Calabria foti biography of michael

          Calabria Foti grew up in Fredonia, New York with musician parents, began singing and playing guitar in church at age 9.!

          He moved to Los Angeles in , and is married to jazz violinist and vocalist Calabria Foti.

          Calabria Foti

          In the Still of the Night

          (MoCo Records)

          May 30, 2017

          Reviewed by Alix Cohen for Cabaret Scenes

          Every now and then an unfamiliar talent comes within my purview.

          Calabria Foti’s warm, rich, refined voice and elongated phrasing lends itself admirably to the sophisticated oeuvre of Cole Porter. Her urbane band boasts Eddie Daniels’ sybaritic clarinet flourishes, Bob McChesney’s savory trombone, and Richard Locker’s eloquent cello.

          MD/Arranger is Michael Patterson.

          A markedly original (and successful) interpretation of “Miss Otis Regrets (She’s Unable to Lunch Today)” (used in the revue Hi Diddle Diddle) emerges slower and more melancholy than its usual deadpan demeanor.

          Michael has taught composition and orchestration in the prestigious Jazz Arts program at Manhattan School of Music, and has been a.

        1. Michael Patterson is a Grammy () and Emmy Award winning composer.
        2. Calabria Foti grew up in Fredonia, New York with musician parents, began singing and playing guitar in church at age 9.
        3. Calabria Foti is a jazz/pop vocalist with a lush, silky voice.
        4. Calabria Foti interprets in her own inimitable style ten classic songs from the Great American Songbook infusing into every song her beautiful crystal-clear.

          5. It sounds, in fact, bluesy. Cello effects undertow, vocal implies the message is difficult to deliver. Also with a fresh take (a mambo?) rendition of “So in Love” (Kiss Me, Kate) seems to imbue a single instrumental with both memory and promise.

          Rendered with a shrug and ra