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"The Dear Claudia show was the best night we have had since reopening..." - Tom Rota, general manager
"Somebody should check this girl out" - Lyle Jones, co-owner
"Portland's hottest new voice...Leah is an extraordinary singer and piano player...the crowd was hypnotized...I promise you will not be disappointed" - Gayden Prince, Boothbay Register
"The self-titled CD was recently released, and it is a charming and smart assembly of 11 songs. Finkelstein has an expressive voice that is full of soul, and she plays a mean keyboard. Clarke and Hansen give her songs the royal treatment with persussion and bass lines...Dear Claudia is a piano-based smart-pop. It elicits a kind of 1970's FM-radio songwriter feeling that translates seamlessly to the present...Dear Claudia sounds seasoned well beyond its 10-month existence..." - The Portland Press Herald
Discography
Dear Claudia, 2007
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Bio
Dear Claudia is Leah Finkelstein, Matt Hansen, and Herb Clarke. The trio came together in January 2007, when drummer, Herb Clarke, heard Leah playing solo at a club in Portland, ME and had a vision. Listening to her inspired sound, he could hear what he and bass player friend, Matt Hansen, could do as a live rhythm section. The three of them got together and it clicked right away.
After a few rehearsals, they got started on their first CD, Dear Claudia, using Leah's brilliant original songs as a framework and Herb and Matt's solid grooves as the driving force. The CD has been a huge success and they have established themselves as the "must see" local band with a loyal following. Leah's soulful vocals and powerful keyboard style, Matt's fluid bass lines, and Herb's intense earthy beat creates a sound that is innovative, memorable and impressing all types of music fans.
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