"Truth be told, however, there wasn't much jazz to be heard on this night. Anyone who thinks otherwise should have been at the Monterey Jazz Festival over the weekend and heard Dianne Reeves or Rene Marie - now that's jazz vocal work. Monday's show was more an evening of traditional pop vocals - which is the album category where Laufey's previous album, "Bewitched," triumphed at the 2024 Grammys - but with a decidedly vintage twist."
"To an older listener, her songs may sound like standards - ones that, somehow, have remained hidden to the public since the '30s and '40s. Of course, that would be a very good trick, since Laufey is still just 26-years old - and these are original compositions. A younger listener might not associate her sound to standards, but rather just intuitively realize that Laufey is connecting through her music to another time and place."
Laufey performed for about 12,000 fans at Oakland Arena while aiming for a jazz-club atmosphere. Her third album, A Matter of Time, tops Billboard's Jazz Albums chart, though the concert leaned toward traditional pop vocals with a vintage twist rather than pure jazz. Her previous album, Bewitched, won in the traditional pop album category at the 2024 Grammys. At 26, she writes original songs that can sound like long-lost standards to older listeners while appealing intuitively to younger audiences. Her live show blends a supper-club vibe with a lush string section and symphonic elements during nearly two-hour performances.
Read at The Mercury News
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