is Low.”

Also, make sure and check out all of Valerie’s videos on the Video Page.

Valerie JoyceDecember 1st, Wednesday, 7-8 PM
Palio Bar

151 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 399-9400
(between 6th and 7th avenue Arcade of Equitable building)

“…the most elegant bar in midtown”
– Zagat

Valerie Joyce – vocals
Andy Ezrin – piano
Tim Lefebvre – bass

Chet-BakerBen Black, Lincoln Briney, Valerie Joyce: “Channeling Chet”

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
THE TRIPLE DOOR

216 Union Street, Seattle
9:30PM , 21+
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students
(Tickets available online or by calling: 206-838-4333)

Bill Anschell
– Piano
Evan Flory-Barnes – Bass
Jose Martinez – Drums
Thomas Marriott – Trumpet
and a special guest

Inspired by a tribute to Baker that Lincoln Briney and others presented in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and other cities, vocalists Briney, Ben Black, and Valerie Joyce evoke the memory and spirit of the Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker (1929-1988). They celebrate Baker, one of the finest trumpeter’s and vocalists in jazz history, with songs and anecdotes from his short, scintillating life.

Baker lived hard, to say the least, and he sang the whole range of his experience. Black, Briney, and Joyce have chosen a handful of songs each to cover the range of his expression. So, we can expect some somber songs, some haunting song, some sentimental songs, some Latin numbers, some crooners.

Some of the selections are the obvious ones – numbers he performed often, such as “The Touch of Your Lips,” “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” “Almost Blue,” and “The Thrill is Gone?” (although here it’ll be rendered as an upbeat bossa). We’ll hear a distinctive take on “I Should Care,” too – as a somber, piano-voice duet.

Many of the renditions, in fact, will be fresh interpretations by the three vocalists. This performance is an homage to Baker, and is far from a slavish repetition of his own performances. It’s hard to imagine that, were he still alive, he’d want any kind of tribute but once with a hearty dose of musical and emotional adventure.

Artt Frank, bop drummer/composer/lyrcist, best known for his long term association with trumpeter immortal Chet Baker, invited Valerie Joyce to become honorary board member of the Chet Baker Foundation in 2009.

The Look of LoveTracks from Valerie Joyce’s two CDs on Chesky Records are available for download in multiple high resolution formats on hdtracks.com.

Tracks are available in AIFF, MP3 and FLAC format. In addition, Audiophile 96/24 FLAC versions are available too. Click here for more information.

Valerie Joyce is among the nominees for the 2009 Earshot Golden Ear Award category for Northwest Vocalist of the Year along with Cocoa Martini (Karen Shivers, Kimberly Reason, Kay Bailey), Rochelle House, Bernie Jacobs and Greta Matassa.



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