Mara Kaye

Imagine a very commanding young woman, dressed as if for a trendy gang meeting in her native Brooklyn, singing the fatal blues of Victoria Spivey (the general theme being either “You broke my heart so you will die,” or “Don’t mess with me or . . . ” you can fill in the blank) with stomp and swerve…. Mara Kaye is of New York’s great gifts to the world.” [JAZZ LIVES] Her heart is in her music and there is no pretense, no distance as audiences from here to Moscow, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Brooklyn dives have found out. [JAZZ LIVES] “She’s got a voice that sounds like Louis Armstrong’s trumpet at a rent party.” [ Jimmy Vivino ] Her debut single, the forever iconic love song,  It Had To Be You , can be heard on steady rotation on LA’s premier jazz station, KJAZZ 88.1 FM. Her second single, Dystopian Blues , an original tune, was featured on ‘THE Kelly Clarkson SHOW ’ and performed live on CBS News. Mara also wrote and sang the hook for Brooklyn hip-hop legend AZ ’s track, Never Enough featuring rapper Rick Ross