Modern Art

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*** Résumé en anglais seulement ***Britains leading female jazz singer, Claire Martin, presents an acerbic look at what it takes to be a jazz musician in the celebrity-obsessed 21st century. The original and contemporary songs on A Modern Art are presented with a cool-edge, tinged with a touch of irony and razor-sharp wit.Originally released in 2009 A Modern Art has been re-issued as part of Linns ECHO series which offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the labels award-winning catalogue.A Modern Art is inspired by the tragic death of pioneering jazz musician Esbjörn Svensson, who Claire pays tribute to with a heartfelt rendition of Love Is Real.A Modern Art features songs by the 21st centurys finest writers; Michael Franks, Donald Fagen, Cy Coleman, Rogers & Hart and Rebekka Bakken. Mark Winkler has contributed lyrics to a great Joshua Redman melody on the track lowercase and As We Live and Breathe is by the New York Voices vocalist Lauren Kinhan.Claire Martin successfully creates new jazz classics as she tackles the thorny subject of jazz as a contemporary art form one routed in tradition but as relevant and vibrant as ever.Known as The First Lady of British Jazz, Claire Martin has previously won Best Vocalist at the British Jazz Awards on six separate occasions, an award she was nominated in 2013.Claire Martin has been a driving force behind the UK jazz scene for the past 25 years and in 2011 was appointed an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to music.Claire is known to thousands of jazz fans as a presenter of Jazz Line-Up , the flagship jazz show on the UKs Radio Station of the Year, BBC Radio 3.