Sonic Bloom and collaboration with The Human Experience

[My Alter Ego]

Thanks! That's really cool. It's definitely different from the Ella style, but you can certainly tell that they are..relatives.

I find I like a lot of artists that seem to be "jazz influenced" (Corine Bailey Rae, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Ray..a lot of "Ray's" ) but I also feel like I don't know many newer more actual jazz music.

You're welcome. While I'd agree that CBR is influenced by jazz, I'm surprised that you think Lana is -- although to be honest, I don't pay much attention to Lana. (I'm so put off by the "spoiled, little rich girl who's daddy could buy her way into the music world" vibe that I dismiss her work without actually listening. And, well, I have a "high standard" bar, that what I've heard of Lana, doesn't come close. But perhaps, I should be more attentive.)

I pointed out Melody, because I happen to like Mira and because I think you like singers, but the song I was hoping to hear is an instrumental piece called Africa. For the life of me, I can't remember the name of the group, which, if I remember correctly isn't so much a group, but individual musicians who decided to work together and produce a CD. It's gorgeous and haunting, but I just can't find it today.

I've been hesitant to mention Spencer Day to you, since he clearly fits into that "smooth jazz" category (if it's actually jazz) that I'm attempting to steer you away from, but the guy's got a gorgeous baritone voice and writes sophisticated lyrics (his foundation in the great American songbook shows in his lyrics). Check out Till You Come to Me and/or The Mystery of You on YouTube. The latter song is from a CD of the same title and explores a relationship gone bad, from start to finish. There isn't a bad song on it.