Jazzmeia Horn “Messages” Record Release

Sun, Sep 15

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25 | $40 | $50 | $55 Jazzmeia Horn - vocals Victor Gould - piano Aidan McCarthy - bass Greg Artry - drums “Horn is among the most exciting young vocalists in jazz, with a proud traditionalism that keeps her tightly linked to the sound of classic figures like Nancy Wilson and Betty Carter, but a vivacity of spirit and conviction that places her firmly in the present.” – The New York Times Three-time GRAMMY nominee, vocalist, and composer Jazzmeia Horn will release her third album, Messages, on Empress Legacy Records this Fall. She celebrates this highly anticipated new recording of her stellar quartet with a five-night concert celebration at SMOKE. An award-winning vocalist (winner of 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition), Horn is “without a doubt among the jazz world’s most exciting young vocalists…her sound is explosive and bright and rich, catnip for audiences looking for boldness that’s still traditional,” reports Billboard. Downbeat adds, “Jazzmeia Horn harbors both astounding technique and an acute artistic vision…[she] has a thrilling presence with a musical sensibility that strikes a deft balance between mid-century jazz and contemporary neo-soul.”