The musical marriage of Moffett’s long-seasoned bass artistry with Herzen’s instinctive yet refined guitar work and signature warm vocal sound, has inspired repeated press observations about a certain “magic” that arises when these two make music together.
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Responding not only to one another, but to the moment in the moment, the ensemble emits a flash energy on New Love that becomes as an ethereal band member. “We’re all listening and creating at the same time,” says Herzen, “and listening for what the other musicians are doing is constantly affecting what we play.”
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A folk-meets-reggae-meets jazz & jam band single that tells the bigger than life story of Hawaiian legend Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn (1950-1998), a pioneer of women's surfing, known as "Queen of Makaha" and "Aunty Rell."
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Jana Herzen and Charnett Moffett perform live on Blue Note at Home, July 3rd, 2020. Watch on Facebook Live:
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Jana Herzen and Charnett Moffett perform live on JAZZIZ Last Call, June 15, 2020.
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She is the head of the label Motéma, which she founded, and she excites as a guitarist and singer: Jana Herzen. JAZZ’N’MORE met the New Yorker of choice for an interview.
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Jana Herzen, singer-songwriter and also patron of the excellent Motema Music label in Harlem, has just recorded a magnificent album "Round the world" with the help of the remarkable double bass player Charnett Moffett, son of the legendary percussionist Charles Moffett.
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On freshly imagined covers, from Men at Work to The Beatles to Kermit the Frog to Roberta Flack, plus originals by Herzen, the duo plays like creative partners who can finish each other’s musical sentences.
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Acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Jana Herzen has teamed up with world-renowned jazz bassist Charnett Moffett for a new album of covers and originals titled "Round The World." It features eleven tracks, beginning with the smooth, sultry, smoking jazz groove of "Sweetheart (Waitress In A Doughnut Shop)," before opening up to the sweet, light-hearted melody of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now."
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There’s something special anytime that Jana Herzen and Charnett Moffett make music together. It’s pure, soulful and especially beautiful to hear now, maybe more than ever.
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Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jana Herzen and world-renowned bassist Charnett Moffett are set to release their album, Round the World, on May 27 via Motéma, which presents a combination of soulful originals and inventive, unexpected covers.
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The track, written by Herzen, is a blues ballad that, the author reports, came to her in the middle of the night in New York City after returning from what she calls a “musical mystery tour” through Japan, Bali, and outback Australia in 1990-91.
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“Herzen’s clean guitar work [is] a confident dance partner for her sly vocal style… Herzen’s storytelling remains first and foremost. “ - Downbeat, 3 STARS
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Love in its many forms is the inspiration behind singer-songwriter-guitarist Jana Herzen’s upcoming album Nothing But Love, which will be released on Jan. 17, 2020 via Motema Music.
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The title track is a swaggering, guitar-driven blues/reggae/country vibe that packs a humorous spiritual punch.
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JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of “Speak” by Jana Herzen. The song is second in the running order on the singer/songwriter/guitarist’s new album Nothing but Love, which will be released by Motéma Records (the label Herzen founded in 2003 and still runs today) on January 17.
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"The standout track “On The Outside” ushers in the most quirky, wild and jam-based side of the album’s chameleon sound." – Elmore Magazine
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Jana Herzen’s second of two new singles off of the upcoming album, Nothing But Love, was premiered today on Jazziz as a part of New Music Monday. To listen and read the review, click here.
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