Tawanda
Resonance, 2023, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 29.1
Jazz Ruler Type: Ballads, Blues
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 83
O’s Notes: She has warm, deep, alto vocal tones, rhythmic scatting, and well-articulated phrasing. She is a new voice on the jazz scene from. She is Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim. She combines English and Brazilian lyrics on “Bridges”. We also enjoyed “Sister Moon”, “I’m Okay”, and “You And The Night And The Music”. Smile is her debut, a 12-song set that is impressive. Gary Meek (sax), Kevin Axt (b), Anthony Wilson (g), drummers Gene Coye & Ray Brinker, and pianists Josh Nelson & Tamir Hendelman provide a solid foundation for her in what we hope will be a lengthy career!
Publicist: D. L. Media