Reviews

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.

Singer Goes from Stage Fright to Stage Finesse She just couldn’t do it. No matter how hard Bernadette Seacrest tried, she couldn’t get over her paralyzing stage fright to sing. “I always wanted to sing, and I always wanted to try,” she said. “I’m really bold in a lot of ways. . . I just…

Why isn’t the music of “today” as vibrant and emotional as that of Ms. Seacrest and her cohorts? Why is this band not on the radio or given “hot,” “new” placement on store shelves? I put Ms. Seacrest in the same league as Andrew Bird or

You can practically smell the cigarette smoke and taste the bootleg booze of a speakeasy when you listen to the music of this retro swinging group. Lead singer Bernadette Seacrest has a sultry voice perfectly backed by a group of able jazz musicians.

Bernadette Seacrest est devenue une voix sur la scène musicale d’Albuquerque depuis 2001. Après avoir joué au sein du groupe de rockabilly/country The Long Goners avec Pat Bova, elle s’est dirigée vers un registre plus jazz en travaillant avec le fameux bassiste David Parlato.