Talkin’ Broadway- Sound Advise review of Hilary Kole’s A Self-Portrait
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JAZZ TIMES, America’s Jazz Magazine, REVIEW OF Hilary Kole’s A SELF-PORTRAIT
“..though the overall feel is intimate and cozy, the pliancy of Kole’s musicianship shines through, most notably on a towering interpretation of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach’s “God Give Me …
"Ms. Kole is a distinctive form of a vocalist as she tells her story with varied styles of purring her emotional struggles. There is no standard pattern to her music as it adapts into the cut that is meant to elucidate the emotions the spin is adjoined with. Each cut on this project has a rationale and methodology to dispatch on to each listener in relation to their own encounters. Among all the songs, the acrobatic arrangements exercise the minds and moods of the listener with Ms. Kole’s expansive vision to get across human feelings." Nov. 20, 2014 by Karl Stober Read more at http://ejazznews.com/?p=22472
"Hilary Kole has one of the great contemporary jazz voices. This is partly attributable to a terrific, well-honed instrument and, partly, I conjecture, to an old soul. Kole comprehends the genre viscerally. She interprets numbers with a heady blend of sophistication and original inflection natural to artists of a much earlier era." --Nov 8, 2014 by Alix Cohen read more at http://cabaretscenes.org/2014/11/08/hilary-kole-a-self-portrait-2/
"Special guest, highly lauded jazz singer, Hilary Kole, entertains us with three numbers: an easy swing version of “I Remember You,” featuring a very cool scat conversation with Jonathan Kantor’s clarinet, her new favorite song “While We’re Young,” so joyful one wants to roll down a hill or twirl, and a completely original interpretation of Joni Mitchell’s “River” on which she accompanies herself at the piano. Her “River” is perhaps the only take I’ve heard strong enough to stand up to Mitchell’s original while still maintaining intent. Kole manages to be both earthy and classy. She gracefully controls music like a good cowboy roper does his lasso. What looks easy, is, in fact, skill, practice and, certainly in Kole’s case, taste." --November 20th, 2014 by Alix Cohen on Playing Around - See more at: http://www.womanaroundtown.com/sections/playing-around/robins-nest-a-benefit-for-helpusadopt-org-entertainment-for-an-especially-worthy-cause#sthash.nE95BTLf.wc7v5uit.dpuf
Hilary Kole A Self-Portrait Iridium NYC, October 9, 2014
“Hilary Kole launched her new CD, A Self-Portrait, with a delightful show at Iridium NYC. The title is revealing, as the show/recording consisted of songs that are her personal favorites. …
Hilary Kole- Full Frontal Jazz
“Hilary Kole reminds us what fine jazz was and can be. And she does it with style…… Virtuosic scat confirms three musical instruments onstage. The lady can vocally loop de …