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"She is a true musician, which any great artist whose medium happens to be music, should be classified as. ... Chris McNulty is an exquisite instrument, along the lines of a Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald". -Gary Bartz  Chris McNulty "I don’t want musicians playing it too safe but on the other hand I also need someone who has a well developed sense of space – some of it has to do with getting used to each others’ styles – where he/she hears it, time-wise. In the end it’s really about a good match. Paul Bollenback and myself do a lot of duet work together in many and varied settings. You can hear how naturally locked in we are after about two bars." - Chris McNulty in a JazzImprov Magazine interview, December 2006
Increasingly acknowledged by musicians, peers and critics alike as a jazz vocalist-composer with a unique vision, boundless creative energy and a distinctive style of her own. McNulty's risk-taking, fluid and powerful emotional approach, support, but never compromise her musical sensibilities. As both vocalist and composer, McNulty breaks new ground by simultaneously reinforcing and re-defining the boundaries for jazz vocals. In short, she is a consummate musician with great pitch and control "capable of injecting emotion, pathos, irony & meaning into her work, a gift that few singers can lay claim to.” (George Carroll, The Musicians Ombudsman, Aug 2006). Her compositions have been hailed as rich harmonically, melodically and lyrically and well worthy of the company they keep along side the great standards she continues to interpret and explore.
"Not one jazz virtuoso could put the definition of jazz into words, but all agreed that you know it when you hear it. That's the way it is with Paul Bollenback. It's bona-fide playing, unambiguous, up-front and powerful," -George Benson
 Paul Bollenback
The McNulty/Bollenback collaboration has led to several extremely successful tours both within and without the United States reaching audiences as far and wide as St. Petersburg and Moscow and Melbourne and Sydney. In the summer of 2003 Bollenback and McNulty were invited to perform at the White Night’s Jazz Festival to celebrate St. Petersburg’s 300th Anniversary. In Moscow they have been invited for several return visits to the premier jazz club, part owned and run by the great tenor saxophonist, Igor Butman. In 2004 Chris appears as backing vocalist on the great Tom Lellis’s much hailed recording, Southern Exposure. Later on this year she will also appear as backing vocalist on a Gary Bartz’s recording project.
 Chris McNulty and Paul Bollenback © Don Berryman
The Bollenback/McNulty collaboration also continues to produce some wonderfully unique and cutting edge compositions. The focus on blending the sonic beauty of voice and guitar has become the main stay of their performances of late. A recent stint at The Artist’s Quarter in St. Paul, left the audiences mesmerized.
While Chris’ original works are attracting quite a deal of attention amongst several of New York’s leading jazz musicians, Chris will, of course, continue to reinvent songs from the Great American Song Book. Her many talents as a hard-swinging post-bop singer, balladeer, and interpreter of old and new standards will continue to attract audiences.
Come hear the amazing Chris McNulty perform with jazz guitarist, Paul Bollenback at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay. on Sunday, April 22nd. The show will start promptly at 4:30 pm, doors at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $30, with a $5 discount for those under 25 years of age.
The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society is a non-profit organization for the musical arts. Since 1966 the Society has presented live jazz, classical, and world music in an intimate setting at the Douglas Beach House, Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay, CA.
The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society is located in the Douglas Beach House, 311 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, on the corner of Mirada Road and Cortez. There is a wooden sign in the middle of the building by the steps. The Ebb Tide Café is downstairs on the right. There is limited parking behind the building. Call 650 726-4143 for reservations or more information. www.bachddsoc.org More April dates for Chris McNulty with Paul Bollenback:
- April 25 2007 8:00P The Triple Door, Seattle, Washington
- April 27 2007 8:00P Jimmy Mak's, Portland, Oregon
- April 28 2007 8:00P Ernie Shelton's Concert Series, Sonoma, California
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Monday, 13 October 2008
