Ann Austin

Vocalist/songwriter Ann Austin isn’t an easy musician to categorize. Even though Massachusetts resident provides documented for Whaling Town Sound (a little, jazz-oriented indie label located in New Bedford, MA) and is fairly capable of performing straight-ahead, acoustic-oriented jazz, she actually is not really a jazz purist by any extend of the creativity. A few of her shows are highly relevant to vocal jazz, while some favour a jazz-influenced, bluesy method of traditional pop, adult modern or quiet surprise. Occasionally, she brings to brain the past due Laura Nyro; various other times, Austin attracts on affects that range between Diane Schuur to Etta Adam to Bonnie Raitt. And when one had in summary what Austin is approximately overall, it might be better to characterize her as an assortment of jazz, blues, pop and spirit. Nevertheless one categorizes her, the far-reaching Austin is really a warm, expressive, soulful designer who comes with an amazing vocal range and usually brings significant amounts of blues feeling to her function. She is the sort of vocalist who does not have any problem being advanced and gutsy at exactly the same time. Austin (whose repertoire offers ranged from initial materials to Stevie Question and Sting) have been around the brand new England music picture for many years when, in the first 2000s, she was finally provided an opportunity to record an recording. One person who was simply instrumental in Austin having that chance was John Harrison III, a veteran acoustic pianist who is not a large name internationally but offers his talk about of admirers in New Britain jazz circles. Harrison finished up playing a significant part on Austin’s debut recording, Lost within your Eyes; furthermore to creating the Compact disc and doing every one of the piano playing, Harrison managed a lot of the preparations and contributed to the blending. Austin, nevertheless, was listed because the professional producer from the record, which includes four of her very own songs. Whaling Town released Lost inside your Eye in November 2004.