This is Nancy Harrow:
and this is Nancy Harrow:
and this, too:
Nancy Harrow is a marvelous imaginer and an explorer of feeling. Her singing has a quiet resonance, her performances opening up with emotional candor. No matter what the song may be, she gives it a singular shape: it could be tenderness, sorrow, or bite. In addition, she is also a songwriter (MY SHIP is by Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin; the others are hers) a dramatist, a writer. In person, she is thoughtful, eager to laugh at absurdities, vividly alive.
I had known Nancy’s music for a long time, primarily through her first record, WILD WOMEN DON’T HAVE THE BLUES (with Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells, Kenny Burrell, and Dick Wellstood) but had to wait until 2017 to be introduced to her and hear her sing, thanks to Dan Morgenstern. Nancy and I talked of doing a video interview, but events, both global and personal, interfered until now.
About a week ago, Nancy spoke with me, candidly and gleefully, of music and musicians. It was an honor to be a small part of this conversation. I invite you to join us, to eavesdrop, to be moved and enlightened.
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More conversations will follow. I hope you take this post as an invitation to explore Nancy’s worlds. You can read more about her here.
May your happiness increase!
JAZZ LIVES 