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| Courtney Cutchins' Release 'Grunge to Grace' with jazz interpretations of tunes by Soundgarden and Nirvana - Backed by Stellar Band  Singer, composer and Seattle native Courtney Cutchins releases her debut album 'Grunge to Grace' with songs from her 90s youth. The album with six originals and three re-imagined anthems by grunge rock luminaries Nirvana and Soundgarden will be out on October 18.Cutchins sings with a luminous voice. She is a vivid storyteller, and prolific songwriter. "These deep, introspective grunge rock songs make sense to me, " said the singer who currently splits her time between the Big Apple and the Greater Savannah Area. "They fit the theme of this album, which is about living in your authentic truth. It's about the journey to become who you are and who you want to be." Recorded at Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, Cutchins is backed by a stellar crew of rising stars on the New York jazz scene — pianist-producer David Cook (Taylor Swift, Mark Guiliana, Lizz Wright), guitarist Nir Felder (Keyon Harrold, Terri Lyne Carrington), bassist Matt Clohesy (Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Maria Schneider Orchestra) and drummer Obed Calvaire (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dave Holland, Cécile McLorin Salvant). Performing her new jazzgrunge repertoire at venues like Rockwood Music Hall, Cornelia Street Cafe, Silvana and the 55 Bar in NYC was a liberating experience for Cutchins. "Grunge emerged from a need for musical rebellion and rawness, and it sits in an introspective space which speaks to me deeply, " she said. "This album includes three of my favorite arrangements from that time. It's my intention to encourage and inspire the listener to be free and live as who they are, and then shine that out into the world." The songs of self-discovery reveal a singer-songwriter who was deeply immersed in jazz but still felt a symbolic connection to the music of an earlier time in her life. Both sides represent the full picture of a risk-taking singer who is coming into her own with Grunge to Grace. This recording is a strong debut by Cutchins, whose musical development and creative output should be watched closely going forward. TRACKS 1. Boot Camp [7:05] 2. Star on the Sea [4:50] 3. Passenger [5:55] 4. The Day I Tried to Live [5:14] 5. Hold Up the Moon [6:13] 6. All Apologies [5:14] 7. Prison in Your Mind [3:44] 8. Grunge to Grace [6:54] 9. Illuminate [4:25] All compositions and arrangements by Courtney Cutchins except The Day I Tried to Live (Chris Cornell), All Apologies (Kurt Cobain) and Boot Camp (Chris Cornell, Arr. by Cutchins/Cook). Produced by David Cook Recorded by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY, September 12 & 13, 2023 Mixed by Christian Paschall Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering Photography by Mackensey Alexander Photography, Savannah, GA and Anna Yatskevich, Brooklyn, NY Design by Miriam Castillo courtneycutchins.com write your comments about the article :: © 2024 Jazz News :: home page |