"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
Remembering the late great avante garde jazz bassist Dominic Duval. Here is a performance of “Naima” (Coltrane) live from WJFF radio. A pending CD recording of jazz standards hoping to be released soon.
2017-07-29
Back from Holland music fun…
Back from some Holland music fun (planning new musical collabs), here is a collection of photos from the wonderful beach in Den Haag….
2017-07-22
Jump on The Express Train
2017-07-07
Music & Art by Sophie Dunér
Music & Art by Sophie featuring live samples from PARMA Music Festival. From the latest release The City of Dizzy / Sophie Dunér & Jeremy Harman.
Remembering fun summer from Festival O/Modernt; now Live! on Youtube.
Now Live! on Youtube: Sophie Dunér & O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra | Weird Nightmare (C. Mingus).
Now Live! on Youtube: Sophie Dunér & O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra | Hey Doctor (S. Dunér)
2017-03-05
`Sophie Dunér has here provided a matrix for jazz-classical vocal writing in the new millenium´
From Baroque to Bop and Beyond
FromBaroque toBopandBeyond:An extended and detailed history of the intersection of classical music and jazz
By Lynn René Bayley
Very proud of the 3 page feature my CD The City of My Soul received in the book From Baroque to Bop and Beyond(by Lynn René Bayley, The Art Music Lounge USA) chapter 18, p. 423 – 426.
“Sophie Dunér has here provided a matrix for jazz-classical vocal writing in the new millenium, a means of presenting the singing voice in a context that could work within a jazz oratorio or opera.”
“We begin with Kairo -there are less notes here than in any single bar of Gershwin´s An American in Paris, but it is infinitely richer in content and better music.”
The City of Dizzy on the TOP 20 list of NbtMusic Radio 2016.
The City of Dizzy is on the list of the TOP 20 Albums of 2016 as played and listened to via the NBTMusicRadio! NbtMusic Radio top 20 list 2016
2016-12-05
Bernardos Dream
2016-12-03
Sophie on Radio Guy Live
Proud to be featured (next some other amazing artists) on Radio Guy Live by the brilliant Guy Livingston: “a whole new show, with old friends! New releases, new CDs, as I catsup with the artists we’ve featured on the podcast this year. Listen now! Music of Christopher Culpo Evan Hause Donal Fox Ingrid Eel Gene Pritsker Sophie Dunér and many more dear friends!”
“Her 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 surprises, so many registers, colors, so much humor, and sometimes melancholy, all coming out of that golden throat of hers! Truly amazing.” – José Luís Greco, composer
2016-11-12
From The City of Dizzy: Weird Nightmare, Addicted to Love, The Express Train & Gossip now on Youtube
The Art Music Lounge: – “This album is a killer. Nearly every track comes at you like an assault of rhythm in which the twists and turns of the music keep you on the edge of your seat. Improvising like a jazz horn. Many such singers have claimed this distinction, but only a handful, Dunér, Mark Murphy & Anita O’Day among them, have ever really achieved this. There’s an elemental, animal excitement in everything Dunér sings that grabs you by the throat & pulls you out of complacency.” PURCHASE HERE
