ANNA DANES
Makes Her NYC Club Debut
at Club Bonafide
Saturday, September 16th 7:30pm
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"Simply put, Anna Danes is a STAR."
- United Press International
Discovering
a new life, fresh purpose and her true inner voice after years of
keeping up appearances in an unfulfilled existence she called a “gilded
cage,” Anna Danes is truly flying high. The emerging jazz vocalist and
songwriter captures the inspirational philosophy that continues to
propel her forward in the opening lines from “Find Your Wings,” the
gorgeous piano-vocal ballad that is the title track and centerpiece to
her new full length album. Speaking both to her soul and to millions of
women who seek the courage to liberate themselves and follow their
deeper creative passions, she sings, “When you feel that you don’t
fit/You’re not understood one bit/Find Your Wings/You can rise above the
fray/Sing what you can’t seem to say/Find Your Wings.”
The
Polish born, San Diego based multi-faceted artist and performer’s
advocacy for passion-pursuing and dream chasing has caught on quickly.
Upon its release, Find Your Wings debuted at #1 on the iTunes jazz
chart. Soon thereafter, it placed on two Billboard charts, reaching #13
on the Traditional Jazz chart and in the Top 25 on the Jazz Albums
chart. The collection, a follow-up to her well received 2013 debut
Longing, was produced by Dave Darling (Brian Setzer, Tom Waits, Jack
Johnson, Motley Crue) and recorded with top L.A. session musicians in
Capitol Studios A, where greats like Frank Sinatra and Nat “King” Cole
once held court.
A
true Renaissance woman who has used music as a springboard to become a
motivational speaker, budding author, noted philanthropist and live show
producer in the San Diego area, Anna recently created a vision board
for the way she wants her career to unfold. None of these hopes and
dreams seemed remotely possible just a few years ago, when her marriage
was breaking down and the onetime stay at home mom was trying to
literally find her wings and start over at the age of 43. Recording her
second album in the place where the legends worked their timeless magic
was the ultimate confirmation that she had succeeded in re-inventing
herself while sharing those long latent musical gifts with the world.
“Find
Your Wings is about me having found my passion and purpose and being
set free on this exciting new path of music, which allowed me to leave
my cage of self-doubt,” Anna adds. “I had a cushy lifestyle and could
have taken the path of least resistance and stayed in it. Five years ago
I was a pale shadow of myself, dressed nicely for all the world to see
but empty inside.”
The
six standards on Find Your Wings are all “dear friends” already in her
repertoire – “I Will Wait For You,” “It’s Crazy,” “I Want to Be
Around/Cry Me A River,” “That’s All” and “In The Wee Small Hours.” The
six originals are powerful snapshots of her life from around the time
she wrote them. “The Voice,” a co-write with Cindy Alexander, is about
life at the end of her marriage, while “Mr. OMG,” co-penned with Harris,
reflects on life after separation. The others – “Long Distance”
(co-written with Darling), “See You in L.A.” (with Alexander) and “I
Love You,” a hypnotic a capella piece written by Anna that closes the
set – are life with a new love and falling in love for the first
In
addition to her career as a singer, Anna produces private and public
events as well as the very successful Jazz on Cedros concert series in
San Diego that has celebrated sold out shows since its inception in
2014. She is currently writing her first book – also titled “Find Your
Wings” – which chronicles her incredible journey from Poland to Canada
and Southern California, through her careers as a lawyer and business
manager for her husband, and the amazing unfolding of her musical
artistry. She is also an avid philanthropist for causes that support
women, children and the arts, with a seat on the board of the San Diego
Symphony.
WEBSITE: www.AnnaDanes.com
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/
SOUNDCLOUD:
“See You In LA”: https://soundcloud.com/
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