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Stephen Holden, New York Times
"Veteran Broadway performer Jessica Molaskey is that rare creature: a singer who likes to paint a big canvas as well as a series of miniatures. She combines both her skills in this artful collection of songs that all deal with a kind of unsettled state of emotion. Listen to what she does to Billy Joel’s “Summer, Highland Falls” or the magic she creates by combining Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game” with Antonio Carlos Jobin’s “The Waters of March” and you’ll realize what a very special kind of artist she is. . "
Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star |
"Molaskey has tried on several skins recording for PS but this one looks to be the one that hits it out of the park. Molaskey brings together Jimmy Cliff, Joni Mitchell, old tin pan alley tunes, some originals and brings it under one umbrella with a modern spin. A tasty collection that hangs together in a way that you wouldn’t suspect, vocal and classic song fans have their sure fire treat on tap here. Tasty and tasteful throughout."
Mid-West Record "Jessica Molaskey duets with her hubby, John Pizzarelli in two mini-medleys: "I Want to Be Happy" / "Sometimes I'm Happy" and "The Circle Game" / "The Waters of March." On her own, she's bewitching in an eclectic repertoire ...Why this woman isn't a star of the first rank is beyond me. "
TheaterMania.com |
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"It is becoming mighty difficult to write about Jessica Molaskey, who has just favored us with her fourth solo album from PS Classics. How many ways can you say wonderful? Molaskey has a voice that is at once soothing and invigorating. High musicality mixed with intelligent word delivery, or acting if you will; that's what Ms. Molaskey gives us."
Steven Suskin, Playbill
"....Mindblowing set...!!!! "
Jeremy Gerard, Bloomberg News |
Jessica Molaskey released her fourth CD on May 8th 2007. Entitled SITTING IN LIMBO, it has its origins in Jessica’s sold-out engagement last June at New York’s Algonquin Hotel. Jessica is joined by an extraordinary group of jazz musicians, including her husband John Pizzarelli (who also produced the album), and the covers range from Sting to Jimmy Cliff to Billy Joel to Joni Mitchell, along with some wonderful standards of the Great American Songbook – plus a few Molaskey/Pizzarelli originals. In reviewing the show at the Algonquin, Stephen Holden in The New York Times raved, ““She seamlessly carries off a tricky balance between fluid jazz singing and acting. This balancing act goes beyond juggling swing and theatrical savvy. It is embodied in her voice. Just below a surface bubbling with tenderness and cheer flows a current of sadness, which lends her performances a charge of emotional electricity.” On disc, we at PS Classics found the results disarming, captivating, stirring and irresistible; we think you’ll agree.
