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| ERIKA PAUL JAZZ JUST FOR KIDS FYC After decades of performing History of Jazz assembly concerts for over 100, 000 K-9th grade school children, Jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, performing artist and educator Erika Paul wanted to create a Jazz album for kids (and the young at heart), an interactive recording focusing on sharing the spirit, soul, passion and improvisational freedom of Jazz, America's unique original art form and major contribution to world music. Erika wrote the words and music on the first 12 tracks, starting with the lyrics first, drawing from her own childhood music education to tell the story of each featured character's personal experience and approach to listening, learning, growing and performing Jazz, very much in the way that career Jazz performers share their own musical stories and experience with their audience through live concerts. Erika found that the schoolchildren experiencing Jazz for the first time react with the joy of new discovery and surprise, often admitting they have heard Jazz but didn't know it was Jazz. After one assembly concert, the positive transformation that resulted was amazing to see. While actively listening, learning, processing and performing through the first 12 tracks of originals on this album, the listener is rewarded with track 13, one of the most popular Ragtime Marches of it's day played by Erika on solo piano, followed by her trio performing one of the most recognized and loved children's jazz songs ever written on track 14. Now's the time to clap, tap, scat, snap, sing, march and dance together in celebration of the gift of American Jazz at any age! Track Descriptions: Tracks 1 through 12 are originals. Tracks 13 and 14 are covers. Track 1 takes the listener through 7 styles of jazz. Track 2 is in the Dixieland style. Track 3 is in the Blues style. Track 4 is a Jazz Waltz. Track 5 is a traditional Swing. Track 6 is in the Bebop style. Track 7 is in swanky Retro Swing. Track 8 is an Afro-Cuban Mambo. Track 9 is in the Hardbop style of Jazz with a Swing bridge. Track 10 is a Brazilian Bossa Nova with a Swing bridge. Track 11 is Jazz Fusion, Funk and Collective Improvisation between vocal "scat" and saxophone solos. Track 12, the last of 12 of Erika's original songs, is in the Cool Jazz style. Track 13 is Scott Joplin's most popular rag of his day played by Erika on solo piano and Track 13 features Erika's jazz trio playing Vince Guaraldi's most recognized and loved children's jazz song. Tracklist 1. Tickle Those Ivories Piano Girl! (03:02) 2. Clarinet Claire (02:53) 3. I Gotta Do My Homework Blues (03:59) 4. Sammy The Spider (03:18) 5. Clean Your Room To The Trumpet Tune (01:48) 6. Bop Boppin' BumbleBees Buzzin' (02:23) 7. Slap That Bass And Make It Sing Boy! (02:31) 8. Tailgate Trombone Bob (04:14) 9. Dynamic Dan The Drummer Man (03:40) 10. The Traffic Light Song (03:55) 11. Sassy Sarah On The Saxophone (05:00) 12. Scat's My Bag (03:46) 13. Maple Leaf Rag (02:03) 14. Linus And Lucy (03:41) Artist: Erika Paul Album: JAZZ JUST FOR KIDS (and the young at heart) Label: Jazz Q Records Released: March 25th, 2022 Price: $11.99 Product ID: JQMR00025 UPC Code: 664440002552 Category: Children's Music, Children's Jazz, Original Vocal Jazz ABOUT THE ARTIST ERIKA PAUL Unique and versatile, San Francisco born, raised and trained career independent selfpublished music artist Erika Paul writes, records and performs original music, standards, straight ahead and children's jazz for over three decades, touring locally, nationally and internationally and also gives vocal, piano, & jazz lessons, masterclasses, workshops, clinics, residencies & teacher training improvisation presentations. Erika's music reflects an openness, a playfulness and a passion for jazz through her original writing and her interpretation of standards. Her live performances in the US and in Europe continue to inspire and motivate her and the musicians she works with as the dance and excitement of jazz continues to unfold like a flowing river that brings the performer and the listener together to capture and preserve the music through her recordings. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ERIKA PAUL JAZZ JUST FOR KIDS (and the young at heart) Children's Music Album write your comments about the article :: © 2022 Jazz News :: home page |