CD EPISTOLA 4STAR REVIEW@EVENINGSTANDARD-UK

The new CD Epistola gets a 4 Stars review @EveningStandard plus #jazzCD of the week spot:
"4STARS: Carmen Souza & Theo Pascal - Epistola, review: 'a gem’

Souza and Pascal's seventh collaboration creates songs that swing, prick, and soothe

A Portuguese born jazz singer/songwriter of Cape Verdean descent, Souza smoulders on this seventh studio collaboration with bass virtuoso Theo Pascal, whose stark, expressive playing and compositional knack merit their own album.

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The duo’s longtime empathy is palpable here, as is their love of jazz, with Souza’s grit-and-sparkle vocals making shapes through songs that swing and prick and soothe.

Horace Silver’s Cape Verdean Blues is lent intimacy by vocals, guitar and bass and sass by Souza’s self-penned lyrics; a band including Craig Yaremko on horns and Empirical drummer Shane Forbes keep the jazz flag flying on tracks such as Afro Monk, a lament for the late great Thelonious, and Moonlight Serenade, the album’s other signature cover. A gem." JANE CORWALL

http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/carmen-souza-theo-pascal-epistola-review-a-gem-a3274331.html

CarmenSouza&TheoPascal EPISTOLA CD launch@KingsPlace-London - UK

CD EPISTOLA was officially released in UK on June10 (Discovery Records) and to celebrate the release there was a special concert @KingsPlace on June16....another great concert feat Nathaniel Facey on Sax and Shane Forbes on drums.

Fantastic night @carmensouza album launch @KingsPlace tonight. @theopascalmusic - amazing musicianship around the board.

— Sam Barnett (@sambarnettsound) June 16, 2016

Thanks to @carmensouza + @theopascalmusic + their amazing drummer & saxophone player for an outstanding show @KingsPlace tonight. Wonderful.

— Mette Slot Johnsen (@MetteSmette) June 16, 2016

EPISTOLA ON THE ROAD-UKRELEASE@KINGSPLACE LONDON

EPISTOLA CD will be released next in UK on June 10 dist. with Discovery Records - http://www.discovery-records.com/ - and to celebrate this album we will be doing a concert at KINGSPACE - http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/ - JUNE16! 

LINE up for the night : 

Carmen Souza+Theo Pascal+Nathaniel Facey+Shane Forbes

 

Epistola @Cinco Minutos de Jazz Antena1

Carmen Souza & Theo Pascal version "Capeverdian Blues" included in the last album "Epistola" was featured at one of the oldest and most important radio jazz programs in Portugal - "Cinco Minutos de Jazz" with José Duarte @Antena 1 (National Radio). This radio program is on air since 1966. 

http://www.rtp.pt/play/p269/e232692/cinco-minutos-de-jazz

EPISTOLA CD REVIEW@VPRO - VRIJE GELUIDEN-NL

Epistola on the list of cd tips@Vpro-VRIJE GELUIDEN

http://www.vpro.nl/vrije-geluiden/vg-tipt/2016/februari/06.html

Jazzahead showcase broadcasted on German Radio

The audio recording of Carmen Souza & Theo Pascal - EPISTOLA, feat Nathaniel Faceyand Shane Forbes,  showcase at JAZZAHEAD 2015 (Apr) will be broadcasted at Radio Bremen (Germany) on the 14 Feb 20h05.
http://www.radiobremen.de/nordwestradio/sendungen/in-concert_pop-jazz/jazzahead264.html

This recording was also previously broadcasted in other national radios:

RTE LYRIC FM (Ireland)
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Live at FIP (France)
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Radio Catalunya (Spain)
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Next Epistola concert Poland

Important Festival in Poland - EhnoJazzFestival - is celebrating 10 Years of life and 

Carmen Souza, Theo Pascal, Shane Forbes, Nathaniel Facey will be part of the party!

http://www.ethnojazz.pl/

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