Posts by Darren Hearsch

Bernadette Seacrest announced this week that she will be embarking on a five-city tour in May, along with Michael Grimes in the upright bass and drummer Jason Aspeslet; they’ll be billed as the Bernadette Seacrest Trio. Our favorite

JAZZ SULTRY SISTERS: Duke City Jazz Divas A true jazz diva takes you to a world that you never want to leave. A world lined with smoky romance, well-made cocktails, and unforgettable moments. To be a Duke City Diva, each time you sing a song you must move your audience

Sassy, Sexy and Slightly Sinister Bernadette Seacrest is jazzed. The Albuquerque singer with pipes a church organ might envy has spent the entire day on music. “How great is that!” she says. The high point was her first guest DJ appearance on radio. She spent an

Not since the heyday of Austin’s 8 1/2 Souvenirs has torch jazz sounded as authentic as it does delivered courtesy of Bernadette Seacrest’s formidable set of pipes atop the torrid haze served up by her Yes Men. The whole affair resembles a

Many modern day jazz musicians claim to have done their homework, learning from the classic standards and many succeed at making a passing grade however, Bernadette Seacrest has truly arrived at todayà­s modern jazz scene via

A sizzling, dangerously tempting blend of crafty, slithering, creeping Squirrel Nut Zippers-type swing wrapping in dark, spooky tango, sinister carnival jazz, sultry yet shifty female vocals, mischievous detective music and the everpresent

. . Albuquerque’s Bernadette Seacrest released a new CD this year, becoming one of the most memorable music talents of 2004.

Bernadette Seacrest & Her Yes Men have created a sound rich with atmosphere. They conjure a cinematic film noir sound; transporting the listener to a nightclub inhabited by mysterious characters. You’re tantalized while sensing the

Torch Revival At first one might think the greatest benefit of the lounge-y torch song revival is the idea of a smoky-voiced chanteuse sporting tattoos — mmm. . . classic beauty + punk sensibility = yummy.

Seacrest, whose last gig was with the Albuquerque rockabilly outfit The Long Goners, has evolved into a tattooed chanteuse specializing in jazzy, torchy and extremely tunes with a band featuring a double bass, sax and trombone.