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Since emerging from New York’s Knitting Factory jazz scene in the late `90s, Nora York has ignored musical boundaries. She has no use for the words "musical genre." On her third album, the aurally delicious What I Want, York stands tall and proud at the intersection of Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Jane Siberry and Norah Jones. ... stripped of any excess, What I Want is, in a word, beautiful.” Billboard Magazine
"Ingenious ...radical.... extravagant talent... York is the Avant-garde diva...This daring vocalist and conceptualist is able to turn her ruminations into fascinating musical explorations. York is sure to take it to parts un-dreamed of.”
The New Yorker
BUY WHAT I WANT HERE! CLICK UPPER RIGHT WINDOW
Download or hard copy. you can also get ALCHEMY co-written with composer Maria Schneider ...a rare find.
LISTEN to the new operatic adventure Furtiva Lagrima (secret tear) the new work Nora is developing for stage with director JoAnne Akalaitis and artist Kiki Smith. Click on painting above or go to the radio section.
POWER/PLAY began as a commison for
Brooklyn Academy of Music too compliment the film series “Hanoi to
Hollywood”
"War, inequality and abuse of authority are also on Nora York’s mind these days; this daring vocalist and conceptualist is able to turn her ruminations into fascinating musical explorations. York is sure to take us to parts un-dreamed of." - The New Yorker -
Go to POWER/PLAY project pages to listen or download music
Deep inside this site you can find all sorts of ancient recordings and photos...and by the way...we do not use your email address for anything... we promise.
The image above a painting by Jerry Kearns www.jerrykearns.com |
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What I Want |
Click here to purchase WHAT I WANT* . Cd or download. (*limited addition)
(also you can purchase a download only version of a rare recording of the CD ALCHEMY co-written with ArtistShare composer Maria Schneider.) |
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LISTEN to Furtiva Lagrima! |
Ever wonder what Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Guiseppe Verdi had in common? Click above on the "radio" button and find out.
"I want to make music that emotionally and structurally reflects my sense of our changing reality." NY |
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POWER/PLAY LIVE WEBCAST and much more! |
LISTEN here!
POWER/PLAY five years of developing this project for the five years of WAR.
Free downloads and listen to the whole thing... Based on Dylan's MASTERS OF WAR. |
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POWER/PLAY WNYC radio 10/16/07 |
WNYC's John Schaefer speaks with Nora about POWER/PLAY ...
"Improvising Chanteuse Nora York offers a timely revival of POWER/PLAY, a haunting progression of songs leading from post World war TWO optimism to the turmoil of Viet Nam, and onward to our current malaise.
-Time Out New York-
Post Modern Chanteuse unveils POWER/PLAY which cleverly re-arranges and interweaves anti-war pieces by the likes of Bob Dylan.
-The Daily News- |
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CONCERTS EVENTS YOU CAN BOOK! |
Furtiva Lagrima ( secret tear)
Power/Play: All Work and No Play
What I Want
I Dreamed I Saw: The music of Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Foster
listen to the radio for samples |
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PAPA's GOT A BRAND NEW BAGDAD! wps1.org ART RADIO show! |
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Click on this link -- to play archival installments of LOVE CRAZY, Nora's web radio project on www.wps1.org (PS1 art radio-- the only art radio) Her acclaimed 4 part series PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAGHDAD asks a young Iraqi war veteran (former Sergeant) Clayton Paulding about his experiences through the music they listened to serving our president in Iraq. |
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TEACHING! Yes, I teach -- find out more... |
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On the voice faculty at New York University Tisch School of the arts, Nora will take private students when her schedule allows -- To find out more about studying with her -- click here |
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Artist JERRY KEARNS ( and husband) |
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My husband Jerry Kearns is a wonderful painter Click this link to see images... also our collaborative music/video is on youtube! You are on your own to find that. |
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