MICHELLER MYRTILL: JAZZ QUE VEM DA HUNGRIA

Trago para vocês neste sábado uma apresentação da bela cantora húngara Micheller Myrtill que acabei de descobrir quando garimpava no YouTube alguns artistas de jazz. De repente descobri essa bonita e simpática cantora de jazz da Hungria, um país que pertenceu à famigerada União Soviética, quando deve ter patinado por décadas naquilo que ficou conhecido como (argh!) estética marxista. Com a queda da URSS e o retorno da liberdade com o bom capitalismo, a Hungria voltou à normalidade e o público húngaro já pode ouvir famosos standards do jazz em performances deliciosas como esta. A música é a conhecida Misty, do legendário pianista e compositor americano Errol Garner.

Além de possuir uma voz agradável e equilibranda, Mirtill Micheller tem bossa e swing. No YouTube vocês podem ver outros shows dessa cantora.

No site All About Jazz, há uma breve biografia de Mirtill que transcrevo como segue:

Micheller Myrtill (born Born: August 17, 1972) has been a well-known artist in the Hungarian music industry for more than ten years and is now a household name. After graduating as a jazz vocalist major from the Franz Liszt Music Academy, she started her music career as a jazz singer and vocal coach. She has performed with many Hungarian bands and solo artists such as Tamas Hevesi, Erika Zoltan, Roy and Adam, United, Animal Cannibals, Zsuzsa Cserhati, TNT, Naksi & Brunner and Istvan Lerch.

Myrtill also performed a singing-acting role in the musical production Dr. Bubo and lent her vocal skills to the move classic “Meseauto” (Dreamcar) with the band Escape. She is often a singer guest of the famous Hungarian group Benko Dixieland Band.

In 2006 Myrtill took part in two remarkable international singing contests. Myrtill and her guitarist partner Tibor Pinter were awarded the top eigth spot among 55 competitors in an international singing-guitar duet contest in Germany. Using the same unique arrangement from the competition, they recorded and released the album “Same As You” (2006). The album was very popular and was nominated for a Fonogram for Best Jazz Album of 2007 by MAHASZ. In 2006 Myrtill performed in another competition at the Lady Summertime jazz contest in Finland and reached third place. Myrtill is also a well-known performer at many Hungarian music pubs, festivals and company events.

In June 2007 she was listed as one of the 50 best young Hungarian artists by one of the most remarkable newspapers of the country, the Magyar Hirlap. Myrtill, who is also known as the star singer of the popular Hungarian television show called Szombat Esti Laz (Saturday Night Fever)and is a vocal coach of the famous national singing contest Megastar. Currently, she is also releasing her third solo album called “Save the last dance for me.” In addition to the usual instruments, the arrangement also includes a special whole rhythm section and a string-quartet. We also find the beautiful, well-known jazz evergreens with different, unique arrangements.