
Flamingo
You've seen it before, and Lucianne Evans is no different. Her reviews will contain words like "stunning and captivating, but her favorite description is...honest." Lucianne is originally from Pittsburgh, and so she wears integrity proudly, like a fabulous dress. This debut CD, FLAMINGO, is sharing the "Blue Chip Awards" list with the biggest names in jazz. It has received the honor of being voted one of 17 "Top Vocal CD's of 2002" in the Jazz Education Journal, the magazine of the IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators), as chosen by Dr. Herb Wong, IAJE past president, and longtime Chair of Recordings. This award sparked a recent tour of California, where she sold out the Jazz and Blues Company, in Carmel, and played LA, and San Francisco. They return for another tour this Winter. Living in the Blue Ridge mountains, this group had a record crowd to date for the Western North Carolina Jazz Society, and have been called ultra-hip," t...