"As a composer, lyricist & vocalist we pretty much have to acknowledge that Sophie is a genuine triple threat."
- Slim & Michael Coyle, Cadence Magazine, New York , USA
"Sophie Dunér is a unique artist, a profoundly individual composer and a stunning singer."
- Michael Haas, award winning producer of Sophie´s new album
Swedish composer and vocalist Sophie Dunér performs a series of her own songs, self-described as an eclectic mix of jazz, pop and classical music, at Bar Thalia, Manhattan.
The City of Dizzy & The City of My Soul | Jazz da Gama
October recap: Raul da Gama of Jazz da Gama highlighted my latest chamber jazz CD productions in his 4 page feature of me; feeling proud of what he wrote about each CD!
“……stretching vocal and instrumental technique so that she not only fits the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, but seemingly all of the desperate fear and unbridled joy of human existence into every the extraordinary lyric. Miss Dunér’s attempt creates a new expression of Mr Mingus’ experience in a mash up of the surreal and a kind of modernist realism that is reminiscent of the kind of theatre of August Strindberg used to historicise and address social and political issues. ” – Jazz da Gama
“The expressive core of this album – which includes a brilliant version of Juan Tizol’s “Caravan” – is “Ugly Beautiful”, which conjures the famous ghost of Thelonious Monk. On this chart, Miss Dunér shows her breathtaking ability to indulge her vocalastics with a string quartet….This astounding recording was produced by the celebrated Michael Haas who spent more than three decades as executive producer at Decca Records – a decade of which he spent producing recordings for the great Georg Solti.” – Jazz da Gama
2018-11-14
COMING UP AT BAR THALIA / SYMPHONY SPACE. NYC ON DEC 21
BAR THALIA SOPHIE DUNÉR / MARK KOSTABI / GENE PRITSKER ‘ECLECTIC SONGS’ Dec 21 2018 | 9pm
Featured composer for Chorus 72, presented by Composers Concordance – Now available on Youtube
Very excited to hear my piece Pey Vav Yud performed! And feeling honored for my composer feature in this beautiful event:
Performed by The CompCord Chorus as part of ’72 Names’ art by Rainer Gross
Presented by Composers Concordance and The William Paterson University New Music Series
Monday, September 24, 2018, Shea Center for the Performing Arts
CompChord Chorus
Soprano: Jen Brounstein, Lauren Fowler- Calisto
Alto: Jamie Kleneysky Fay
Counter Tenor: Jordan Rutter
Tenor: Kris McCormick, Craig Sanphy
Baritone: Charles Coleman, David See
Anton Vishio – Accompanist
Peter Jarvis – Conductor
2018-10-23
Still very proud of my great 4 page feature in Jazz da Gama
“…..stretching vocal and instrumental technique so that she not only fits the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, but seemingly all of the desperate fear and unbridled joy of human existence into every the extraordinary lyric.” “Miss Dunér’s attempt creates a new expression of Mr Mingus’ experience in a mash up of the surreal and a kind of modernist realism that is reminiscent of the kind of theatre of August Strindberg used to historicise and address social and political issues.” – Jazz da Gama, September 2018
Celebrating Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya: “Captain Crunch” by Sophie Dunér
On the occasion of the 120. th birthday of the great Lotte Lenya, I take the opportunity to post my Kurt Weill inspired piece “Captain Crunch”:
2018-10-16
Collaboration with composer José Luís Greco
Thrilled over my collaboration together with great composer José Luís Greco:
“…Sophie´s voice is as exciting as a roller coaster. It feels like danger, like she´s going to go flying off the rails, but one is constantly reassured that she´s securely attached, firmly grounded. So many registers, colors, so much humor, and sometimes melancholy, all coming out of that golden throat of hers! Truly amazing.”
Sophie Dunér: Musical Omnivore | Feature in Jazz da Gama
“….stretching vocal and instrumental technique so that she not only fits the music of the 20th and 21th centuries, but seemingly all the desperate fear and unbridled joy of human existence into every the extraordinary lyric” -Jazz da Gama
Review excerpt: “As always, the Swedish singer Sophie Dunér presents something brilliant and out of the norm . It has always been like that, a jazz singer, but in her own way – all the instrumentalists who left their mark on improvised music were in their own way. Note how she has control of what she does by simultaneously bringing her emotions to the outside, also expressed through verses that make her a respectable poet. She is one of the great contemporary singers. The album is among the most original savorine sounds of the year.” For full review, press link below.
Ugly Beautiful from The City of My Soul featured in interview for DONNE
The DONNE project features “Ugly Beautiful” during Sophie´s video interview for them. The composition is from The City of My Soul (produced by Michael Haas & released on PARMA Recordings). One of the great CD reviews: “This is a first class creator and this is a stunning album, the music of which certainly opens up new and quite astonishing possibilities for other jazz vocal artists to emulate and expand” – Fanfare Magazine. Check out the DONNE playlist here: DONNE – Youtube Playlist
2018-06-24
Nice photo feature at petrabjorstad.se
Nice photo feature at the new site of photographer petrabjorstad.se
2018-06-15
DONNE | Women in Music featured in The Guardian today
DONNE | Women in Music has been featured in The Guardian, UK (see related articles below)
