Diane Marino

These 13 tracks on Diane Marino’s “Live at Vitello’s” cd exemplifies a spontaneous, creative performance from five world class musicians.  After booking a date at Vitello’s in Los Angeles, we were in need of an L.A. sax/flute player and drummer. We contacted Rickey Woodard for sax and Clayton Cameron for drums for this performance. A close friend of Diane’s, trumpeter Harry Kim, also performed on a few tunes.

The band was set. We were performing, with no rehearsal, for the first time with these three stellar musicians. As you will hear, it’s as if we had performed together many times!

Thanks to everyone involved in this live recording!

Available NOW on Bandcamp:  Back to Brazil | Diane Marino

Having a deep love and affinity for Brazilian music, pianist, vocalist, arranger, Diane Marino diverts from the mainstream jazz and Great American Songbook repertoire with “Back to Brazil”. Diane pays homage to the music’s literate and complex lyrics singing all tracks in Brazilian Portuguese, the language in which it was originally written. “Back to Brazil” has a voice all its own, weaving together traditional Samba, Bossa Nova, Brazilian pop music from the Tropicalismo trend of the late 60’s through’70’s, contemporary compositions with great floating rhythms, beautiful melodies and affecting chord progressions. Diane takes the listener on a journey through time with a collection of Brazilian gems from the 60’s – 90’s with “Back to Brazil”. The journey begins with the playful Toucans Dance, a samba in ¾ time by Dori Caymmi, followed by João Bosco/Aldir Blanc’s, track 2 Incompatibilidade de Gênios (Incompatible Thoughts) and track 3 – Dois Pra Lá Dois Pra Cá (Two Steps Left, Two Steps Right) both penned in the Tropicalismo Era of the 70’s. Contributing to the rise of Bossa Nova and Samba in the 60’s is track 4 – O Morro Não Tem Vez (Favela) Antônio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes, track 5 – Retrato Em Branco E Preto (Picture in Black and White) Antônio Carlos Jobim/Chico Buarque, track – 6 Mesa de Bar (Bar Table) Paulo André Barata, track 7 – Só Danço Samba (Jazz ‘n’ Samba), track 8 – O Amor Em Paz (Love in Peace) both by Antônio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes, and track 9 – Você Passa Eu Acho Graça (You Walk By, I Think It’s Beautiful). The journey ends with Antônio Carlos Jobim’s classic Chovendo Na Roseira (Double Rainbow)

Obrigado – Thank you for taking this journey with Diane Marino’s “Back to Brazil”

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Now streaming and available on all major digital retail platforms!
New digital album “Romance in the Dark”- Sets a romantic mood with
a collection of 4 recently recorded songs: “Romance In The Dark, Trust In Me – So In Love – I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know”, as well as 6 remixed and remastered songs, “Out Of This World – Speaking Of Happiness – The Jazz In You – You Don’t Know What Love Is – also, “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye and Yes I’m Ready” featuring saxophonist Houston Person.

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I am honored and happy to share with you this wonderful video compilation of various shows we have performed -produced by Toni Basanta for his TV production “Havana Fairfax Connection”. Toni did a fantastic job in producing this 1 hour long show featuring some of our performances and also informative info about the players, composers, etc. Great job Toni!

View the video in its entirety here:

http://lcatv.org/Havana-fairfax-connection-0103

Downloads & Streams available at Bandcamp!

A great night of music at Vibrato on Aug 15, 2019! Click on the link/video below to view videos from that evening!  Click on the numbers on the right side to view the next video!

SOUL SERENADE – THE GLORIA LYNNE PROJECT

DIANE MARINO

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   Review Quotes:

“Though an outstanding interpreter of standards and the Great American Songbook, Diane Marino’s definitely has the versatility to excel outside that arena. Her newest release “Soul Serenade – The Gloria Lynne Project” provides ideal material that allows Marino to display that emotional flexibility, from celebratory fervor to sensuality, nostalgic reflection, humorous recollection, and straightforward repertory on this 14-song selection. A standout session for one of Music City’s best singers.”                                                                         —   -Giant Steps/Jazz & Blues Reviews-by Ron Wynn

“Marino is sassy, upbeat on “Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You” and is soulful as she bops along Chris Brown’s brushes on “For You.” Stately and uptown.”
– jazzweekly.com – George Harris

” A jazzy vocal album that works throughout, Marino is fully ready to take flight on her own, especially if she plans on keeping it classy. Well done.”
-Midwest Record – Chris Spector

“Diane Marino brings the vocal magic on ballads like “Blue Gardenia” and “Out of This World.” “The Jazz in You” is produced as a sultry blues number and Marino steps up to the plate and hits a home run with this tune.”
-Musical Memoirs.com – Dee Dee McNeil/Jazz Journalist

“A thoroughly enjoyable contemporary pop/jazz album from vocalist Diane Marino from “Soul Serenade: The Gloria Lynne Project” w/ some fine orchestrations and arrangements by Brad Cole.”
– notesonjazz.blogspot.com – Ralph A. Miriello

“A striking vocalist, Diane Marino chose songs that brought out the emotional depth of her register. Her inflections make lyrics stand out in the listener’s mind. She expresses human emotion through the range of her timbres and the elasticity in her vocal nuances. Revisiting songs from Gloria Lynne’s recordings prove to be a fine fit for Diane Marino.”
– Susan Franceson – Blog Critics: Marino emblazons each track with her personal touch ***** 5 Stars

“Marino wisely retains her own identity whilst conveying the feel of a Gloria Lynne performance. Which, in many ways, is the best of two worlds. Sultry, with just an edge of soul and blues and a lot of jazz. A great album that’s made me aware of TWO great jazz vocalists.”
– Bebop Spoken Here – Lance Liddle

“Reverie and remembrance for the art of Gloria Lynne sing through this collection – due to the inordinately beautiful performances by Diane Marino and ensemble. ”
– 5 out of 5 stars A celebration of the spirit of Gloria Lynne – Grady Harp (Amazon)

Sound Clips & Session Photos!

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