专辑简介

San Francisco born and San Francisco Bay Area raised jazz artist Erika Paul always stayed close to her European heritage with decades of annual visits to Bordeaux in the southwest of France to see her family and friends, hang out at the beach, eat fabulous food, drink amazing wine and play jazz with so many of her talented lifelong friends in music. In 2016, it was finally time to record an album, capturing the swing, energy, feel and upbeat sound of this group through the live performance of popular jazz standards and 7 of Erika’s most favorite jazz originals. The album features charming and uniquely spontaneous vocals, saxophone, clarinet, flute, B3 organ, keyboards, acoustic bass and drums through stylish arrangements with a few clever surprises added in as well. Not only can you hear the underlying fire in the music, but you can feel the enthusiasm for American jazz that lives in the hearts of the french through their uniquely artistic and passionate culture. We hope you enjoy this recording as much as we enjoyed playing and recording the music for you!