Anna Wilson http://annawilson.com Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:05:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Music In The Mountains Concert Series http://annawilson.com/music-in-the-mountains-concert-series/ http://annawilson.com/music-in-the-mountains-concert-series/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:05:11 +0000 annawilson http://annawilson.com/music-in-the-mountains-concert-series/ http://annawilson.com/music-in-the-mountains-concert-series/feed/ 0 Piano Brings Back Memories: Franzel and Wilson http://annawilson.com/piano-brings-back-memories-franzel-and-wilson/ http://annawilson.com/piano-brings-back-memories-franzel-and-wilson/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:49:12 +0000 www.annawilson.com http://annawilson.com/?p=1425 Continue reading →]]> BY JIM MISUNAS
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Singer Anna Wilson from Nashville and pianist Jeff Franzel from Manhattan, N.Y. warm up Tuesday at the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium.

…When jazz artist Anna Wilson was searching for the right songwriter, Franzel’s name was mentioned. It’s been a match made in heaven ever since they met….
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]]> http://annawilson.com/piano-brings-back-memories-franzel-and-wilson/feed/ 0 Country and jazz to shake hands when Anna Wilson takes stage http://annawilson.com/country-and-jazz-to-shake-hands-when-anna-wilson-takes-stage/ http://annawilson.com/country-and-jazz-to-shake-hands-when-anna-wilson-takes-stage/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:57:02 +0000 www.annawilson.com http://annawilson.com/?p=1430 Continue reading →]]> Midland Reporter-Telegram
March 22, 2012

By Georgia Temple
Entertainment Editor
Singer Anna Wilson found her place in music by merging her present with her past.

“I grew up with my mom playing piano in the house, and her repertoire was largely the Great American Songbook and road tunes so I really got that sense of melody and style,” Wilson said in a telephone interview with the Reporter-Telegram. “As I got older and pursued other genres, I moved to Nashville to be a songwriter and a country artist, I thought. By being around that world and doing it for a while, I realized that wasn’t what suited me best.”  READ ARTICLE

]]> http://annawilson.com/country-and-jazz-to-shake-hands-when-anna-wilson-takes-stage/feed/ 0 MontAnna Reprises with Carl Tatz Design http://annawilson.com/fileusersannawilsondesktopprosound-network-montanna-reprises-with-ctd-webarchive/ http://annawilson.com/fileusersannawilsondesktopprosound-network-montanna-reprises-with-ctd-webarchive/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:34:39 +0000 annawilson http://annawilson.com/?p=1410 PRO SOUND / MIX Online —-Nashville, TN (December 21, 2011)—Monty Powell and Anna Wilson’s new MontAnna Mix Room in Nashville was designed by Carl Tatz Design LLC, just like their previous studio.

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]]> http://annawilson.com/fileusersannawilsondesktopprosound-network-montanna-reprises-with-ctd-webarchive/feed/ 0 Rascal Flatts Talk Opry Membership and Duet Projects http://annawilson.com/rascal-flatts-talk-opry-membership-and-duet-projects/ http://annawilson.com/rascal-flatts-talk-opry-membership-and-duet-projects/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:11:15 +0000 www.annawilson.com http://annawilson.com/?p=1393 Continue reading →]]> Read Billboard.com article
by Chuck Dauphin, Nashville  |   October 05, 2011 3:30 EDT

…”Easy” was not the only collaboration from Rascal Flatts in 2011. They also were a part of Anna Wilson’s Countrypolitan Duets release, adding their harmonies to “You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me,” with Ray Price.

“We’re huge fans of Ray Price to begin with, but Anna Wilson is a dear friend,” Jay says.  Her husband and I write together all the time. He told me ‘We’re doing this project,’ and we love in Anna and believe in what she’s doing. It was a wonderful idea to meld jazz and Country together. We were excited to be a part of it.”…

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]]> http://annawilson.com/countrypolitan-duets-receives-4-star-rating/feed/ 0 Countrypolitan Duets named one of the Most Interesting Things of 2011-2012 http://annawilson.com/countrypolitan-duets-named-one-of-the-most-interesting-things-of-2011-2012/ http://annawilson.com/countrypolitan-duets-named-one-of-the-most-interesting-things-of-2011-2012/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:31:43 +0000 www.annawilson.com http://annawilson.com/?p=1373 Continue reading →]]> Nashville Arts & Entertainment 
2011-12 Edition

Mention Anna Wilson’s name around town and you will likely hear, “THE Jazz singer.”  Arguably Nashville’s most acclaimed jazz singer, Wilson has produced a unique musical offering this year fusing  a little bit of country and a whole lot of Jazz in her new project, Countrypolitan Duets.  The word “countrypolitan” originated as a Nashville sound–a type of country music engineered by Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley incorporating string sections instead of banjos and fiddles.  It was revolutionary then and remains so now.

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July-August 2011 Issue

07/05/11
Christopher Loudon

Plenty of fans along both sides of the jazz-country divide would insist that the two genres are as far apart as fatback and foie gras. But vocalists Anna Wilson and Diane Schuur are hoping to alter that perception with likeminded though distinct new albums. Wilson’s Countrypolitan Duets (Music World), populated with a string of special guests that extends from legends Ray Price, Connie Smith and Kenny Rogers to contemporary stars Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum, blends the lush Nashville Sound of the 1960s with swing across 10 country classics and one original tune. Schuur’s more subdued The Gathering (Vanguard) features covers of 10 vintage hurtin’ songs, and includes appearances by Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Mark Knopfler and Kirk Whalum.

Though the Nashville-based Wilson has never recorded country songs before, she has written hits for the likes of Billy Ray Cyrus and Reba McEntire. “I’m a bit of a fish out of water,” she laughs. “I love singing jazz but writing country songs.” On previous jazz albums, Wilson focused almost exclusively on original songs. “People started saying they’d like to hear me do something familiar,” she says. “I wanted to do it in a unique and compelling way. I thought that if we took great country songs built around simple chord structures and augmented them with all the sophistication of jazz, we could still maintain the core of the songs but present them in innovative ways. I wanted to demonstrate that country and jazz are not that far apart.”

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Families unplug on ranch vacations

Ranch getaways provide families the chance to blend rustic pleasures, outdoor pursuits and unplugged relaxation. Round up your clan and consider these five places. — Lynn O’Rourke Hayes, Dallas Morning News

C Lazy U Ranch in Granby, Colorado

( clazyuranchrealty.com )

After the ropin’ and ridin’, join two Grammy-winning singer-songwriters for a live performance and the opportunity to discover how you might pen or perform an award-winning tune. Pros Monty Powell and Anna Wilson will be on hand for this one-time event July 24-31. That week and throughout the season, families relish time spent horseback riding in stunning Colorado country, gourmet dining, fly-fishing on private water, trap shooting, archery, plus yoga and spa activities. The ranch is well known for its kids’ adventure program. Contact: 970-887-3344; www.clazyu.com. 

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