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| Artist: Mala Waldron Contact Info: Artist Email Artist Website Album Title: Always There © 2006 Soulful Sound Music In Stock - Price: $15.99 ![]() Single Song Music Downloads - $.90 each ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Vocalist, pianist and songwriter Mala Waldron has been performing professionally since she was 15 yrs. old, when she joined a local R&B band. Within a year, the band was signed to RCA records with the release of a single "Take Little Love." After high school, she went on to expand her knowledge of music studying jazz piano, voice and composition at SUNY College of Old Westbury with Makanda Ken McIntyre. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mala's recordings as a featured artist include "He's My Father," a duo with her father, jazz pianist and composer, Mal Waldron, and "Lullabye," her solo debut (both on Tokuma Communications/Japan; re-issues on 3361Black). She has had the pleasure of working with many notable artists including Andy Bey, Makanda Ken McIntyre, Don Braden, Jeanne Lee, Melvin Sparks, Cecil McBee, George Cables, James Williams, Billy Drummond, Victor Lewis, John Betsch, James "Jabbo" Ware ME WE & THEM Orchestra, Hilton Ruiz, Andrei Strobert, Warren Smith and violinist, Naoko Terai Mala has toured in Japan, France and Belgium as well as in the U.S., performing most recently at the Medgar Evers Jazz Festival and the Port Jefferson Jazz Festival where she opened for Kenny Rankin. She has been featured in Swing Journal, Jazz Life and GQ (Japan). Recently, Mala's recording of "Please Say You Do" was included on the Oceanlight/Synergy Records multi-artist CD ("Smooth Jazz and R&B Scenes.") Other featured artists are Jon Lucien, Bernadette Brown, Chuck Loeb, Bob Baldwin and many others. Guitarist, Steve Salerno is an active performer of both jazz and classical music. He has played with numerous artists including Jaco Pastorius, John Abercrombie, Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Regina Carter, Randy Brecker and Nat Adderly, Jr. Steve is the Founding Director of the Jazz Program at Stony Brook University. He is featured on the soundtrack recording for John Feldman's film, "Dead Funny" starring Andrew McCarthy and Elizabeth Pena.
Bassist, Miriam Sullivan is a graduate of Music and Performing Arts High School and Manhattan School of Music Conservatory. She has toured all over the world including South America with the Jazz Ambassador program. Her performance credits include work with Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Rachel Z, Lionel Hampton and Hip Hop band "3 Bean Stew" led by Quame.
Percussionist - "Soundrhythium," Michael T.A. Thompson has shared the stage with a variety of artists including Joe McPhee, John Stubblefield, Henry Grimes, Oliver Lake, Roy Campbell, Jr., John Patitucci, Barbara Sfraga, "The Mighty Sparrow" and Dennis Gonzalez. His work can be heard on the Drimala Records release "Language of Swans." He also produced this project as well a new release by vocalist Barbara Sfraga & CSQ entitled "Timeslessness Frozen in Time". |
1. Whispers In The Wind 9. Light My Fire Buy the entire CD for delivery by mail or Buy songs individually by download for $.90 each (song downloads will be sent to your email address) |
| Reviews: |
Rich
Great Work! 
I have "Always There" and listen to it regularly. The album is not only chock full of great musicianship but carries a good message with lots of heart.
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