Darius de Haas Bio on Andy Bey

"The great jazz singer and pianist Andy Bey has a voice that comes in at least three sections. The lower end is an aggressive blues bark that delivers scat improvisations in abruptly phrased volleys. At the top is an exotic, swerving falsetto. But it is Mr. Bey's middle register that defines his sound. A mellow, crooning baritone with a voluptuously rounded vibrato, it is a film noir voice: languid, mysterious and surpassingly beautiful. When Mr. Bey lingers over the lyrics of ''Little Girl Blue,'' you are reminded of the very young Nina Simone, who brought a similarly pure sound and intense moodiness to the Rodgers and Hart standard."


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			Andy
			Andy


				Jazz Singer and Musician

				- Andy and the Bey Sisters

				- Solo recordings include:
					"Ballads, Blues & Bey"
					"Shades of Bey"
					"Tuesdays in China Town"
					"American Songbook "

				- buy Andy's CD's from amazon.com


	For more information visit www.andy-bey.com

"The great jazz singer and pianist Andy Bey has a voice that comes in at least three sections. The lower end is an aggressive blues bark that delivers scat improvisations in abruptly phrased volleys. At the top is an exotic, swerving falsetto. But it is Mr. Bey's middle register that defines his sound. A mellow, crooning baritone with a voluptuously rounded vibrato, it is a film noir voice: languid, mysterious and surpassingly beautiful. When Mr. Bey lingers over the lyrics of ''Little Girl Blue,'' you are reminded of the very young Nina Simone, who brought a similarly pure sound and intense moodiness to the Rodgers and Hart standard."

		- The NY Times