Vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, and curator Michelle Lordi has received international accolades with a heavy rotation on jazz radio stations in the US and abroad, most notably for her recordings “Drive” (2015), “Dream A Little Dream” ( 2017) and “Break Up With The Sound“(2019). Whether she’s performing with bebop jazz legends, exploring experimental soundscapes in her original music, or delivering her taut, mesmerizing jazz interpretations of pop ballads, Lordi’s profound love of the music she chooses to sing, and the musicians she creates with, is evident in every note of her vividly expressive and elegantly communicative voice.
Imani Records has announced the October 6th scheduled release of Two Moons, a daring venture that joins the acclaimed singer with pianist and Imani owner Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Nasheet Waits. The album also features the exceptional young alto saxophonist Caleb Curtis and the talent of bassist Matthew Parrish.
The character and composition of Two Moons, Lordi’s fourth leader album, departs from the 2019 album Break Up With The Sound, described by Jazz Times as “a mesmerizing alt-country jazz dreamscape”
With Two Moons, Lordi provides three original songs and several less-traveled covers culled from various corners of the Songbook and Americana canons. As with Drive (2015), which Evans also produced and played on, she culls a repertoire from songs performed at various ad hoc sessions around her hometown of Philadelphia, during the Covid months leading up to March 2021. Discussing the project Lordi shares, “Everything still felt pretty apocalyptic and dire, with moments of light here and there. Nothing seemed very sure. We didn’t know how long this was going to last’ She continues, ‘We rehearsed and then basically decided to forget everything we’d just done and let what happened happen. Orrin and I have been friends for almost ten years. We have a lot of similarities as far as our personalities, how much we love bringing people together, and how much we love the music. He’s challenged me to move forward boldly.’
For more information on Michelle Lordi and the album, visit:
www.michellelordi.com
Source/Images provided courtesy of Chris DiGirolamo
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