NEWSFLASH: The Great Pretender is named "Best Blues or Traditional R&B Recording" for 2007 by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA). See below for more info!
On his first solo album, The Great Pretender, tenor saxophonist Seth Kibel brings his raucous, blues-drenched sound to 10 songs with support from some of the most skilled artists in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.
Adding their talents to two of Seth’s original tunes and eight of his creative arrangements are
European blues star Eugene
“Hideaway” Bridges, boogie-woogie pianist Daryl
Davis, blues diva Melanie
Mason, D.C. guitar legend Dave
Chappell, legendary keyboardist (Starland Vocal Band, Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Jon Carroll, jazz pianist Sean
Lane, rocker Billy
Coulter, dobro-ist Dave
Giegerich, bassist Sam Goodall, and drummers Mark Lucas and Joe Wells.
The covers include dramatic
re-interpretations of songs by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Duke Ellington and The Kinks.
The album’s blues and roots rock sounds represent a new approach for the
versatile performer and composer, known for his jazz and klezmer music and his leadership of the award-winning “alternative klezmer” band
The Alexandria Kleztet. Seth has won
14 Washington Area Music Association Awards (Wammies) including Best Jazz Instrumentalist and Best World Music Instrumentalist.
Click to hear some
sound samples from the new album!
"Best Jazz Instrumentalist" (2005,
2007) and
"Best World Music Instrumentalist" (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
2/17/2008 -- I'm proud and humbled to report that this year I captured a total of THREE Wammie awards at this year's ceremony, held at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. The Wammies are annual awards honoring musical achievement in the greater Washington metropolitan area. My recent solo album, The Great Pretender, took home the coveted prize for "Best Blues or Traditional R&B Recording." To hear some free samples from that album, or to purchase a copy, just click here! You can also hear excerpts and purchase individual tracks from i-Tunes, or just about any other digital download service.
I also won the awards for "Best Jazz Instrumentalist" and "Best World Music Instrumentalist." And my record label, Azalea City Recordings, was once again named "Best Washington Area Record Company." The Wammies are voted on by my fellow musicians and music industry professionals in the greater Washington region, so it's truly an honor to be recognized by my peers in this way. I offer a heartfelt "thank you" to the entire membership of WAMA.
Finally, click here to read an article that was recently written about me in the Old Town Crier magazine!
1/7/2008 -- It's that time of year again -- the annual nominations for the Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards) are out, and I've got a whoppin' SIX nominations! I've been nominated as "Best Instrumentalist" in both the Jazz and World Music Categories. The Alexandria Kleztet and Bay Jazz Project received nominations for "Best Duo or Group" in the World Music and Jazz categories, respectively. My latest album, The Great Pretender, received a nomination for "Best Recording" in the Blues category. And for the third year in a row, I received a nomination for the coveted "Musician of the Year" award. Finally, my record label, Azalea City Recordings, once again was nominated as "Best Washington Area Record Label."
The Wammies will be awarded on Sunday, February 17 at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. Click here for more info.
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