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What Critics are beginning to say about this
LATIN-AMERICAN BEAUTY
"Lyman has a powerful voice with a genuine passion that shines through on every note. She brings a distinctly personal perspective to her performance" Alexandria Stuart, The Harbour City Star, Nanaimo, BC
"Here's a new voice to watch! From Vancouver, British Columbia an exciting jazz vocalist is making herself
known. Anna Lyman is a geniune jazz singer...powerful scat vocal...Anna Lyman has an unusual and compelling voice.
She's gained another fan!" Richard Bourcier, Senior Staff Writer at Jazz Review
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"Your voice is interesting in that it is original...
genuine sense of swing..."cool" style--smart phrasing
and selective vibrato"....Unusually sensuous, langorous feel, excellent."
Vince Stephens, from All About Jazz.
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She is one of the best singers I have ever recorded with in my entire 40+ career! She has what musicians refer to as "the real magic"!
She is as close to a perfect singer and song stylist as anyone I have ever heard..."
Keith Copeland, (whose illustrious career includes touring & performing with Steve
Wonder, Dizzie Gillespie, Cab Calloway, etc. see (www.keithcopeland.com)
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"Just like the Old Masters" Rick Kilburn, Juno Award
winning Producer
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A BIOGRAPHY: Anna Lyman and her music...
PICANTE!
Anna Acevedo Lyman, (B.Mus.,Jazz,), has a Tenor-Alto-Soprano voice, and is blessed with a 4 1/2 Octave range,
She was born to a Latin American Father and a Scotch/Irish/English-American Mother in the
Detroit area. Her music is a tasty Fusion of Latin originals, Jazz originals, Standards, Motown Soul, and
is strongly influenced by Mexican, Caribbean, and Brazilian music.
In her late teens, she relocated to British Columbia where she
completed her high school and university education.
Anna writes her music in Spanish and English. Coming from a Latin-American family, the Spanish versions of her songs are important to her.
In earlier years, Anna competed in music festivals in voice taking away awards and appearing in Honours performances.
Her very first
professional gig was at Expo 86 when she started a vocal group which successfully auditioned and performed at
that venue.
Anna's music has been heard on CBC's "Hot Air" beginning in 2002 when she released her debut CD "It's Lush", a critically acclaimed collection of originals and standards.
She recorded this CD with Juno award winning Producer Rick Kilburn in Burnaby, and the renowned master jazz Drummer, Keith Copeland, who said,
"She is one of the best singers I have ever recorded with in my entire 40+ career! She has
what musicians refer to as "the real magic"! She is as close to a perfect singer and song
stylist as anyone I have ever heard..." (Keith Copeland, www.keithcopeland.com).
In Feb. 2005 Anna was featured on CBC "North by Northwest" interviewed by Sheryl McKay.
Anna's music education is a mixture of formal and non-formal training, beginning with her Father's
LatinAmerican Caribbean music, the Motown hits she grew up with, and exposure to her
Mother's eclectic affection for Brandenberg Concertos and Sergio Mendes, Brasil 66, all
culminating in A BACHELOR OF MUSIC in Jazz studies at Vancouver Island University, formerly, Malaspina University College.
Anna's Caribbean & Mexican background is making it's way into her recent Latin
compositions. Anna writes in several genres, but mainly Soul Jazz, Swing, and a type of Bluesy Latin she is developing.
Anna
taught a guitar accompaniment class at Okanagan University College for 6 years from 1988 - 1993.
Penticton, BC. In 1996 Anna moved to the BC Gulf Islands, and currently Nanaimo, where she gives singing lessons.
Anna's inspired jazz and latin has been heard at various locations such as Rossinis in Gastown, Vancouver with pianist Doug Louie,
or at the Fairview Pub Thurs. nights with John Nolan. Also, Rossinis in Kitsilano. She has also appeared at The Cellar Jazz club with Melody Diachun and Lorraine Foster.
She was the Headliner at Tania's on Front St. in Nanaimo from July of 2004 to the end of Dec. 2006, and at Ilios Mediterranean Restaurant in Nanaimo, from Spring 2007 to Spring 2008.
APPEARANCES: Katz Martini Lounge in Nanaimo, EXPO, the World's Fair!, The Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, The Victoria International Jazzfest, and other Festivals! |
