Jayme Kelly Curtis

Artist Information

Biography

Jayme's songs have been successfully used as incidental/background music on A&E, CMT, Fine Living Network, Logo, PBS and the Travel Channel. Her music has enjoyed significant airplay on terrestrial and Internet radio and has garnered a string of glowing reviews. Jayme's songs are hip and intelligent, yet accessible and timeless. Her formal education includes a serious study of vocal performance, music theory and poetry at Colorado College, and film and television production at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She holds a Master's degree in mass communication from the University of Denver. She has been endorsed by Elixir Guitar Strings, and has enjoyed ASCAPLUS Award Winner status for the last seven years. A Performing Member of Indiegrrl.com, her debut CD was among the top 40 selected out of 300 submissions.

Instrumentation

Jayme's latest CD features 18 talented musicians including Barry Phillips on cello and tabla, Shelley Phillips on English horn, Radim Zenkl on low whistle, Topher Gayle on acoustic guitar, mandolin and mandola, Autumn Hancock on violin, Matt Bohn on bass, Phil Campbell on baritone guitar, Rhan Wilson on percussion, and more. Jayme's music is acoustic at its core. This is "folk music with saxophones." Jayme's video files can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/JaymeKellyCurtis

Discography

2008 Mid Life Chrysalis
2004 Sugar & Sand: A Trilogy in Three Moods
1999 In A Rushing Stream
2008 Dulcimer Girls, Old Ways Are Leaving
2011A Country Christmas Tune (single)
2010 Swept Away (single) (aka Stranded With You)

Official Website

http://www.purrgirl.com

Links

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Audio

• Blues With The Boys
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• Do The Dishes, Too
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• Swept Away (Gee How I'd Love to Be)
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• Shore of Wakefulness
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• Until It Teaches Me
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• Alchemy
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• Sideshow
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• The Cycle
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• Losing Lovers To Barlycorn-JaymeKellyCurtis
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• Sugar&Sand-JaymeKellyCurtis
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• Many Seasons Ago
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• Years May Go By
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• A Country Christmas Song
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• Roaring Camp Train - demo
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Lyrics

• Blues With the Boys
• Do The Dishes, Too
• Swept Away (Gee, How I’d Love to Be)
• Shore of Wakefulness
• Until It Teaches Me
• The Cycle
• Losing Lovers to Barley Corn
• Many Seasons Ago
• A Country Christmas Tune
• The Roaring Camp Train

Video

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Press

• Her Own Genre [+ Show ]
  

  "She alchemizes her own stories into songs that are at once bold and dreamy, pristine little gems of..."She alchemizes her own stories into songs that are at once bold and dreamy, pristine little gems of great nuance. ...I think Curtis may have gone and created her own genre, and she owns it masterfully. Just beauteous."

• Catch her now [+ Show ]
  

  "Catch this pure-voiced singer now, and it will be like you were lucky enough to see the Dixie Chick..."Catch this pure-voiced singer now, and it will be like you were lucky enough to see the Dixie Chicks when they were playing street corners."
  
  
  

• A brilliant voice
  

  "Fantastic songs, good musicians, and most of all, a brilliant voice."

• Full-out, pure passion [+ Show ]
  

  "Sugar & Sand is full-out, pure passion. Jayme Kelly Curtis's vocals give a ton of heart to the song..."Sugar & Sand is full-out, pure passion. Jayme Kelly Curtis's vocals give a ton of heart to the songs and the music adds flesh to that passion, emphasizing the tones of each mood."

• Intriguing Lyrics and an enchanting voice [+ Show ]
  

  "What stands out most memorably from Jayme Kelly Curtis is her voice — strong, clear and passionatel..."What stands out most memorably from Jayme Kelly Curtis is her voice — strong, clear and passionately expressive. Different styles on the musical spectrum, intriguing lyrics and the same enchanting voice make this release [Sugar & Sand] a trifecta. Enjoy."
  

• Thrillingly passionate vocals [+ Show ]
  

  "Subtitled A Triology in Three Moods, Curtis can call it what she wants. I'm going to call it music ..."Subtitled A Triology in Three Moods, Curtis can call it what she wants. I'm going to call it music worth your listening to, for throughout the twelve songs that create this lush and evocative disc you can hear in her thrillingly passionate vocals and intelligently eclectic mix of musical motifs and instruments that Curtis loves her life and inspires us to do the same."
  

Setlist

The Jayme Kelly Curtis Band includes bass, percussion, violin, acoustic guitar and violin. A typical gig is a concert setting with much attention given to creating an intimate, sensory experience with crystal clear vocals. Jayme is frequently accompanied by renowned players and is known for giving them plenty of room to stretch out and improvise on smokey folky rocking originals with a jazzy sensibility. An avid song collector, Jayme also loves performing "classic songs for classic people" as a soloist and/or with her jazz trio. As a regional artist, Jayme enjoys a reputation for warm, meaningful showcases featuring literate, soulful songs and the Bay Area's best instrumentalists. Jayme also has a talent for producing innovative split bill showcases and "in the round" events, and enjoys introducing her audience to new talent.

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