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JULIANN KUCHOCKI RELEASES KUCHOCKI SINGS DINOVI—BUT ONLY FOR YOU, A LANDMARK COLLABORATION WITH JAZZ LEGEND GENE DINOVI FEATURING NEW MUSIC BY PEGGY LEEInternationally acclaimed vocalist, producer and artistic director Juliann Kuchocki has announced the worldwide release of her newest recording, Kuchocki Sings DiNovi But Only For You, now available on all platforms. Born directly from Kuchocki’s friendship and artistic partnership with legendary Canadian/American jazz pianist and composer Gene DiNovi, the recording is far more than a tribute. DiNovi himself performs on two tracks, “Boy Do I Have a Surprise For You” and "Once I Met a Day,” making the album an authentic collaboration between the two artists and a living musical document rather than a retrospective created after the fact.
To realize DiNovi’s repertoire on record, Kuchocki assembled an exceptional ensemble of internationally recognized musicians. Violinist Drew Jurecka is a two-time Grammy Award winner. Drummer Mark Kelso has performed on four JUNO winning albums and has received four JUNO nominations of his own. Bassist Neil Swainson has appeared on five JUNO winning albums, while guitarist Rob Piltch holds one JUNO Award and one nomination. The recording also features award-winning pianist Brian Dickinson, with additional performances by pianists Adrean Farrugia, Nancy Walker, Ewen Farncombe and Charu Suri.
Kuchocki Sings DiNovi But Only For You continues a distinguished recording career that began in Europe with Compotion, followed in Canada by Don’t Explain, produced with Bill King, and the chart-topping Broken Compass, which reached No. 1 and No. 2 on jazz charts across Canada and the United States. Reviewing that recording, jazz historian and author Scott Yanow described it as: “a highly appealing showcase for Kuchocki’s singing and imagination”, while Midwest Record’s Chris Spector praised her as “a dazzling performer whose abilities reach well beyond Canada’s borders”. Together with Blue Girl Green and the internationally distributed double-disc A Good Jazz Collection, released throughout Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan through EQ Music, those recordings have established Kuchocki as one of the defining voices in contemporary Canadian jazz.
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