2008 Woodie Awards
Jazz singer comes to SSU
Becky Bazell
Issue date: 10/4/06 Section: Entertainment
While the words "jazz music" may conjure up a bad memory of your grandpa going through his vinyl collection, Madeline Eastman, performing Oct. 5 in the Warren Auditorium, may just break you of your bias.
Eastman is a semi-local artist, based out of San Francisco and known the world over. Her debut solo album, "Point of Departure" was released in 1990, and received a five-star review from the Los Angeles Times. Eastman has been wowing the critics ever since.
Her latest CD, "The Speed of Life," has Eastman being hailed as a leader in vocal jazz. "In a crowded field … one of the finest vocalist disks of the year," said Dan McClenaghan of All About Jazz.
Eastman's style is unique, one that is distinctly in the jazz genre, but that doesn't overwhelm with a cliché sound.
"While a tenor (saxophone) player does it with notes, Madeline Eastman does it with syllables strung together into distinctive phrases. No tenor here; it's the vocalist who's eliciting these responses, with a distinctive and personal style of phrasing," stated McClenaghan.
It is precisely this quality that puts Eastman in a position to appeal to all audiences. She may scat and swing, but this is definitely not your grandpa's jazz.
Eastman's appearance promises to be a notable one, with five albums to draw from, as well as hundreds of standards to twist into her definite modern style.
The Oct. 5 performance is part of the Jazz Artists Series put on by the Center for Performing Arts, which earlier in the semester hosted the Winard Harper Sextet.
Madeline Eastman's show will start at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5. Tickets are $12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students, and SSU students are free. For more information, visit www.sonoma.edu/depts/performingarts or madelineeastman.com.
Eastman is a semi-local artist, based out of San Francisco and known the world over. Her debut solo album, "Point of Departure" was released in 1990, and received a five-star review from the Los Angeles Times. Eastman has been wowing the critics ever since.
Her latest CD, "The Speed of Life," has Eastman being hailed as a leader in vocal jazz. "In a crowded field … one of the finest vocalist disks of the year," said Dan McClenaghan of All About Jazz.
Eastman's style is unique, one that is distinctly in the jazz genre, but that doesn't overwhelm with a cliché sound.
"While a tenor (saxophone) player does it with notes, Madeline Eastman does it with syllables strung together into distinctive phrases. No tenor here; it's the vocalist who's eliciting these responses, with a distinctive and personal style of phrasing," stated McClenaghan.
It is precisely this quality that puts Eastman in a position to appeal to all audiences. She may scat and swing, but this is definitely not your grandpa's jazz.
Eastman's appearance promises to be a notable one, with five albums to draw from, as well as hundreds of standards to twist into her definite modern style.
The Oct. 5 performance is part of the Jazz Artists Series put on by the Center for Performing Arts, which earlier in the semester hosted the Winard Harper Sextet.
Madeline Eastman's show will start at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5. Tickets are $12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students, and SSU students are free. For more information, visit www.sonoma.edu/depts/performingarts or madelineeastman.com.