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| Tracy Kash Thomas CD Relese Show Quartet lead by award-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Tracy Kash Thomas will appear on Saturday, April 24 at 8:00p.m. at Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. 6 Mile Road, Livonia. This show will celebrate the release of the artist's long-awaited third CD, Sound Truth. The evening will open with a set by Detroit/Chicago favorite Luke Sayers. Tracy was recognized with a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist (2009) and has been nominated for numerous others including Outstanding Jazz Composer, R&B Composer, R&B Vocalist, Modern Jazz Band, Jazz Instrumentalist (piano) and in 2007 for Outstanding Jazz Album for her release, There and Back Again. Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull fame, enamored of her classical bent and rock sensibility, invited her on stage as a guest flutist at his 2003 State Theater concert. Her unique brand of jazz and jazz-influenced rock/pop crosses music genre boundaries and thrills live audiences as well as her growing radio following. Thomas released her second CD, There and Back Again in July 2006. This collection of original tunes represents the variety of genres in which Thomas has shown she can comfortably and quite ably immerse herself, including swing, Latin jazz, R&B/smooth jazz, and roots rock. Her first CD titled Some Strong Potion was released in 2000 to rave reviews. Thomas, an accomplished flautist, began her musical life as a classical musician. She comes armed with a Bachelor's degree from University of North Texas – a veritable jazz factory producing musicians such as Lou Marini and Stefan Karlsson - and a Master's degree from the venerable Boston Conservatory. Add her impeccable songwriting, arranging and production talents to the mix and it is easy to see why she is an established musician's musician in her native Detroit, where she currently lives, as well as in her previous hometown, New York City. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |