Liza Lee: News

Hello My Friends:

I want to thank the following people for donating their time and helping me to make the "Anima" CD to benefit "The Society For Women's Health Research" a reality. I also hope that this will encourage you to check out their sites and support these amazing artists!

David Cook (Pianist) - www.davidcookmusic.com
Bruce Barth (Pianist) - www.brucebarth.com
Michael Kanan (Pianist) - www.michaelkanan.com
Art Hirahara (Pianist) - www.arthirahara.com
Kelsey Warren of Pillow Theory (Guitar) - www.myspace.com/pillowtheory
Adam Kolker (Saxophone) - www.adamkolker.com
Shayna Steele (Vocals) - www.myspace.com/shaynasteele
Scott Robinson (Bass Clarinet & Saxophone)
Eric Halverson (Drums)

Kievan Havens for painting the Anima CD cover. Thank you Kievan! - www.kievanitreal.com/Welcome.html

And I must thank my AMAZING Style Team

Ryan Watt (Stylist and Visual Dreamer) - www.myspace.com/royalcuriosity
Yalenis - (Assistant Stylist) - www.myspace.com/xoyalenisxo
Ms Kim (Make-Up) - www.myspace.com/mskimisfierce
Johan Salvador (Photographer) - www.johansalvador.com

Jim Clouse of Park West Studios (and Michelle too) for donating studio time! www.parkweststudios.com

And last but not least a huge thank you to my two band mates and musical cohorts! They do not have sites but they have been part of my band since I moved to NYC. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Michael Petrosino & Pat O'Leary!

And thank you to all of you who have supported and believed in my musical journey!

Much Love & Respect,
Liza

To read Liza's full story about what led her to decide to donate the proceeds of her soon to be released jazz CD "Anima" to "The Society For Women's Health Research" please click the link below.

“I am glad to help increase awareness about the dire need for funds to research how illness, disease and medications uniquely affect women’s bodies.”
—Liza Lee, patient, artist, SWHR supporter

www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/PageServer?pagename=story_lizalee

Hello All:

I was asked to cover the song "Fire With Fire" by the group "The Gossip" for a short film called "En Femme". Well it got picked up by Alpha Channel and is going to be screened tonight at the Tribeca Cinemas here in NYC! So congratulations to Aimee (aka Grandma Fun) and thank you for letting me be a part of "En Femme"!

A Very Excited,
Liza Lee

"This haunting CD is well worth checking out."
-Scott Yanow

"Liza opens the album with a stunning lazy Sunday morning version of “Strawberry Fields Forever.” It’s so seductive that it would make Paul McCartney blush."
-Paul Zimmerman, (First Coast News)

"Miz Liza Lee has that-something. Liza Lee's gonna get you!"
-Bob Dorough, (Songwriter, singer, producer)

"From Ani DiFranco to Cole Porter...this girl has got it going on."
-WAER Radio, (Syracuse, NY)

"Phoebe Snow meets Brenda Russell"

"Uniquely Talented"
-John Marcus, (The Jazz Dimension)

"Natural, erotic, but also spiritual"
-Bruno Pollacci, (Animajazz Italy)

"The CD opens with Liza Lee slowly singing the opening line of "Strawberry Fields Forever." Her wistful delivery creates a sense of mystery because it's not evident where she will take you with the song. She is soon joined by the piano and a hint of drums. Lee is turning the familiar Beatles' song into a jazz tune. Other artists have reinvented Beatles' songs into jazz pieces with mixed results. What makes Lee's turn work is that she has stripped the song to its bare bones, allowing her to experiment with the pacing and a small combo to play with the melody. They create a song that's right for a late-night club."
-Donna Kimura, (Jazz Review)

Hello My Friends:

As an independent artist sometimes you have to find unconventional ways to get the job done. That is why I just joined an awesome site called Sellaband!

On this site you can become a “Believer” and purchase parts in singer / songwriters that you believe in. Or as an artist you can have people buy parts in your next CD project. Once you get up to 50K (each part is $10) you get the money to make a CD.

So if you "Believe" in me and you want to buy a part in my original music CD project that would be amazing! Thank you so much for your time and all of your support!

www.sellaband.com/lizalee

Much Love,
Liza

PS – This is for my original pop music projects. This does not have anything to do with my new upcoming jazz release on “Jazz Doll” Records. The "Anima" CD will benefit “The Society For Women’s Health Research”!

Hello My Friends:

I am very excited to let you know that I have a new "jazz" project that the band and I are working on. The proceeds of this CD will be donated to the "Society for Women's Health Research." For more information and to donate please click the link below.

www.womenshealthresearch.org

This CD will feature songs written by women with a few new originals penned by yours truly. There are some amazing people involved who are all donating their time to make this project a reality. I also need to say a huge thank you to Jim Clouse of Park West Studios in Brooklyn for donating the studio time!

www.parkweststudios.com

If you want to be involved in some way please e-mail me at

lizalee@lizaleemusic.com

Thank you for your time! I can't wait to have a great new CD to offer to you for an even greater cause!

XOxoXO,
Liza

Hello All:

I am so honored to be backing up the amazing Brig Feltus on June 27th at BAM for the URB ALT Fest 08!

www.myspace.com/brigfeltus

www.bam.org

So of course I expect to see you ALL there but I also want you to check out the other shows too! Here is where to go to find out all of the latest on this amazing festival!

www.myspace.com/urbalt

I'll see you there! Make sure to say hello!

XOxoXO,
Liza

Hello All:

I am so happy to have three new songs up from my "Houses of Detention" Demo. So get ye to the "Hear" page now and have a listen!

With Love & Respect & Excitement,
Liza

I get to back up Brig Feltus at the URB-ALT Fest 08' at BAM!!! Be there or be beyond square!!! (For real!)

XOxoXOxo,
Liza

Go to the Tour / See Liza page for the D.L.

www.myspace.com/brigfeltus This is where you will find the "Queen Butterfly"!

Liza is currently working on an original music project due to be released in 2008 / 2009. "We are living in an immensely interesting time period politically (Where do I begin?), environmentally (Oh, the warming, the fumes, one in three people do not have clean water to drink on our planet.) as well as emotionally (It is the apathy that scares me the most.). I have always been a writer. I have always been an outspoken individual about many issues. Writing my own material just seemed like the natural progression in my growth as an artist.” A new "House" is being built and Liza is beckoning you to turn the key and step inside.

Jazz Doll Records is an independent label that is operated by vocalist Liza Lee. Jazz Doll was started with one mission in mind. To put out new music with a message. Whether that message be emotional, spiritual or political. A Jazz Doll is not male nor female. A Jazz Doll is not fragile even if the outside happens to be a glossy cover or worn plastic. A Jazz Doll has valid thoughts, feelings and emotions but, realizes that you do too. A Jazz Doll does not sit idly by and let the world spin into further chaos. A Jazz Doll is a person of action. A Jazz Doll realizes that change equals growth and that growth is good. A Jazz Doll is the oldest kind of activist. An activist who expresses themselves through music. A Jazz Doll is a balance between the dark and light. A Jazz Doll is not really a doll at all.

Consume, consume, consume that is what most of us tend to do. I myself am guilty of this state of mind (drooling over the new iWhatever, the latest boots, the sheik lines of my friends new coat). Why am I this way? Why are we this way? Is it conditioning?

"Our enormously productive economy… demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption… We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced, and discarded at an ever increasing rate."
- Victor Lebow, 1955

This need to consume was planned and our planet is paying the ultimate price. This short film explains in basic terms.

www.storyofstuff.com

With Love & Respect,
Liza

We here at Liza Lee Music are very happy to announce that Liza's CD "Scarlet Mark" is the #10 Folk-Jazz CD on CD Baby.

My Friends & Family:

One of my closest friends sent me an e-mail urging me to sign a petition in support of expanded federal hate crimes laws after a young woman was brutally beaten by four people in Missoula, MT because she is a lesbian. I feel sick, sad and disappointed that these sorts of crimes against people continue to exist in our society. It is so out of my realm of thought that I cannot comprehend the fact that anyone would ever consider harming another person because of his or her sexual orientation. The group Forward Montana has started a petition asking that the last Democratic holdout in MT, Representative Rehberg, support hate crimes legislation. I urge you all to sign this petition and support our sisters and brothers who are only asking for the right to live in a safer environment knowing that they will be offered some form protection! I thank you for your time!

With Love & Respect,
Liza

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1739/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=836

I am so happy to announce the release of my friend Joey Negron's book "1Zero9"! Joey and I grew up together in Reading, Pa. Joey is one of the most kind, compassionate and amazing people that I have ever known. Below is a description of the book.

"One….Zero…..Nine…is a coming of age story that allows the reader to have an intimate look within the author’s mind set. Get to know the meaning of three numbers that will take the reader on a roller-coaster ride of laughter, sadness, anger, love, empathy and realism. The book provides a chronological order of life events that are connected, tied and branded by the numbers 1 zero 9. Plunge into the book as Joey's adolescent carnal decisions mold his early adulthood and how one tragic window opens to another portal of love and success. Accompany Joey on his humorous and triumphant life journey through the roughest years of his life. Metamorphic, Joey comes full circle and changes his lenses to see clearly a new young girl in his life. He extracts strength from his supportive community and family - just like an "alley-oop" pass in the game of basketball - and comes out on top with a "dunk". 1 zero 9 is a must-read not only for the “average Joe”, but for teenagers, parents, college and graduate students, social workers, teachers, professionals, the president of The United States and anyone else that will take the time to read."

Please support Joey by going to his site and purchasing "1Zero9"!!!

www.joeynegron.com

We here at Liza Lee Jazz / Music are very happy to announce that Liza will be performing in Europe from August 20, 2007 through September 8, 2007.

Dear Friends:

Last night I went to see Damian Rice at Radio City Music Hall. Before the concert started the WITNESS group showed a video. Below is their mission statement.

Mission
WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. We empower people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.

This presentation really touched me and their mantra See It, Film It, Change It is such a brilliant yet simple concept. We cannot deny what it is that we see with our own eyes. Or will we stand idly by and let our world suffer? The choice is yours.

My love to you all. I hope to see you out there somewhere in this crazy world of ours.

With Love & Respect,
Liza

http://www.witness.org/

Dear Friends:

I hope that you are all having a great Mothers Day! And if you don't mind I will take this moment to say happy Mothers Day to my mom (Donna Steed). Happy Mothers Day MOMMY!!! In honor of my mom the beautiful woman who made me an empathetic activist I will ask you to take two minutes of your time to sign CARE's Safe Motherhood Petition.

"Motherhood and pregnancy should be a time of great joy, but in the poorest parts of the world, motherhood can be deadly. In some countries, women have a 1 in 6 chance of dying from pregnancy-related complications, compared to as little as 1 in 30,000 in northern Europe.

We know what works. A comprehensive investment can save countless lives and help millions of women build a better future for themselves and for their families. Please join Meg Ryan in urging Congress to support CARE's Safe Motherhood Platform today."

To sign the petition please use the link below! I hope to see you out there somewhere in this crazy world of ours! Have a great Mothers Day and thank you for your time!

Love,
Liza

CARE's Motherhood Platform
https://my.care.org/campaign/Mothers07_democrats?rk=tdxVk8Y134EvE

Dear Friends:

I am so honored / excited to share this news with all of you! Carlos Ojeda Jr. a childhood friend of mine from Reading, PA is making a difference in peoples lives. Carlos is an amazing motivational speaker who has been described as one of the most dynamic speakers under thirty in America. Carlos travels the world doing one of the most important things that we are able to with our time here on this earth. Carlos shares his own story in order to motivate and empower people!

To find out more about Carlos' speaking, his new poetry book "Mi Alma - My Soul", and his line of motivational posters and t-shirts please use the links below!

With Love & Respect,
Liza

www.carlosojedajr.com (Carlos’ Website)

www.carlosojedajr.com/shopping/ (Link to Carlos’ poetry book Mi Alma – My Soul)

www.zazzle.com/CarlosOjedaJr (Link to Carlos’ line of motivational products)

As an independent artist one of my greatest links to the public is through Internet Radio. Many of these stations are currently in jeopardy of being shut down!

Music royalty rates were recently determined by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) which, if enacted, would certainly silence most or all of my favorite online listening services. (For most webcasters, this new royalty rate represents more than 100% of their total revenues!)

The closure of these Internet radio stations would be a loss for not only independent business owners, but also for musical artists, for copyright owners, and for listeners who enjoy the wide variety of choices available via Internet radio.

I hope that we will all contact Congress and ask them to look into this matter and initiate action to prevent it. Time is of the essence in this case!

For more information please go to
www.savethestreams.org

To SIGN a petition
www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveinternetradio/