This Week (March 5 and 7) at 2 p.m. Eastern on Sage Stream - (Rebroadcast)
Tuesday - Top 500 Jazz Vocalist Phyllis Chapell; Thursday - UK's Duo Eunoia, played with London Philharmonic
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Phyllis Chapell
One of the Top 500 Jazz Vocalists of All Time
Phyllis Chapell has spent her life developing a universal musical style singing “world songs.” Her repertoire includes songs in 13 languages from Brazil, Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as American folk, jazz, originals and popular music. Phyllis Chapell has been named as one of the top 500 jazz vocalists of all time by Scott Yanow (Down Beat, Jazz Times and AllMusicGuide). She has also won song competitions for her original music; and was chosen to be one of Indie-Music’s Top 25.
She started out as a solo performer on vocals/guitar, and then began a collaboration with a brilliant pianist/composer/arranger named Dan Kleiman in the mid-90’s. They formed an ensemble called SIORA and spent the next 15 years performing, recording and writing together. Dan died suddenly in 2010…and then, another loss, in 2012—the death of Phyllis’ husband, Dr. Mark Chapell, a Professor of Psychology at Rowan University.
After these tragedies, she has rebuilt her life around her music…continuing her ensemble, now called Phyllis Chapell & SIORA. The ensemble includes Dave Posmontier on keys; on bass—Rob Swanson, Chico Huff, Dave Brodie, Kevin MacConnell, Steve Beskrone; and drums/percussion—Jimmy Coleman, Doug Hirlinger, Paul Jost, Gavin McCauley, Jim Hamilton.
Duo Eunoia – Ines Delgado and Laura Casas Cambra
Drawn together by their passion for using music in the context of health and wellbeing, Duo Eunoia creates interactive performances where creativity, improvisation and connection are at the heart of it all. They have supported and co-lead workshops for: early years, schools, SEN schools, groups for young people on the autism spectrum, for adults with disabilities, people living with dementia, homeless people, women and children who experienced abuse, women survivors of human trafficking, mothers experiencing postnatal depression, in prisons and in addiction recovery settings.
Passionate about discovering the work of lesser-known and contemporary composers, they share a varied and contrasting selection of music with listeners – from meditative sounds to magical scenarios, old traditions to folk melodies – to inspire each person’s own creative mind.