Category Archives: Live Music Report

Reports about live shows.

Synergy Jazz

Synergy Jazz is singer Mary Raft Knea, husband bassist Rick Knea and guitarist Steve Prager. Specializing in jazz standards plus jazzed-up pop and country tunes, they performed Friday evening at Swirl Wine Shop and Lounge in Downtown Nampa. Here’s one of my favorite songs made popular by Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick.

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Ashley Rose

Ashley Rose is a jazz & soul-infused Americana musician based in Boise. She, and her friend Tim Green performed an evening of jazz standards at Swirl Wine Shop and Lounge in downtown Nampa. I’ve always loved the Billie Holiday classic “God Bless the Child”, and this duo really did it justice. Sadly, I LOST the video! :-(

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Caldy

Caldy (Lauren Caldwell and Mike Lemieux) played an evening of Jazz Standards and Jazzed-up Pop songs Friday evening at Swirl Wine Shop and Lounge. Lauren has been in a couple of bands, most recently with Natalie Soma’s band. She has a bachelors in music education with emphasis in voice, and works as an elementary music teacher. This was her first time at Swirl, doing a lovely version of a Dido song you might have forgotten about.

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