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Valerie Day and Tom Grant

Photo: Sherri Diteman

Duets with Tom Grant

Valerie's newest project is a recording of duets with pianist Tom Grant, one of the West Coast's best-known jazz musicians. Side By Side is a seamless blend of jazz standards, Tin Pan Alley favorites, bossa nova and lesser known classics. "I feel lucky to be making music with Tom," Valerie says. "He has such a vast musical vocabulary, and speaks the language of jazz so well. When it's just the two of us, we're able to listen and respond to each other in a way that feels like magic to me."

Listen to the Side by Side CD:

Valerie Day fronts the Knights of Swing at their CD release party at the Crystal Ballroom

Valerie Day and the Knights of Swing

With impressive range and effortless delivery, Valerie injects new life into a collection of standards from the Great American Songbook. With clear timbre and flawless intonation, her voice is an integral part of the ensemble, riffing with the horns and sparring with the rhythm section. Like a seasoned jazz player, she finds the musical heart of each song. She sums up the "Knights of Swing" project by saying. "Doing this record got me reconnected with the reason I do music in the first place - because it brings me joy."

See a clip from the CD release party at the Crystal Ballroom:

Get your copy of Beginning to See the Light featuring Valerie Day & the Knights of Swing.

Proceeds from this CD benefit Artists for the Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for arts education in local schools.