From singer-songwriter Matt Alber:
Matt Alber, a native of Wichita, Kansas, is a school teacher turned musical artist. From his Facebook biography...
I grew up singing in choirs. I enjoy singing with other people with
wide eyes and open hearts. I went to school to study music. The best
parts were spent in a rehearsal room where we all trusted each other.
In San Francisco I sang with an acapella ensemble called Chanticleer directed by a quirky genius of a man named Joe Jennings. He taught me how to challenge a choir to leap forward and discover the miracle they already had in their hands. We toured the globe and made many records together. (2 of them won the Grammy even. How about that?!)
This year I'm pushing myself to improvise on stage and rearrange my songs continually. I'm also starting my own choir of gay and lesbian seniors, or rather, they might be starting me.
In San Francisco I sang with an acapella ensemble called Chanticleer directed by a quirky genius of a man named Joe Jennings. He taught me how to challenge a choir to leap forward and discover the miracle they already had in their hands. We toured the globe and made many records together. (2 of them won the Grammy even. How about that?!)
This year I'm pushing myself to improvise on stage and rearrange my songs continually. I'm also starting my own choir of gay and lesbian seniors, or rather, they might be starting me.
Alber's voice reminds me a bit of Rufus Wainright, with a hauntingly beautiful range and quality that makes it, to me, instantly likable. His music is available at both iTunes and Amazon (who presumably has not blacklisted his Amazon rank due to "adult content" in their recent "glitch.") You can also sample his recordings and videos at his MySpace page.
[h/t jbm]
OMG. You totally made my day. I needed such a tasty visual and auditory treat this morning.
Posted by: Kent | 24 April 2009 at 08:41 AM