Revered Jazz Singer
Abbey Lincoln's
Songbook Finds New
Life with Teri Roiger
Zinc Bar NYC Features Teri Roiger Singing the Music of Abbey
Lincoln. Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 at Zinc Bar, featuring the
remarkable vocalist Teri Roiger paying tribute to the legendary
TERI ROIGER celebrates the
music, lyrics, and legacy of
ABBEY LINCOLN at ZINC
BAR.
She will be singing songs written by Ms.Lincoln and lyrics
Lincoln penned by other jazz masters
Abbey Lincoln is an American
icon and today her music is
more relevant than ever.
Lincoln penned her own music and lyrics , and lyrics
written by her for prominent jazz musicians' compositions.
Teri's 2012 release "DEAR ABBEY: The Music of
Abbey Lincoln" produced by Brian Bacchus, made
the Jazz Journalist Association's "Best of" vocal
releases list for 2012, and was featured as one of
the five best tribute releases chosen by Laurence
Donohue-Greene, Editor of New York City Jazz
Record,
Teri Roiger Quartet Sings Abbey Lincoln at the Zinc Bar NYC - She will
be joined by pianist JAMES WEIDMAN, one of the most versatile
pianists in the world of music.
"New York bassist John Menegon is in the line of
George Mraz and Michael Moore; a harmonically
sophisticated bassist with technical facility who swings
hard when it's called for." Reviews! - Thomas Staudter:
Roiger is one of the great though unheralded vocal
artists and lyricists of her generation,
Jean Szlamowicz, Jazz Hot Magazine, Paris: A discovery at the Sunside
in Paris, Teri Roiger, somewhere between Abbey Lincoln, Billie Holiday
and Anita O'Day, played with elegance, expressiveness and authenticity.
Christopher Loudon,
JAZZTIMES: Teri
RoigerPowerfully moving..
sagacious warmth..impressively deep..
Brian Bacchus, producer: "Teri's choice of Abbey's
body of work is impeccable and her voice and
phrasing seem to have been specially made for this
unique repertoire."Dear Abbey" is an incredible
love letter to one of the most important American
songwriters and artists.
Find Out More At https://www.teriroiger.com