Naama

The long-awaited fourth release from Naama Gerber, a jazz vocalist born in Beersheba, southern Israel, and currently based in New York. This album features a quartet of Peter Bernstein (g) and Glenn Zaleski (p), providing great support. Naama showcases a lovely and sophisticated vocal style that firmly follows the tradition of white female vocalists. This is a classic vocal work in which great standards are delicately interpreted with an elegant voice and clear phrasing.

Inspired by the emotionally direct compositions of the 1940’s and 50's Naama has established herself as a prominent voice in the New York City jazz scene.

For French-Israeli Mezzo-Soprano Naama Liany, every song is an opportunity for connection.

Conceiving her debut album, vocalist Naama Gheber summoned inspiration from an intimate life on the New York bandstand. Among tapering red curtains, maple bar tops, snares and brushes, the Be'er Sheva-born artist nightly explored selections from the canon of American standards with her fellow artists – music that would become the centerpiece for Dearly Beloved. As tracks materialized one by one, she observed a lyrical theme emerging, one that presents triumphs, challenges and ultimately changes within the human condition reflected in relationships with others.

Una mattina, al risveglio, Naama scopre che un inspiegabile evento ha sconvolto nel corso della notte la rassicurante realtà su cui si fondava la sua esistenza. Suo marito, fino a quel momento un uomo perfettamente sano impegnato in una vivace attività di guida turistica, non è più in grado di alzarsi dal letto. Un inizio che non può non riportare alla mente La metamorfosi di Kafka e che ci getta al cuore della relazione fra Udi, il cui corpo è entrato in una sorta di “sciopero”, e sua moglie, che cerca di fare i conti con la crisi del proprio matrimonio..