Short review

The library in my hometown have a blog and when I googled my name I saw that they posted a short review on my record. Thank you for your kind words!

http://borgholmsbibliotek.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/skon-jazz-av-maria-rylander/

One year!

Today it is exactly one year since I was on Nyhetsmorgon promoting my new album Facing South. One year full of great reviews, amazing travels and meetings with wonderful people!


The only thing I would like to have done more is concerts but it´s hard these days. There are many good musicians out there to "compete" with and to be frank the most jazz clubs in Sweden don't have the guts to invite young bands because they are scared that the audience will fail them. Their audience is 60+ and they don't like jazzpop... or??? This makes me really sad and angry but the truth is that maybe the jazz scene is not for me.


Anyway, Im not going to let this bore me. Im so happy for all the nice comments from you "fans" out there and all the five- and four- and three-star reviews that I´ve got. I´m so glad that I had the opportunity to make a record and to see it being loved. That´s why I´m making a second one!


I celebrate this year by posting the clips from Nyhetsmorgon; Facing South, Jonathan and the interview! Thank you for your support!

Enjoy!

http://www.tv4play.se/nyheter_och_debatt/nyhetsmorgon?title=maria_rylander_-_facing_south&videoid=1713197

http://www.tv4play.se/nyheter_och_debatt/nyhetsmorgon?title=maria_rylander_-_jonathan&videoid=1713796 

http://www.tv4play.se/nyheter_och_debatt/nyhetsmorgon?title=morgonens_musikgast_maria_rylander&videoid=1712996http://www.tv4play.se/nyheter_och_debatt/nyhetsmorgon?title=maria_rylander_-_facing_south&videoid=1713197

Playhouse

As you may know I had the honor to be a host for Nefertiti´s jam sessions called Playhouse, tuesday nights all spring. I had a blast and although I only had two nights of my own I really got in to it. I wish I  were the host every tuesday but sadly that´s not possible.

Anyway, my last evening I had a "Flora Purim Tribute" together with the lovely Lisa Bodelius from Stockholm playing trombone, Anna Eklund on electric bass, Simon Westman on piano and Fredrik Hamrå on drums. My dear friend Vicky sat in the audience and filmed this short clip that I would like to share with you all. Later in the evening she also entered the stage and preformed a fantastic version of the wonderful song "A child is born".
It was an amazing night and Im so glad because we had over a 100 people in the audience!

Thank you all for coming to Playhouse supporting me and my friends. See ya in september!

Photoshoot no 2

Photo: Calle Wärnelöv

Photoshoot

Photos: Calle Wärnelöv