De Jong at Great Hall 2 Edition

[De Jong] has an easy stage presence and a great voice, with plenty of power and the capacity to use it well. Her skat singing was put to good use on several occasions and, in the true spirit of the genre, she made her voice work like an instrument within the ensemble rather than as the tune without...

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Published inThe Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Main Author SHEPHARD, Patrick
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Christchurch, New Zealand Stuff Limited 12.09.2000
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Jong, De
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Summary:[De Jong] has an easy stage presence and a great voice, with plenty of power and the capacity to use it well. Her skat singing was put to good use on several occasions and, in the true spirit of the genre, she made her voice work like an instrument within the ensemble rather than as the tune without the words. I also liked how she rode the changes in September in the Rain and turned on the soul for My One Ideal, which demonstrated her undoubted skills as a songwriter with some subtle harmonic shifts and poignant lyrics.
ISSN:0113-9762