Dayna
Kurtz Inks Deal With M.C. Records
Secret Canon, Vol. 2
To Be Released
This
Spring
Northport N.Y. – M.C. Records is thrilled to announce
the signing of eclectic artist, Dayna Kurtz. Her recording Secret Canon,
Vol. 2 is set for a Spring release. Mark Carpentieri,
President of M.C. Records said of the signing, I’ve been a fan of Dayna’s
close to a decade now, the music she makes is the reason I wanted to start a
record label.
Secret Canon, Vol. 2 will
be a collection of uncovered blues and R&B
gems from the 1940’s-1960’s.
Dayna has been researching music for this project for
months to come up with just the right material. In addition, Secret Canon,
Vol. 2 will also contain a few of Dayna’s smoky and seductive
originals. The sessions for the recording
are taking place at her home base in New York as well as one of Danya’s favorite
cities, New Orleans. Look for Dayna to be touring the U.S. to support this
wonderful collection of songs.
Over
the past decade, the Brooklyn-based
vocalist/writer/musician/producer has
been bestowed with many awards and praises. Dayna Kurtz
was named Female Songwriter of the
Year by the National Academy of Songwriters. Norah Jones and Bonnie Raitt have
raved about her in interviews, and she’s performed on such high-profile radio
shows as World Cafe, Mountain Stage and NPR’s Morning
Edition. She’s toured with and/or opened for the likes of Elvis Costello,
Richard Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, B.B. King, Dr. John, Richie Havens, Keren
Ann, Joe Henry, Olu Dara, Chris Whitley, Richard Buckner, Ladysmith Black
Mambazo and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
For
more information including bio, photos and interviews, please get in touch.
Check out Dayna
performing her composition “Not The Only Fool In Town” from Secret Canon
Vol. 1 on WFUV.
Kurtz tilts her head back at an
angle and spins melodic, earthbound poetry that sets loose demons only to
dismiss them into the ether.
Judith Lewis LA
Weekly
Rich as the darkest Godiva
chocolate, the voice gets into your bones until you can barely sleep at night
and can’t get through the day without it….Kurtz sounds at times like her musical
DNA contains traces of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits, not to mention the world’s
great cabaret singers.– Paste
Dayna
Kurtz’s diverse vocals feel both old and new, recalling Nina Simone of
yesteryear…hypnotically haunting – New York
Post
Dayna Kurtz’s voice is a
deep-hued garnet of lifeblood and beauty…
–
The Washington
Post
Dayna’s European
Tour
Wed
Feb 13 – Austerlitz NL – Beauforthuis
Thu
Feb 14 – Haarlem NL – Patronaat
Fri
Feb 15 – Breda NL – Mezz
Sat
Feb 16 – Ottersum NL – Roepaen
Sun
Feb 17 – Eindhoven NL – Effenar
Tue
Feb 19 – Hamburg DE – private house concert
Fri
Feb 22 – Tenerife, ES – Teatro Leal
