2010
20 January 2010
Happy New Year!
I’m looking forward to lots of great new adventures, musically and otherwise this year.
There are a lot of shows coming up that I’m very excited about:
Jazz Country is making its debut at The Bar Next Door which is the perfect venue for this band. The newest version of Couples Therapy (featuring Jo Lawry, Oded Lev-Ari, Matt Aronoff and James Shipp) will be debuting at The Stone. Monday Off is at The Metropolitan Room for a very special show. I’ll also be participating in New England Conservatory’s 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Jazz Department at Joe’s Pub. Also, my new Jazz For Kids Series will continue every second Sunday at the 55 Bar and I have a few shows with Brenda Earle’s Sacred Voices Project.
All this before the biggest adventure of all…I’m having a baby! The little guy is due in April so I’ll be taking some time after that to get to know him.
The reviews for Lovefool have been amazing. Here’s a sample:
“Singer Amy Cervini’s work has been aimed at tearing down boundaries between old and new jazz styles, rock, pop, country and more—a reminder of Duke Ellington’s old axiom that there’s just two kinds of music, good and bad. Cervini demonstrably knows from good; head down to hear tunes from her new CD, Lovefool, and so will you.” – Time Out New York
“It’s a gem.” – All About Jazz NY
“...we love the new record.” – The Boston Globe
“Ms. Cervini is an articulate vocalist who doesn’t play tricks with the lyrics, gives the pieces the right amount of sincerity…” – Richard Kamins, The Hartford Courant
“Her singing drew distinctions between rhythm and phrasing – that is, she can swing, but she also knows where a lyric should fall in the melody and how to turn a syllable.” – Jon Garelick, Boston Phoenix
“There’s an honest, self-assured and honey dripping presence clearly heard…” – All Music Guide
Hope to see you sometime soon!
Lovefool Released Today!
3 November 2009
Lovefool was officially released in the US today. You can find it on iTunes, at Amazon, at the Anzic Store and in a store near you.
I’ve also posted some highlight videos of the ACQ Canadian Tour on YouTube .
Some new tour dates have been posted as well. We hope to see you at a show very soon!
New CD Available
25 September 2009
I’m writing this while in Canada on tour to promote the new album. Just wanted to let you know that you can buy the new album exclusively at The Anzic Store online. Free international shipping! It should be available in Canada in stores and on iTunes shortly and in the US in November. Hope to see you at a show. We’ve gotten some great press from our first show in Ottawa. Check it out here and here.
Clips from Lovefool
31 July 2009
I’m very happy to tell you that the “music” part of Lovefool – my second album is done. All that is left is the production and business end. I’ve posted some samples on the Music page. Hope you enjoy! I’m also planning the CD release tour so if you have a favorite club that you’d like me to try to appear at please send me an email.
Summer Updates
20 July 2009
I’ve declared this summer “The Summer of Amy.” So far, it’s sort of working! We’re mastering the new CD this week and it will be released in September in Canada and November in the US. Check the Shows page for upcoming shows.
We’ve got solid plans for both a Blossom Dearie and a Jazz Country CD in the next 2 years. I had a great photo session and will have new photos up very soon. Unfortunately, I’m having technical difficulties and I’m not able to share any of this with you here just yet. I have put one short clip up on MySpace as a tease though. Click the link to check it out! It features the ACQ with special guest Joel Frahm. It’s just a clip but I hope you dig it! More will follow! Looking forward to sharing more soon. Until then. Enjoy the summer (of Amy).
Updates
21 April 2009
Happy Spring! The weather here in NYC has been confusing but I’m starting to believe that spring will be here soon. In the meantime, I’m taking advantage of all this “inside” time to make some updates to the web site!
We’re almost finished with the ACQ album. It should be mixed and mastered in the next month. Then I’ll be able to share some little snippets with you. We’re working on tours in the US and Canada so I’ll keep you updated.
In some technology updates, I’ve added some video to the You Tube page, joined Twitter and the Monday Off website has been updated with photos from our tour. I’m hoping to update the photo albums on my site as soon as I can figure out why it’s not working!
Hoping to be sharing clips from the new album next time I update! In the meantime, I will try to post highlights from the last Jazz Country gig on the blog soon.
Blossom
11 February 2009
One of my favorite singers, Blossom Dearie passed away last weekend. I was lucky to have seen her perform in New York when she was playing at Danny’s. She was amazing. I don’t have words to express how much I dug her so here’s a clip from my Blossom Dearie Tribute Show.
Thanks to Avishai Cohen, Frank Kimbrough, Dan Loomis and Matt Wilson for helping me salute this wonderful musician.
Holiday!
15 December 2008
Hope that you all have a very happy holiday season. Give the gift of music if you can. Be kind to each other. Be safe.
Love.
Amy
New Recording and more
5 June 2008
The ACQ recorded our second album in March 2008 and we are very excited about how it’s going so far. There is still some work to do before we share it with you but there should be a sneak peak or two in the next few months. On June 17th I will be performing with a new band, combining jazz, country and pop music to form a whole new genre. Try putting that in a bin! I’m playing with some really outstanding musicians so I hope to see you there. Not to fear, the ACQ will be back in July to tease you with music from the new album. I’ll be back at Joe’s Pub on July 1st for the Canada Day extravaganza as well. Happy Summer everyone.
Amy at Joe's Pub
16 March 2008
I’m very excited to be performing at Joe’s Pub on March 31 in a double bill with Melissa Stylianou. We are opening for fellow Canadian Michael Kaeshammer as part of the Upper North Side’s Canadian Music Series.
The ACQ will be heading into the studio on March 20 and 21 to record our second CD. We will share some video clips with you as soon as possible.
