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Our latest review from Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat and Tears and the Blues Project

""Christine Spero and I shared a bill at the new Towne Crier in Beacon NY. I knew that Christine was doing a tribute to my old friend Laura Nyro, but I wasn’t prepared for just how amazing Christine’s performance turned out to be. She was able to channel Laura with all the feeling and intelligence that the music warranted, but, at the same time, made Laura’s music her own. A delightful evening all around - one that I hope will be repeated often."

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"Christine Spero, Winner of the USA Songwriting Competition Jazz/category, isfirst, last and always a songwriter. Since her start in the music business as a teenager with legendary producer Don Kirschner and Nei lSedaka, she has honed the sound of piano, percussion and,periodically, saxophone into a rich Latin groove with pop rhythms.The Group, consisting of bassist Scott Petito, drummer Peter O'Brien and saxophonist/ percussionist Eliot Spero, displays all of the attributes of experienced accompaniment accomplished only by years of experience in the jazz trade. "My Spanish Dream," Spero's latest recording, is a Latin/pop/world/fusion collection that is a comprehensive exploration of her style, highlighting herinstrumental, vocal, and lyrical talents to the nth degree. Flashes of Bebel Gilberto, Gloria Estefan, Laura Nyro and Eliane Elias appear in her vocals and she's a great scat singer, a dying art. But it is her piano / keyboard artistry that stands out. Christine can flat outplay the ivories."(Summer Sounds Music Festival, Pa 2012)

In their new show, "Spero Plays Nyro"The Christine Spero Group will bring their own kind of power to Laura Nyro's music. Christine has loved Laura's music from a young age when she was given "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" by aradio DJ friend. She was inspired by Laura's music to be bold in writing, singing and playing piano. Her music is listened to aroundthe world. The group will also be performing some of Christine's compositions. Their new CD, "Spero Plays Nyro" will be released this fall.

Laura Nyro was the quintessential singer/songwriter, pianist; one of the first. Her groundbreaking music crossed the genres of folk, rock and jazz and she was one of the most covered artists in the 1960's and1970's (Eli's Coming, Stoned Soul Picnic, Wedding Bell Blues, Sweet Blindness). Her tragically premature passing in 1997 shocked her fans. Finally, in 2012 she was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

Even before Christine began recording with her dynamic quartet, she was earning numerous accolades for her melodic, emotionally powerful and soulful songwriting and was Winner of the USA Songwriting Competition/Jazz category with her song, "He Wasn't Always That Way". She was also a finalist with "Caribbean Nights," a festive tropical celebration that typifies the joyful exotica that drives her second recording, "My Spanish Dream", a rich Brazilian/Latin/world fusion offering that dances blithely between pop and jazz. The project was produced by Elliot Spero, who does multiple duties on soprano and tenor saxes as well as percussion.Diverse and daring, it highlights Spero's love for lush vocal harmonies.

Christine and the group have been covered in USA Today, Billboard, Jazz Times,JAZZIZ, Keyboard and Recording Magazines, Time Out

NewYork, The Village Voice and ASCAP Playback. Recording Magazine featured Christine in their Artist Profile. Among many luminaries thegroup has shared the stage with are Kevin Eubanks, Bill Evans, DocGibbs, Blood Sweat and Tears, Kim Waters, Ray Vega, and Melanie. The Christine Spero Group has been a headliner at many music festivals,cultural centers and clubs. You can find their music on Pandora,Jango, Spotify, Blue Plate, etc.

Each one of Christine's pieces is a unique vehicle for creative improvisation. Add to that her evocative, soulful singing and you've got a smooth runway for the piano, saxophone, bass, drums and percussion to take off!

Review:From Caffe Lena Show on August 10th 2013

"Christine Spero blew away any elitest music critic prejudices I may have had about a singer/songwriter devoting an entire evening's performance to covers of another artist. Christine Spero took the works of one ofher early mentors, Laura Nyro, and recreated them in her own image.And what an image it was. This woman has a lover's touch on piano, a jazz master's vocabulary and a vocal splendor perfectly matched by a band that is nothing short of breathtaking."

DonWilcock a nationally syndicated journalist & freelance writer

Look for TCSG’s new Cd, " Spero Plays Nyro” this Fall www.christinesperogroup.com