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Dayna Kurtz | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Jazz, folk, Americana |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Kismet Records |
| Website | www |
Dayna Kurtz is an Americansinger/songwriter. Her music is a blend of jazz, folk, pop and blues. She began her career in 1989, touring small stages up and down the East Coast, promoting her work with a sparse but haunting self-recorded demo tape. She was named Female Songwriter of the Year in 1997 by theNational Academy of Songwriters.
Norah Jones (who duets onDuke Ellington's "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" on Kurtz's 2004 albumBeautiful Yesterday) andBonnie Raitt[1] have raved about Kurtz in interviews, and she's performed on the radio showsWorld Cafe,Mountain Stage andNPR'sMorning Edition andTell Me More.
She has toured as a supporting act withElvis Costello,Richard Thompson,Mavis Staples,Dr. John,B.B. King,Richie Havens,Rufus Wainwright,Keren Ann,Chris Whitley, andThe Blind Boys of Alabama.
Kurtz has recorded twoSecret Canon albums, collecting obscurestandards and blues and R&B gems originally recorded in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Critic James Reed of theBoston Globe wrote in a review ofBeautiful Yesterday that "there's no logical reason why singer-songwriter Dayna Kurtz is not a full-blown star".[2]
In 2015 Dayna Kurtz releasedRise and Fall, which features "You’re Not What I Needed (But You’re All That I Want)", which she called her "Dan Penn" song.[3]
TheHere Volume 1 andVolume 2 albums are a compilation of great songs by Dayna, which were recorded during a live tour in the Netherlands in 2016. Dayna is accompanied by guitaristRobert Maché.
In December 2017 Dayna started a new blues dance band calledLulu and the Broadsides. Next to Dayna the other band members areJames Singleton,Carlo Nuccio, Robert Mache and Glenn Hartman. In 2019 the band released its first EP.
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