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 Judy Niemack's Profile |
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Bringing passion to vocal jazz... |
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| Location: | BRONX-BRUSSELS-BERLIN, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 6, 2007 (378 days back) |
About Me |
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Myspace Profile Tracker World Visitor Map "It seems only appropriate that Judy Niemack spends a significant amount of her time teaching, for there isn't anyone-whether jazz neophyte or veteran-who can't learn from her....Niemack represents jazz singing at it's finest and most accomplished. Throughout her two-decade career, she has consistently bordered on flawless, yet she's never become mannered or predictable. Her latest, a 12 track homage to the various moods and sentiments associated with the color blue, is at once a sublime testament to her long-established musical prowess and an utterly refreshing exercise in interpretive brilliance. Niemack navigates everything from a hard-swinging "Moanin'" to a bossa-infused "Blue In Green", a perky "Bluesette" and a simmering "Afro Blue" with uniform finesse. Her reading of Joni Mitchells' "Blue" is a supreme study in soul-searching ache. She can write, as brilliantly illustrated by lyrics she here fits to Bill Evan's "interplay" and Monk's "Misterioso" (aptly re-titled "A Crazy Song to Sing"). She understands, as too few vocalists do, the subtlety of scat, knowing that its effect is most powerfulwhen used not just intelligently but sparingly." Christopher Louden , Jazz Times Aug. 2007 (German translation) "Ihre neue CD stellt auf 12 Titeln eine Homage an die verschiedensten Stimmungen und Gefühle dar, die man mit der Farbe Blau verbindet. Niemack handhabt alles mit Finesse- ein hart swingendes "Moanin'', ein bossafärbtes "Blue In Green", ein spritziges "Bluesette" und ein sanft brodelndes "Afro Blue". Ihre version von Joni Mitchell's "Blue" berührt die tiefsten Punkte der menschlichen Seele. Eigene Lyrics zu Bill Evans' "Interplay" und Monk's "Misterioso" belegen ihre Songwritertalente, ihr meisterhafter Scat-gesang wird ebenso intelligent wie sparsam eingezetzt. Kein Wunder dass Judy Niemack als Jazzpädagogin weltweit gefragt ist..." Christopher Louden, Jazz Times "She sings like an angel, or at least like an angel who's heard Basie and Miles. She's one of the few singers who actually should sing scat solos, since she thinks so much like a horn player." Neil Tesser, Downbeat "...one of the most versatile and provocative singers.....with a keen jazz sensitivity." John. S. Wilson, New York Times "She puts over a tune with passion and singular phrasing. She slaloms with streamlined precision through tricky be-bop lines and changes. She twists, turns, scats, leaps and bounds with Olympian grace....displaying admirable control, balance and understatement.....Classy." G. Kalbacher, Hot House "To my mind, Judy Niemack is one of the best, and purest jazz singers ever. Besides a voice with the clarity of a mountain stream, accuracy of pitch and time that is a wonder to hear, perfect diction and sensitivity to lyrics, she has a disciplined improvisational gift that makes her scat-sung lines music ....." S. Chamberlain, L.A. Jazz Scene "You need have no reservations about Judy Niemack, a young veteran of the New York club scene who epitomizes the term "jazz singer". Niemack's irrepresible swing, savvy scatting and dead-on intonation allow her to improvise solos that seem more horn than voice....her way with a lyric will warm the hearts of both romantics and musical adventurers as she tames tough jazz lines written for saxes, not singers." Neil Tesser, Playboy Jazz "Judy has an inner sweetness to her voice....and a jazz edge. The combination is effective. She's musically sophisticated. She befriends the pulse and interacts with jazz musicians well. She draws from feelings and experiences, using melodies by jazz composers as her basis for creativity.........." Burt Korall...International Musician "Niemack scats better then nearly everyone; she's really one with the band.." Down Beat "Judy Niemack digs deeply into the innards of the compositional body eclectic and makes no detectable missteps; She crosses her Rubicon with the grace and confidence of those who know just where the shallows are and, therefore, appear to walk on water....." Alan Bargebuhr, Cadence |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 8/15/2007Band Website: judyniemack.com Band Members: Blue Nights: Jeanfrançois Prins (g, arr, prod), Jim McNeely (p), Dennis Irwin (b), Victor Lewis (drs), Gary Bartz (as, ss), Don Sickler (tp, flh, prod) Long a You're Living: Joe Lovano (tenor sax solo), Fred Hersch (p), Scott Colley (b), Billy Hart (drs) Video: Judy Niemack Live "The Island" Jeanfrançois Prins (g), Dan Haerle (p), Bob Bowman (b), Jack Mouse (drs) I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace) Influences: Warne Marsh, Primo Lino Puccinelli, Gary Foster, Ella Fitzgerald, Samuel Barber, Charlie Parker, Amelita Galli-Curci, Betty Carter, Carmen Mc Rae, John Coltrane, Bille Holiday, Annie Ross, Clifford Brown, Barbara Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Jay Clayton,Betty Carter, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Kirk Nurock, King Pleasure, Joseph Campbell,... Sounds Like: Judy Niemack Record Label: Blujazz Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Blues) |
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My Blog |
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Curtis Stigers |
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| Curtis Stigers sang at the Quasimodo in Berlin last night and I was there. An enraptured audience of all ages (including many women, unusual in a jazz concert), swayed, laughed, danced and clapped thr... Posted by Judy Niemack on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:41:00 PST |
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Buy CDs at CD Baby |
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| Here's the link for buying any of my currently available CDs, including the newest, "BLUE NIGHTS". Thanks for your support! CDBaby... Posted by Judy Niemack on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:39:00 PST |
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Downloads of my Freelance CDs |
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| FreelanceI am happy to find that 4 of the CDs that I released on the French label, "Freelance Records" are available online for those who are interested in my previous incarnations...... Posted by Judy Niemack on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:25:00 PST |
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Notes on "BLUE NIGHTS" |
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| Judy Niemack on "Blue Nights" I left sunny Pasadena, California at the age of 21 for the mean streets of the Bronx, New York, with one goal--to become a jazz singer. "Blue Nights" is a look back at w... Posted by Judy Niemack on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:09:00 PST |
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Fly Fishing |
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| First experience fly fishing today, and I finally get it...the reason it's addictive. The mesmerizing ripple of currents in the river, the sound of the roaring waters, being in touch with the elements... Posted by Judy Niemack on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:58:00 PST |
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Colorado |
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| First day in Aspen...gorgeous. My body craves this air after being in so many planes and places this Summer. Best air was in Austria- travelling from Germany to Stuttgart I was invited to overnight in... Posted by Judy Niemack on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:06:00 PST |
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NYC |
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| Back in NYC again for my creative Summer sojourn...working on composing, setting poems to music, and writing lyrics to tunes by Julian Priester, Johhny Griffin and Ray Bryant for a blues project we'll... Posted by Judy Niemack on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:17:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Jeanfrançois Prins, Madeline Eastman, Chris McNulty, Joy Harjo, Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Roseanna Vitro, Kendra Shank, stephanie k, Kenny Wheeler, Perry Robinson, Andy Middleton, David Linx, Tom Lellis, Kate McGarry, Sheila Jordan, Kitty Margolis, Randy Brecker, Franck Amsallem, andreas schmidt, Peter Herbolzheimer, Reggie, JD Walter, New York Voices, Andy Bey, Toots Thielemans, Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, David Pastor, Your Imaginary Friend, Anke Helfrich, Celia_Mur, Fred Jacquemin, Katsuhiko Watanabe, Carles Bech, MARC SECARA, The Greg Spero Trio, Frank Catalano, Chris Raeck, season, Berlin Voices, Eva Malling, Ernst Bier, ADELE ZANE, ignasi zamora, Sébastien Paindestre, Bizz Records, Mike Kaupa, Monika Kret, Georgia Mancio, Michael Schiefel, Caroll Vanwelden, ayhan oztoplu, Jazzinitiative Berlin, Emma Larsson, Salvatore Bonafede, carme canela, Zoe Gilby, CyBacch, Christian von Kaphengst, Hannes Huefken, Jens Bunge, claudia burghard, Inga Lewandowska, David Thorne Scott, Christophe Devisscher, Dissonant Grace, Bettina Henrich, Julia, NATALIE WILLIAMS, Flamingo Band, Kuba Stankiewicz, Harvie S, Ted Trimble, Véronique Hocq
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