VOA标准英语2011--New Jazz Releases Include Jessy J, Hirom

New Jazz Releases Include Jessy J, Hiromi

Jazz is in the air! Three of today’s leading ladies of contemporary jazz have new releases.
Saxophonist Jessy J has been a bright light on the smooth jazz scene since releasing her debut¹ album three years ago. Her latest effort, Hot Sauce, taps into her Latin influences on such tracks as “Meant To Be.” It also includes Will Young’s pop hit “Leave Right Now,” Duke Ellington’s “In A Sentimental² Mood,” and eight originals. According to Jessy, who was born Jessica Spinella in Portland, Oregon, the “J” in Jessy J stands for Jazz.
Jazz fusion³ and classical music come together on a new album by Japanese pianist Hiromi called Voice.
Hiromi was introduced to jazz at age eight, and at 14, performed with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. After a brief stint⁴ as a law student in Tokyo, she came to the U.S. to study jazz at the Berklee College of Music. She was offered her first recording⁵ contract while still attending Berklee.
Jessy J and her saxophone
Hiromi’s Voice features The Trio Project, with Anthony Jackson on bass⁶ and Simon Phillips on drums.
Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington delivers one of the most ambitious albums of the year, The Mosaic⁷ Project. The collection features some of today’s best and brightest female jazz singers and instrumentalists. Among them, vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cassandra Wilson and Dianne Reeves, pianist Geri Allen, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, percussionist⁸ Sheila E, and this year’s Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding on the track “Crayola.”

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 sentimental   

adj.多愁善感的，感伤的

参考例句：

• She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
• We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。

3 fusion   

n.溶化；熔解；熔化状态，熔和；熔接

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。

4 stint   

v.节省，限制，停止；n.舍不得化，节约，限制；连续不断的一段时间从事某件事

参考例句：

• He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
• We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。

5 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

6 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

7 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

8 percussionist   

n.打击乐器演奏者

参考例句：

• She overcame her deafness and eventually became a successful percussionist. 她克服了耳聋的毛病，最后当了打击乐队敲打手。 来自辞典例句
• For many years I practiced these techniques as a professional percussionist in jazz and new music. 许多年来作为一个职业的爵士乐和新音乐演奏者我不断实践着。 来自互联网