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"NPR Interview excerpt"

Lalo has injected some rock vitality into the vibraphone, an instrument
most often associated with straight-ahead jazz." -National Public Radio
Listen to the full interview and feature at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1461960 - National Public Radio Weekend Edition Sunday


"JazzTimes excerpt"

"Lalo's music... exists as a playground made of sound." -JazzTimes Magazine - JazzTimes Magazine


"Indie-Music.com review exerpt"

"Lalo uses her music to open the doors to someplace ethereal and filled with kaleidoscopic color. Call it a celestial rock/jazz/world music symphony...
Lalo's music is sheer bliss."  -Indie-Music
Read more at http://www.indie-music.com/article.php?sid=1993 - Indie-Music.com


"Village Voice Review exerpts"

"The Vibe Queen"
&
"If Lionel Hampton joined '80s King Crimson, he might've played vibraphone like Lalo." - Village Voice - Village Voice


"Sounds of Timeless Jazz"

"Lalo is a rare find and offers a fresh new musical perspective on an instrument that is just as rare in jazz circles."   -Sounds of Timeless Jazz - Sounds of Timeless Jazz Magazine


"WomanRock cover story exerpt"

"Lalo has just released an exciting CD of tunes both wistful and funky."  -WomanRock.com cover story
Read more at http://www.womanrock.com/back_issues/february_03.html - WomanRock.com


"All About Jazz Review exerpt"

"Lalo's music is characterized by appealing musical movements and expressions as intelligently written as they are keenly performed."  -All About Jazz
Read more at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0503_133.htm - All About Jazz.com


"Bass Player Magazine Review"

"Vibraphonist Lalo is winning acclaim with her modernist compositions and tight-knit trio."    -Bass Player Magazine - Bass Player Magazine


"Jazz Perspectives Interview excerpt"

"That's the real joy in listening to [Lalo's] original compositions:  they are lyrical, melodic, and percussive." -Jazz Perspectives / NPR - NPR/Jazz Perspectives


Discography

Currently available: "Lalo", released 2003 at the Blue Note NYC. "Half Moon" will be released in January 2006. Lalo has played on numerous albums by other artists ranging from jazz to rock to singer-songwriter to cabaret.

Lalo's self-titled album has been featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and received radio play as well as numerous favorable press reviews. Tracks from the album can be heard at http://www.lalovibe.com.

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Bio

On her self-titled debut from 2003, vibist-composer Lalo blended rock vitality and lyrical delicacy in a potent trio setting with bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Todd Isler. Favorable reviews abounded: “Lalo has injected some rock vitality into the vibraphone” proclaimed host Liane Hansen during a feature interview on NPR Weekend Edition Sunday. “Lalo's music exists as a playground made of sound,” read a Jazztimes magazine feature on the vibraphonist. The Village Voice said, “If Lionel Hampton joined '80s King Crimson, he might've played vibraphone like Lalo.” With her first release, Lalo established herself as an artist of innovation and skill.

The next step for her exploratory spirit was an adventurous detour from the pared down format of her first CD. On her new album, Half Moon (to be released January 2006) Lalo explores different instrumentation in a series of expanded ensemble pieces tied together by a sense of mystery, magic and mood. As described in Bill Milkowski's liner notes, the result is “a collection of beguiling compositions and ambitious arrangements that run the gamut from darkly introspective to audaciously intense, from chamber-like to downright giddy and eerily whimsical.” Says Lalo,“Exploration is what makes it all fresh.”

The Savannah, Georgia native has been journeying both musically and geographically for some time. Currently based in New York, Lalo has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe as a performer and bandleader. “To be able to travel the world through my music has been a goal of mine ever since I took my first lesson on the vibraphone [with world-renowned vibraphonist Mike Mainieri],” remarks Lalo. “I love the thrill of hitting the road. There is nothing like exploring new places every day and then getting to perform each night.” She continues, “Wherever I go, I can always feel like I'm back in familiar territory as soon as I step up to the vibes.”

Her itinerary often includes legendary New York City venues such as the Blue Note, 55 Bar, Makor, and the Bitter End. During her frequent tours outside of New York, she has brought her band to the Half Note in Berlin, South by Southwest in Texas, and the Baked Potato in Los Angeles. She has been a featured guest artist at festivals such as the Rochester International Jazz Festival and the Savannah International Jazz Festival, and in November '05 will be showcasing as a featured artist at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Lalo has performed her music with symphonies, jazz big bands, chamber ensembles, small groups, duos, and solo. “It's always exciting to see where else the players can take the music,” Lalo comments. “My compositions are not static creations: musicians breathe life into the written notes.” Between touring, Lalo has recorded with legendary jazz pianist Kenny Werner for BMG Japan, performed with Cyro Baptista's ten-piece percussion ensemble, and regularly plays in several established New York City bands.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music after only two years of attendance, Lalo's travels frequently bring her to colleges and universities throughout the U.S as both a performer and clinician and often as an artist-in-residence. The list of colleges at which she has played is extensive, spanning the country from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Arizona, Tucson to South Dakota State University and Owens College, from Savannah College of Art and Design and the University of North Florida to SUNY Potsdam and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “I enjoy performing in concert halls as well as jazz clubs,” says Lalo. “Every venue is different, and it's all about the energy between the audience and the players.”

Lalo endorses Vic Firth mallets and Alternate Mode, Inc. Visit her website at www.lalovibe.com.