After building a long career as a classical performer, singer Idoris Duarte—an acclaimed solo soprano and member of the Spanish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir—now leads this innovative contemporary jazz project. It features captivating arrangements of jazz standards alongside her own compositions, unveiling a new facet of her musical journey while reconnecting with her family roots, steeped in a renowned tradition of Cuban popular music and jazz composition and arranging.
It’s a bold take on fresh, contemporary jazz, blending lyrical, Latin, and African influences with subtle nods to classic jazz traditions. The project showcases a truly distinctive style, drawing listeners into the unique sonic world of its leader. On the vocal side, it highlights the pursuit of delicate, intricate melodies with a wide range and fluid movement, along with unexpected modulations and instrumental-like vocal developments. The richness of the leader’s extensive musical background shines through, incorporating elements of operatic theater, art song, contemporary music, and even bossa nova, samba, traditional Cuban sounds, African rhythms, blues, and bebop—just to name a few.
