Sa 29. Juli 2017
21:00

Valentina Marino Quintet (USA/A)

Valentina Marino: vocals
Martin Kern: saxophone, bass clarinet
Johannes Thoma: piano
Stefan 'Pista' Bartus: bass
Andjelko Stupar: drums

I have just heard a few tracks of a recording by Valentina Marino and must say it makes for fascinating listening. Furthermore, one of the tracks was one of my songs, “I want to prove I love you”, which she arranged and sang. I was impressed by the modernity of the arrangement – a totally imaginative restructuring of the song. Her musical backing was superb and totally professional – and then she touched my heart by singing my ballad, “Love Came on Stealthy Fingers”. Record companies and talent scouts should keep their eyes on this young lady, she is bound to go far. (Bob Dorough)

Valentina Marino, Jazzsängerin mit italienischen Wurzeln, präsentiert mit Freunden Jazz-Standards, Bossa Novas, aber auch Titel von ihrem eigenem Album. Für die Künstlerin sind Emotionen eine fundamentale Komponente im Songwriting-Prozess. Jazz stellt für sie die enge Beziehung zwischen Leben und Musik dar, der pulsierende Rhythmus fungiert als Spiegel. (Pressetext)