In the Spring of 2010, Seattle jazz vocalist Aria Prame got inspired to lay down tracks with her favorite musicians, the guys who’ve backed her for many, many gigs… guys like pianist/arranger Eric Verlinde, bassist Chuck Kistler, saxophonist Clark Gibson, and drummer Jeremy Jones.
The result is a special gem of a debut album entitled, “Lost And Lookin’” — made special because Prame can do wonders with any song, whether it’s a standard, torch, Latin, country twang, soaring cantata gospel, or a heavy scat-worthy blues line. Her voice is uniquely suited to the highest standards of jazz, a deeply lush, shape-shifting instrument of subdued passion and intimate restraint, and endlessly evocative.
Prame moved to Seattle from Boston in 2002, where she cut her teeth at several local hot spots, including the Whiskey Bar, St. Clouds, and Café Amoré. She regularly gigs with the all-girl jazz group, Venus d’Bop (with Carrie Wicks and Kim Rushing) and the funk ‘n soul band, Eldridge Gravy and the Court Supreme.
Aria Prame and her band (Verlinde, Kistler and Jones) invite fans of all kinds of music to join them for two special shows, to celebrate the official release of her first full-length album on the Pony Boy label. The first show is November 12, 9 p.m.-11 p.m., at Egan’s Ballard Jam House, $12 cover, (206) 789-1621. The second show is at Boxley’s in North Bend, November 19, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, (425) 292-9307. Call for reservations.
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