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Wishing you all a belated Happy 2009! Though there are real challenges facing us as a nation and individuals, may this be a year rich in harmony, inspiration, and of course great music…now bring on the latest helensung.com news!
- January in NYC was a blur of snow, sleet, and the annual APAP Conference w/Nuclear Fusion (more on that later). The month ended with Helen’s first trio tour of her home state Texas that also included Kansas City, MO (a favorite destination!). From the feisty Trinity Jazz Festival in Houston, to her alma mater UT Austin, and working w/San Antonio public school music students, it was a memorable experience!
- It was a February to remember...a duo concert w/Mr. Ron Carter for the Harlem in the Himalayas series at NYC's Rubin Museum. An all-acoustic affair, it was a life-time high-light to play with the greatest bassist on the planet.
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- Some FIRSTS! Helen guest DJ’s on WKCR’s Musician’s Show w/Evan Spring (a long-standing WKCR institution). Spinning tracks, chatting it up on air, even if 'dagnabbit' slipped thru...Then a live recording at the fabulous Jazz Standard w/a quartet featuring drummer Eric Harland; bassist Lonnie Plaxico; & Seamus Blake on sax. So much music, so little time...stay tuned for CD release news for this very exciting event!
- Helen debuts a new project Sung With Words at the International Arts Movement’s Encounter 09 Conference. A chance meeting w/poet and former NEA Chairman Dana Gioia sparked this poetry-inspiring-music-inspiring-poetry venture. Sharing the bill w/US Poet Laureate Billy Collins & IAM founder/visual artist Mako Fujimora, and enthusiastically received by a 400+ Tribeca PAC audience, Sung With Words just might be coming to a venue near you!
- What’s new, what’s next? Helen Sung & NuGenerations! Selected as a US State Department-Rhythm Road Band, they will tour Africa in late April & May. Administered by Jazz at Lincoln Center, pre-tour events included free concerts at the National Geographic Society’s Grosvenor Hall in DC and JALC Dizzy’s Club in NYC. It promises to be a grand adventure, so keep an eye out for blogs, photos, and road warrior tales!
- As it's said, good news travels, and Helen may be coming to a venue near you. Keep up with her itinerary »
- Helen’s recordings are available for sale! For info on how to purchase a copy read on »
- Thoughts...musings...ideas? it would be great to hear from you - helen@helensung.com
