Featured on CBC Radio - "North by Northwest"
"She has a voice like melted chocolate", Goody Niosi: The Harbour City Star, Nanaimo, BC
"Sensual, melodious...makes us think we should order champagne...."
Jan DeGrass, The Coast Reporter
"Anna Lyman is a genuine jazz singer", Richard Bourcier, JAZZ REVIEW.COM
"Lyman has a powerful voice with a genuine passion that shines through on every note...a distinctly personal perspective"Alexandria Stuart, The Harbour City Star, Nanaimo, BC
"Plays like a live jazz set"
"Put on this CD and you will swing..."
(Gregory J. Robb
Vancouver Vibe, Allaboutjazz.com)
Anna (Acevedo) Lyman - A Latinamerican Beauty ... inside your dreams... There are a lot of singers out there, Shirley Horn, Blossom Dearie... Some of them have phrasing, some of them have tone, some can swing, YOU HAVE IT ALL! (Keith Copeland, 2003) |
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MULTI-CULTURAL: "I am a Latin-American Jazz Vocalist from Motown!, - a naturalized Canadian of 1/2 Mexican, 1/2 Scotch-Irish-English heritage. It is only in my music, that this rich heritage flows together freely..."
A STYLE AND VOICE ALL HER OWN. ; Anna Lyman grew up in (Detroit) Motown! She has been described by renowned Jazz Drummer, Keith Copeland as a "tremendous talent". Juno Award winner Rick Kilburn described her vocal ability as "just like the old masters". But no one sings like Anna! With a distinct retro quality, Anna brings a new dimension to modern jazz vocals. Anna's lush vocals go straight to the heart whether she swings or broods over a ballad.
Anna's rich vocals captivate audiences. Her first CD, "It's Lush", released Nov. 23, 2002 contains 9 lovingly interpreted jazz standards and 2 original songs.
LOOK! - SOUND CLIPS (.mp3 files)
TUNES FROM COMING CD, "Sway" (still in progress)
Sway (Quien Sera') Unedited, 
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ORIGINAL: Lighter (Apaxionada) Rough Mix, ,
ORIGINAL: Island Man, Rough Mix, ,
ORIGINAL: Secretos (English) ,
*** FROM IT'S LUSH CD, YEAR 2002
Misty (304 kb).,
Angel Eyes ( (200 kb).mp3 mid track),It Don't Mean A Thing (156 kb).
, *** (JUST FOR FUN VIDEO! - Will dance anywhere-anytime
Always Dancing VIDEO (Puerto Vallarta, Feb. 07).
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WHAT JAZZ REVIEW.COM SAYS about Anna!
Can any singer be a REAL JAZZ SINGER? (It takes more than a ballad and a fedora...)|
ANNA LYMAN'S LIVE APPEARANCES! |
LIVE RECORDING! This very special album recorded August 20 and 21st,2002, features wonderful soloing by
renowned drummer Keith Copeland, and was produced by Rick Kilburn at Riverside Recording Studio in Burnaby, BC.
Producer Rick Kilburn also playing bass on the project. Trumpet, Piano and piano arrangements by
Walter Martella, who plays one of his original songs on the CD. Album
released November 23, 2002 
Anna writes both vocal and instrumental pieces on her guitar, and one of her creations "If You'll turn back" appears on the debut CD. But especially in singing ballads, Anna's vocals are intense and beautiful.
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