Release Date 10.15.2009

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Offshore Echoes blends cultures, rhythms, and lyrics using Kristina's lifetime of multicultural experiences intermingled with Wayne Wallace’s lusty arrangements. Together they blend Brazilian and Latin percussion, jazz improvisation, blues, lyric interpretation, and storytelling.



1. Tea In the Sahara (Sting)

  

 

 


2. Cherokee (Noble and Colgems)

3. Love Everlasting (Jon Lucien)
  4. Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (Corea/Potter)

5. (Take Me To) Aruanda (Lyra/Vandré/Gimbel)

6. Tenderly (Gross, Walter and Lawrence)
  7.  Ilu Aye (Terra da Vida) (Cabana and Reis)
  8. The Performer (Kenny Vance)
  9. Valentin (Vasquez and Richards)
  10. The 59th St. Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) (Paul Simon)


CONCEPT

“Offshore Echoes” is a tour de force for jazz vocalist Kristina. Kristina takes us on a rhythmic journey that touches the heart and stirs the mind with evocative interpretations of music composed by Sting, Paul Simon, and Jon Lucien, as well as, classics such as “Tenderly” and Cherokee.”

Drawing from her multiracial identity and her diverse musical background, Kristina simmers her talents in a jazzed up ‘baby boomers’ stew. Delicately blending blues, jazz improvisation, lyric interpretation, story telling, Brazilian and Latin percussion into “Offshore Echoes”, a delectable as well as a memorable debut creation that is sure to leave a sweet taste on the palate of all who venture a taste.