PAMELA MEANS JAZZ PROJECT
"Duke Ellington said there are two kinds of music - good and all the rest.
I love being a singer-songwriter. I love playing and singing jazz standards.
And, so, I do both." - Pamela Means
"If you haven’t heard Pamela Means sing a melancholy jazz tune, do yourself a favor and go see her show..."
- Valley Advocate (Staff Picks!), Northampton MA
PAMELA MEANS, with Pamela Means Jazz Project, sings and plays jazz originals, contemporary jazzy covers (a lá Diana Krall) and Great American Songbook jazz standards from 1930s-1950s made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller,
Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, and more!
I love being a singer-songwriter. I love playing and singing jazz standards.
And, so, I do both." - Pamela Means
"If you haven’t heard Pamela Means sing a melancholy jazz tune, do yourself a favor and go see her show..."
- Valley Advocate (Staff Picks!), Northampton MA
PAMELA MEANS, with Pamela Means Jazz Project, sings and plays jazz originals, contemporary jazzy covers (a lá Diana Krall) and Great American Songbook jazz standards from 1930s-1950s made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller,
Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, and more!
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PAMELA MEANS JAZZ PROJECT
upcoming PMJP performances:
SAT OCT 26, 2019 New City Brewery Easthampton MA 8pm-10pm
SAT DEC 14, 2019 Luthier's Co-op Easthampton MA 8pm-9:30pm
"Second Saturday of the Month Jazz Night at Luthier's Co-op"
To book the Pamela Means Jazz Project at your venue, college/university, wedding, reception, party, private function, etc., send an email!
PMJP performances also listed on "Shows" page along with Pamela Means's singer-songwriter shows!
PAMELA MEANS, conservatory-trained in classical guitar and jazz studies, with a passion for great music and the journey of an ever-evolving, lifelong, working musician, proudly presents the PAMELA MEANS JAZZ PROJECT (PMJP). Inspired by some of Pamela's jazz heroes: Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Tuck and Patti, Lester Young, and more, PAMELA MEANS JAZZ PROJECT in solo, duo, trio, quartet or quintet formation, performs jazz standards from the Great American Songbook (1920s-1950s) and beyond as well as a few Pamela Means original jazz compositions.,
QUOTES
"If you haven’t heard Pamela Means sing a melancholy jazz tune, do yourself a favor and go see her show... Means is an accomplished singer and guitarist who’s best described as Billie Holiday meets Eddie Lang and will be joined with Scott Paquette on drums.
- Chris Goudreau, Valley Advocate, Northampton MA
"[Pamela Means Jazz Project]...just what was needed for the soul." - Burns Maxey, Easthampton MA
"...insanely brilliant." - Press Herald, Portland ME
“Pamela Means...heir to Nina Simone’s legacy?” - Goldenrod Distribution
“With her snappy delivery of lounge classics...Means takes her rightful place among contemporary superstar jazz vocalists
such as Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones.” - Curve Magazine
"'Amsterdam,' [by Pamela Means is] a lovely slice of cafe jazz, complete with brushed drums, conjuring up a lazy day of
demitasse by the canal and a ramble through the old port city." - Dave Luhrssen, Shepherd Express, Milwaukee WI
"Pamela Means Jazz Project, Vol. I - Top Ten Albums of 2007." - Muruch Entertainment Blog
“Means is, quite simply, superb...Her guitar playing is very tasty indeed, her voice...tender, and
her version of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” is heart-rending.” - HiFi Magazine, London UK
PAMELA MEANS JAZZ PROJECT
rotating personnel featuring:
Pamela Means: guitar, vocal
Mark Dunlap: upright bass
Scott Paquette: drums
Adam Scotera: saxophone
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Pamela Means Jazz Project "Two Sleepy People" (Loesser ©1939) Filmed by Julian Parker-Burns, 4/8/17 Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton MA PERSONNEL: Pamela Means: guitar, vocal Mark Dunlap: upright bass; Scott Paquette: drums Adam Scotera: saxophone |
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Pamela Means Jazz Project, Vol. I "Top Ten Album of the Year" -Muruch Entertainment Blog Buy CD! or Download • Stream! PERSONNEL: Pamela Means: guitar, vocal Anand Nayak: upright bass Sturgis Cunningham: drums Stay tuned! New collection of jazz standards! Pamela Means Jazz Project, Vol. II (slated for release in 2018!) |
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