On the 27 February 2014, the album ‘Velvet’ by local singer Nadine Axisa will be launched. The album includes twelve original songs in the ‘easy listening jazz’ style, penned by various composers and authors.
The album features a total of 38 top musicians renowned in the local jazz scene such as Dominic Galea, Sandro Zerafa, Charles ‘City’ Gatt, Paul Abela, Vinny Vella and Paul Giordimaina amongst others. Nadine is also collaborating with foreign musicians in this album, where two tracks feature bass player Roberto Badoglio and saxophonist Gabriele Comeglio respectively.
Although all tracks fall under the jazz idiom, there is a variation in the style of songs which include latin, swing, blues, ballads and funky tunes. Eleven tracks have lyrics in English while one song entitled “Ghanja” is in Maltese. This was in fact the tune which Nadine launched as a single a couple of weeks ago.
The album was named ‘Velvet’ after one of the tracks which talks about the passion for music, which in turn is compared to velvet.
This album is a very special project for Nadine since it reflects her passion for this style. It encompasses the experiences she lived for the past ten years with some of the musicians she collaborated with in events such as the recording of other albums, gigs in Malta and outside Malta, and the Malta Jazz Festival. The album shows her versatility and brings together the talent of local composers and authors together with the ability of all these musicians. Nadine admits that this project is a dream that became a reality and thanks the Malta Arts Fund and other contributors for their support.
Nadine enjoys an interesting track record both in Malta and abroad, however she considers this project to be the most satisfactory accomplishment she has experienced until now.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by David Vella at Temple Studios.
More information on the album can be found on Nadine’s facebook fanpage https://www.facebook.com/nadine.axisa.official while this events page provides details on the whole process, from composition to launch:
https://www.facebook.com/events/319735868158605/