Calabria foti biography

When someone like Sammy Nestico, famous for his arrangements for the Count Basie Orchestra and Sarah Vaughan, says a lady can sing, you had better listen to her because he knows his business well: producing great songs for great singers. The truth is that Nestico could hardly be more positive about Calabria Foti—who has just released, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (MoCo, 2007)—saying, ">

Over and over, critics remark how she draws the "bare essence out of a lyric by singing the notes with unadorned sincerity, making her songs fresh and full-faced, as if each were important news.

She brings emotion, intelligence and ultra-high standards to the music, and has that rare quality of letting you in on the little secret she seems to be keeping.

All About Jazz: Besides being born into a family of musicians that played standards and took you to jazz clubs, what was the main thing that turned you to jazz?

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