Cultivated Pearl by Amy Fabry

The perfect combination of great songwriting and great singing is key to this successful sound, which so many solo projects like this usually lack."

--Mish Mash Music, January 2003

(http://mashmusic.tripod.com/january03.html)

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"Cultivated Pearl" is the debut album from singer/songwriter/pianist Amy Fabry. This collection of ten songs is smooth and sophisticated pop with a jazzy feel. A classically trained pianist, Amy delivers pop songs with jazzy chord structures, sultry vocals and thought-provoking lyrics. Add in some tastefully arranged guitars, bass, percussion and drums and you get a soulful, jazzy mix that grows on you more with each listen...

Produced, recorded and mixed by Kent Peterson

Recorded at Unknown Alloy Studios in St. Paul, MN

Amy Fabry - Vocals, Piano, Keys, Saxophone

Kent Peterson - Bass, Drums, Percussion, Programming

James "Lupi" Lupino - Guitar

Tim Casey - Guitar, 12-String Guitar

James Edlund - Guitar

Todd Mikkelson - Guitar, E-Bow, Keys

Dave Brewster - Drums

Mike Hinton - Drums

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Amy's obsession with music developed very early in childhood. At age 3, Amy would dance for hours in the basement to the groovy sounds of her parents' prized jazz album collection. Her very earliest musical memories include singing along to 70's radio hits and her big brother's K-Tel records. She began playing piano at age 5 which led to 11 years of formal classical training starting at age 7. At the age of 10, she began learning the saxophone and expressing herself through songwriting. Although her earliest influences stem from the 70's singer-songwriter period (i.e. Carole King), Amy's musical tastes are quite eclectic. This, no doubt, stems from her time spent living in France, working as a buyer in the music industry, and struggling with an amusing but time-consuming Internet addiction to all things musical.

Amy released her well-received first album, Cultivated Pearl, in 2002. These days you can find her working on her second album coming Fall 2007. Stay tuned!

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