Chega de Saudade: Dejan Rafajlovic-guitar, Julian Bradford-Bass
Night Dreamer: Will Bonness-piano, Curtis Nowosad-drums and Julian Bradford-bass
So in Love: Keith Price-guitar, Curt Nowosad-drums and Julian Bradford-bass
More Than You Know
Influences
Mahalia Jackson, Steve Kirby, Anna-Lisa Kirby, Ella, Louis, Coltrane, Miles, Elvin Jones, Luciana Souza, Claudia Acuna, Dinah, Nancy, Sarah, Carmen, Etta Jones, Oliver Jones, Kenny Barron, Stefon Harris, Kurt Elling, Lester Young, Sonny Rollins, Mcoy Tyner, Little Jimmy Scott, Dianne Reeves, Oscar Peterson, Joe Lovano, Faith Hill, Eva Cassidy, KD Lang, Joni Mitchell, , Houston Person, Wynton Marsalis, 60's and 70's rock, motown and folk!
HEIÐA FORSYTH is a gifted jazz vocalist who is quickly becoming a favourite of Winnipeg audiences. She is a member of Steve Kirby's Oceanic Jazz Orchestra and has been featured by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the University of Manitoba Jazz Orchestra, the Ron Paley Big Band, and Papa Mambo. Performing at several Icelandic festivals, she was a late-night headliner for both the 2007 and 2008 Jazz Winnipeg Festivals. Recently she opened with the Oceanic Jazz Orchestra for Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra and has also opened for several international jazz musicians including Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Christian McBride and Houston Person through the Izzy Asper Jazz Performances series—Houston Person singled her out as a vocalist he’d like to collaborate with in future projects. A natural communicator, Heitha brings warmth and wit to the stage, enticing audiences with repertoire that’s both familiar and fresh.
“I can hear you reaching for that special raw place that makes music come from the soul…”
-Houston Person 2007
Be sure to check out Heiða online LIVE at the 2008 Winnipeg Jazz Festival as one of CBC..s Concert on Demand performances: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20080624hitha
What's up? Kurt Elling came through town a while back, such a beautiful person and one of the most amazing musicians I've ever heard. Hopefully everything is going well, say hi to everyone for me.
Sorry I forgot. I gotta play at the Morden Corn & Apple Festival that day with Toby Keith. Dan Levasseur would be glad to do it, I already called him. Love, Curtis
SORRY HEITHA!! I did not write the message below. Some idiot has hacked my profile, so I will have to shut it down I guess....before EVERYONE thinks I'm stunned.
I'm good! Life is good and crazy these days... I've been taking a little time off from the Duhks and I've been doing some shows with Chic Gamine ( the Madrigaia spin off band). Don't know if you've heard any of their stuff, but you should check out their myspace! Really fun!
Apart from that, I'll be going into the studio with the Duhks in late December, so I'm gearing up for that!
Comment va la vie de chanteuse magnifique de Jazz??
djou git my email?! I finished with the Lionel Loueke songs^^ He is so good... helps that he has gretchen parlato, herbie hancock, and a ton of other topnotch musicians! gosh CIAMAR A THA THU co-dhiù?!
My dear - you were positively enchanting at last night's jam! I was delighted to run into you again! I'm only sorry we didn't have more time to actually CHAT! Can I make it up to you with a cup of tea, or gelati next week? Let me know if you're interested... I've really missed you! Again - AWESOME sound! Your demo tunes are fantastic! If it's possible, you've gotten even BETTER over the last few years! :)
Thanks...it was from my Candor gig...so sad to have missed you at jazz fest...too stupid busy. Luv that pic of you and Mr. Price....hope to get to one of your gigs soon!!
Yay! i'd love to! i have the chart for like someone in love transposed. i'll dig it out. summertime? no problem! anything else i know and you'd like me to play? for sure! are you back home yet?
Hmm.. if you don't know Mas Que Nada yet that may be a lot of portuguese and arranging to do in a small time.. can you send me a list of some tunes you are doing already? :)
Thanks so much for your friendship, John and Robert
