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What they're saying about Julie V: Rick O'Dell, host, WNUA 95.5 FM, Chicago: "...a delicious recording...the arrangements are absolutely first-class and (Julie's) style warm and inviting." Tom Lounges, The Times: "Like Volkmann, the music on "Something New," is mature, seasoned and vibrantly colored." Ben Likens, The Midwest Beat: "a jazz vocalist of incredible talen. Julie's voice is her instrument, and she has learned to use it so effectively that at her performances, her audiences are literally pulled from their seats and into the song... Her band is in top form on every track. From beginning to end, "Something New" is an enjoyable experience." ABOUT JULIE V After a significant career in dramatic and musical theatre Julie V now concentrates her considerable creative energies on being a jazz vocalist. This artist is an amalgam of her work in many art forms. The ways that Julie embodies these creative expressions allow us to understand the depth and the breadth of her musical performance. A former art major, she has married her training in bel canto techniques to her understanding of composition, color, texture and form in her performance, painting tonal and rhythmical pictures that support the emotionality of each story. Her liturgical work as cantor and psalmist combined with her theatrical roots informs her deep understanding of the humanity and spirituality of each song, exploring the sacred mysteries of our existence, and conveying that knowledge directly to the listener's soul. Julie V credits her work in improvisational theatre methods for giving her the freedom to be fully spontaneous and able to tap into her considerable emotional range. All of which is possible only because she understands and lives the human story within each piece, which ultimately is not a technique to be learned, but a wisdom earned and intrinsic to Julie V. Her CD "Something New" represents two personal landmarks in this single event. Her first CD and her first published song, "Something New" for which she wrote the lyrics. The composer of the tune, Bernard Scavella, is also a major collaborator, appearing on 11 of the 12 tunes contained on the CD. Julie's theatrical credits include the role of Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific," Heather in "Getting My Act Together and Taking it On the Road," Maxine Andrews in the adaptation of Studs Terkl's "The Good War" (which was subsequently aired on WFMT Radio), Patricia in "Extremities," Esther in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday," Chris in "Rumors," Maggie in Bailiwick Theatre's Jeff Award-winning production of "Son of Fire" and Annie in "Speed of Darkness." In addition to her work as leader of Julie V and Company, she has appeared as featured vocalist with the Tommy McKinney Not-so-Big-Band, the Right of Way Combo, The George Koutas Ensemble, The Hugh Pieron Big Band, The Charles Morgan Trio, the Betty Dupree Trio and the Bob Johnson Trio. Check out the artist's website: http://julievstar.com Track List: 1. Stolen Moments/you Belong to Her 2. Meaning of the Blues 3. Something New 4. You Stepped Out of a Dream 5. Funn(k)y Valentine 6. Moonlight in Vermont 7. On a Clear Day 8. Honeysuckle Rose 9. Invitation 10. You Go to My Head 11. Peel Me a Grape 12. The Look of Love Suggested CDs:
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