NEW.YORK'S.DIVAS
LAURIE KRAUZ:
SUPERB AT SO MANY LEVELS. A PERFECT BLEND OF CABARET AT ITS BEST AND JAZZ
ELIXIR!
Laurie Krauz is one of the rarissimo elite singers group that nourishes the world of Jazz with human warmth, depth and mesmerizing film noire aura. She is powerful, intoxicating with her sparkling talent like a well-aged Napoleon cognac, yet, down to earth with depth, a captivating stage presence which teases you, challenges you and, charms the hell out of you. This is an intelligent, elegantly stylish and warm super singer.
"Krauz offers a lovely and liquidy voice that pours out of her like fine wine. Her lower register is especially worth drinking in... when Krauz and Kojak jazz up the joint, they're the scat's meow.", wrote Wayman Wong in the New York Daily News. And H. Scott Jolley wrote in TIME OUT, New York: "You won't believe your ears -- this jazz singer's velvety voice is a wonder to behold." Allaboutjazz.com's Dave Nathan glorified Krauz. He stated: "she combines the best of cabaret and jazz singing. The best comes from Back Stage's John Hoglund who wrote: " a terrific jazz vocalist, and she really digs deep and grabs the true meaning of a lyric." Her biography tells us that Ms. Krauz "
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Along with The Daryl Kojak Trio, the recording features George Coleman on tenor sax and has been receiving accolades throughout the jazz world ("Jazz aficionados should welcome this impressive debut album from a singer who will certainly be making her mark on the jazz scene for years to come." – Michael Laprarie, JazzReview.com). Catch Me If You Can has enjoyed substantial national airplay (including featured airplay in New York on world-renowned WBGO) as well as forays into select international markets (including The Netherlands, Russia and Brazil). In 1997, Laurie was awarded a Bistro Award by Back Stage Magazine and has been nominated several times (including 2003) for an Outstanding Jazz Vocalist award by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC). CANDID CHAT WITH DIVA LAURIE KRAUZ Q-What would you do to stay on the top? Laurie Krauz: I’m an artist for whom the need to express is more important than the paycheck. Although being materially successful does matter to me, I made the choice years ago to only sing those songs that move me and/or are meaningful to me both lyrically and instrumentally. I’ve actually attempted to sing more commercially viable music but I’m a jazz artist at heart. I love to take a classic song and bring new life and breadth to it. So, to stay on top I’ll continue to study and work like mad to find new places emotionally and musically within my genre. I’ll always dedicate myself 150% to what I do and, hopefully, that will always keep me in the running. Q-And if luck turns against you? Laurie Krauz: I’ll still have the enormous satisfaction of being able to do something that is deeply meaningful to me. I have the benefit of knowing what other careers are like – I graduated with a degree in Social Work and worked in health care and banking for a brief time before deciding to pursue a music career professionally. I know I could have stayed on Wall Street and had a much easier career path but that’s not the choice I’ve made and I’ve never been sorry. I “took the road less traveled” knowingly, having seen the other side. I feel very lucky to have made the admittedly, complex choice of pursuing a jazz career. Continues on page 6 |
Krauz's
biography tells us that " she has appeared at such legendary venues as
The Blue Note, Town Hall, S.O.B.'s, Sardi's and The Rainbow Room. Her
work has received rave reviews in numerous publications including The
New York Daily News ("… the scat's meow." – Wayman Wong) and Time
Out Magazine ("You won't believe your ears – this jazz singer's
velvety voice is a wonder to behold." – H. Scott Jolley). Live radio
performances and interviews have included: Jim Lowe & Friends
(syndicated nationally); David Kenney's Everything Old Is New Again
(WBAI-FM, New York); and Jeff Duperon's Straight Ahead (WRTI,
Philadelphia). Laurie has participated in a number of commercial
projects including: a singing appearance on The Cosby Show; solo
vocals on Good Night Blue, a CD released by the Nickelodeon TV
program Blues Clues; and various television and radio jingles and
videos. In June 2000, her life was chronicled as the cover story for
Cabaret Scenes Magazine (Getting Off The Fast Track by Peter Leavy).
Catch Me If You Can (LML Records), Laurie's long-awaited debut
CD, was released in 2001.
