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SUMMARY:Deb Swiney: "You Taught My Heart To Sing" Album Release Show
LOCATION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:Memphis-born vocalist Deborah Swiney is a soulful and captivati
 ng voice in jazz\, bringing together the rich musical heritage of her home
 town with an unmistakable warmth\, elegance\, and emotional depth. From he
 r early years singing gospel and soul to touring internationally for sever
 al years as a background vocalist with the legendary Al Green\, Swiney's j
 ourney has been shaped by a lifetime immersed in great music. Now\, with t
 he release of You Taught My Heart to Sing\, she enters an exciting new cha
 pter\, joining forces with her producer\, legendary Memphis pianist\, Dona
 ld Brown\, to create a recording that is both deeply rooted in tradition a
 nd unmistakably her own.\n\nYou Taught My Heart to Sing is an intimate and
  expressive collection of beloved jazz standards\, timeless ballads\, and 
 original compositions. Featured selections includeMcCoy Tyner and Sammy Ca
 hn's “You Taught My Heart to Sing\,” “Angel Eyes\,” “Never Let M
 e Go\,” Tadd Dameron's “Lady Bird\,” and “No Regrets\,” along wi
 th Swiney's original “Oh Where Can My Man Be” and Gerard Harris' thoug
 ht-provoking “Someday Um Dia.” Together\, the songs explore love\, ref
 lection\, resilience\, and the enduring power of music.\n\nSwiney is joine
 d by an exceptional ensemble of musicians\, including legendary percussion
 ist Ra Kalam Bob Moses\, guitarist Gerard Harris\, bassist Sylvester Sampl
 e\, drummers Terry Saffold\, Steve Potts\, and Renardo Ward\, pianists Alv
 ie Givhan\, Tony Thomas\, T.W. Sample\, and Ben Flint\, and saxophonists G
 ary Topper and Donald Hayes\, along with many other accomplished musicians
  who have performed and recorded with some of the greats of American music
 .\n\nDeborah’s international work includes recording and touring with Ir
 eland’s leading jazz and blues artist\, Nigel Mooney and is a featured v
 ocalist on Nigel Mooney’s upcoming album\, Moody’s Mood\, set for rele
 ase later this year.\n\nAt home\, Swiney has remained a passionate advocat
 e for Memphis jazz\, including through her successful Sunset Jazz at Court
  Square Concert Series\, founded in 2018. Deborah’s contributions to mus
 ic and the arts have earned her honors including the Memphis Black Arts Al
 liance Jazz A-Fire Living Legends Award\, a W.C. Handy Heritage Award\, th
 e Women of Worth Award\, the WYXR Dowd Award\, the Jimmy Lunceford Legacy 
 Award and a Downtown Memphis Vision Award. With You Taught My Heart to Sin
 g\, Deborah Swiney continues to build on a rich musical history while crea
 ting something distinctly her own—a soulful\, sophisticated expression o
 f jazz rooted in the spirit of Memphis.\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/event/
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