You gotta love it when some people you’ve never met come to the show, and they say, “We saw a write-up on your band in the newspaper, and thought we’d come check it out!”
Recently, at a Heathman gig, this is what happened. And, it was a surprise – I had NO idea there was anything at all in the paper!
I called my agent, the great Andy Gilbert of Pacific Talent, to ask – What? How? When? He told me he sends out press releases every month of all the acts he books, and the writers just pick a different act month by month. So this month, it was my turn! Or our band by lucky chance? Either way, I’ll take it! Thank you, to the writer, Rob Cullivan – we’ve never met, but apparently you’ve heard us perform. Thanks for coming to the show and writing some nice things about us!
The article – short, but good – here it is:
“Pianist-vocalist Naomi LaViolette is a lyrical musician who knows how to string together the perfect run of notes, just enough to show you she’s got chops, on the keys or in her voice, but not so many that she overwhelms the beauty of a melody. She fronts a sophisticated jazz-acoustic-classical group, which writes its own tunes and also performs jazz standards and classical melodies. If you’re planning to pop the question, this is the band you want playing when you do so.”
The Portland Tribune, December 10, 2009
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