Jazz-Pop Vocalist & Pianist, Niia, Announce V Tour, Performing in Philadelphia at World Cafe 2/21
Today, Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist/pianist Niia announced the V Tour, which kicks off on Wednesday, February 18, at Songbyrd in DC, and includes stops in Boston, Philadelphia at World Cafe Live 2/21, and Portland; in addition to the previously announced Blue Note shows in NYC and LA. Backed by an incredible band, Niia and music director Dennis Hamm (Thundercat) are curating special sets featuring surprise medleys and music from her new genre-defying album, V (released October 10 via Candid Records). For tickets and more information, visit https://niiamusic.lnk.to/tour.
A sharp, soulful exploration of desire, heartbreak, and freedom, V is Niia’s most personal album yet. It’s a culmination of years spent experimenting at the intersection of tradition and reinvention, co-produced by Spencer Zahn (Dawn Richard, Empress Of) and Lawrence Rothman (Angel Olsen, Kim Gordon, Kali Uchis). Living in the tension between control and collapse, the pivotal record seamlessly blends the electronic textures of experimental pop with the thrilling interplay that only live, jazz-rooted musicianship can bring. The arrangements stretch–sometimes restrained, sometimes theatrical–but always with intention. LISTEN TO V HERE.
As a classically trained musician who grew up watching Italian cinema, “I pulled from the harmonic language of jazz pianists like Bill Evans and from the psychological atmosphere of film scores,” explains Niia. That combined inspiration and influence is most evident in the songs “Angel Eyes,” a reimagined version of the 1946 jazz standard by Matt Dennis & Earl B. Brent, and “Ronny Cammareri,” a slow-burning instrumental titled after Nicolas Cage’s character in Moonstruck. Meanwhile, the music video for club-jazz anthem “Pianos and Great Danes” is a masterpiece of haunting cinematography featuring flashing, grainy edits mirroring uninhibited desires.
A sharp, soulful exploration of desire, heartbreak, and freedom, V is Niia’s most personal album yet. It’s a culmination of years spent experimenting at the intersection of tradition and reinvention, co-produced by Spencer Zahn (Dawn Richard, Empress Of) and Lawrence Rothman (Angel Olsen, Kim Gordon, Kali Uchis). Living in the tension between control and collapse, the pivotal record seamlessly blends the electronic textures of experimental pop with the thrilling interplay that only live, jazz-rooted musicianship can bring. The arrangements stretch–sometimes restrained, sometimes theatrical–but always with intention. LISTEN TO V HERE.
As a classically trained musician who grew up watching Italian cinema, “I pulled from the harmonic language of jazz pianists like Bill Evans and from the psychological atmosphere of film scores,” explains Niia. That combined inspiration and influence is most evident in the songs “Angel Eyes,” a reimagined version of the 1946 jazz standard by Matt Dennis & Earl B. Brent, and “Ronny Cammareri,” a slow-burning instrumental titled after Nicolas Cage’s character in Moonstruck. Meanwhile, the music video for club-jazz anthem “Pianos and Great Danes” is a masterpiece of haunting cinematography featuring flashing, grainy edits mirroring uninhibited desires.
Listen to 'V' by Niia, released in October
