TRACEY ROBERTS
News Biography Discography - mp3s Gig guide Press kit Gallery You-TUBE clips Favourite links
The NIGHTINGALES Other groups
NEW CD - OUT NOW!!!
Shades of Blue
New original songs plus a few favourite jazz and folk standards...a very laid back, classy CD with just vocals and the gorgeous, rich textures and colours of the full-length Steinway grand piano.
“When she plays the piano and sings, it just fits together like a glove.”
Michael Crichton, 3WBC 94.1 FMTo order your copy now, please email your request and details to enquiries@pangaea.nu
$25 AUS (plus $5 postage and handling.)
Tracey Roberts is one of the rare breed of singer-songwriters whose emotive and stylish performances consistently hold audiences spellbound - a gifted, "all-rounder" who defies categorisation. Along with her experience performing in a wide variety of musical genres, she combines her smooth, clear, lilting vocals with her versatile piano playing and richly poetic lyrics to create melodic arrangements of beautiful, original songs. Her music is a fusion of adult-contemporary, jazz-infused soul, pop and folk, with hints of blues and Celtic influences ... and there’s always some surprising quirky stuff with spontaneous anecdotes and commentary thrown into the mix ... an entertaining, class act.
Her vocals are smooth, warm and eloquent, a big voice ranging from full-on blasts to a delicate whisper - coupled with her melodic songs and comical anecdotes, her theatrical performances are delivered with a passion and energy that totally captivates her listeners.
With nearly 20 years of musical experience and touring internationally, she has recorded 8 CDs, done TV appearances and a multitude of radio interviews, and performs regularly at concerts and festivals as well as private and corporate events. Her ability to improvise and easily harmonise and accompany other singers and musicians (either spontaneously or with rehearsal) is also exceptional and she often performs in various collaborations with other artists in both live and recording contexts.
Some of the career highlights include doing the support for Arlo Guthrie's Australian Tour in the early 80s at The Dallas Brooks Hall, performing at the Anton Philipzaal in The Netherlands in 1994, the cabaret shows and piano bars in the Sheraton hotels in Delhi and AGRA in India in 1988, the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden in 1991 and in front of 15,000 people at the Monash Carols by Candlelight a few years ago ...oh yes, and a fancy dress NYE bash at a nudist colony on the Murray river near Echuca! ( body paint and accessories is the answer to your question! )
She is currently promoting her 8th CD, Shades of Blue, which has just been released.
The Tracey Roberts Trio is a joyful and vibrant jazz-folk combo - with eloquent vocals, lyrical songs, much merry-making and experienced and polished musicianship. Alongside her melodic, sophisticated vocals and tastefully executed jazz-infused piano playing style are her fabulous accompanists, Anthony Baker on drums (the funny man of jazz) and Mike Mathews on bass, (one of Australia's best). Adding sax or guitar makes it the quartet and adding both for a quintet. A class act.
Tracey performs not only as a solo singer-pianist but also in folk, and jazz combos ( she has regularly performed with Lachlan Davidson / Tony Buchanan on saxes, Gary Costello / Hermann Schwaiger / David Krycer on double bass, Phil Smith / Mike Mathews on electric bass, STAX on didge and David Hicks / Anthony Baker / Zoltan Almady and Jordan Scotney on drums. She also works regularly with other vocalist-musicians Maria Forde and Janette Geri, Michelle Chandler, Riley Jordan, Chloe Hall, Dave McFarlane and Christina Green - all brilliant singer-songwriter guitarists in their own rights ) - see Other groups for details.
Adding your name to the mail list:
If you would like to be on Tracey's mail list please send an email to enquiries@pangaea.nu with your name, address and/or email address and the words Add to mailing list in the subject line. Thank you.
If you have comments please feel free to email enquiries@pangaea.nu
Love to hear from you!All information on this site © Pangaea Productions 2012
