News | October 2007

NEW: Live review of the Jazz Standard by Budd Kopman (All About Jazz)

Excerpts from the review: "Hardy's voice is extremely pure, centered and crystalline, and she uses a simple style that relies on her sureness of pitch. When singing standards, she does not get into histrionics but nevertheless communicates the song's emotional content while coming across as open, vulnerable and in touch with both the song and the audience...Thus far, Hardy sounds like any well-trained vocalist who has spent the time and effort to go beyond singing and into communicating the emotional depths of the song at hand. Admittedly, the field is extremely crowded, and despite the very good performance, standing out from the crowd will take something more. That something else is Hardy's compositional and arranging talent, and it is not for nothing that she won the 2006 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's Award for "No Turning Back", from her first album A Moment's Glance (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2005)...Hardy is an extremely talented musician who has a natural ability to communicate not just through the words of a song but also through her music, and is surely someone to watch."

Click here to read the entire review.

A HUGE THANK YOU:
Thanks to everyone who came out this past Tuesday night to the Jazz Standard to celebrate the release of my new CD "The Wish". We had two full sets. Yay! Your support means so much to me. It felt so good to see all your smiling faces out there....especially all my students who could make it and fellow jazz musicians! I'm sorry that I wasn't able to connect with all of you after my performance....but i'll see you soon (if i haven't already).
You were such a wonderful audience and I could feel all of your good energy...which made the music that much better. I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks for making my CD Release such a success.

Much love,

Julie

New Press

"The Wish" has received some new press from AllAboutJazz, TimeOut New York, and Yahoo! Better Living Through Mp3. by Ken Micallef (which also features a free download!). Click here to check out these reviews.
Julie is featured at Downbeat.com. Click here for more!