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Alyssa Graham

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An echo can soothe, and an echo can haunt. In Roman myth, Echo is the beautiful nymph with the musical voice forever calling after a boy in love with his own reflection. Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Alyssa Graham’s sophomore CD, the aptly-titled Echo, is a musical travelogue that traces the arc of a modern-day love affair and infuses it with a mélange of Jazz, Pop and Brazilian rhythms, bound together by the unforgettable timbre of Graham’s stunning voice. Echo was produced by Jon Cowherd (Brian Blade Fellowship, Lizz Wright) and is set for release July 29th on Sunnyside Records.

Called “A beautifully controlled and sumptuous voice” by All About Jazz, “Something special and truly unique” by critically-acclaimed vocalist Luciana Souza, “Lovely and haunting” by The New Yorker and “Comforting, exciting and spellbinding” by People Magazine, Alyssa began laying the foundations for Echo in January of 2006. It was a more than two year-long process, influenced by Alyssa’s travels throughout Brazil, India, Africa and Europe, as well as her long-time love affair with guitarist and lyricist Douglas Graham. “Echo is like a fairy tale,” says Alyssa, “It reveals the different complexities of an alluring lover, equally at home with flirtation and passion and knowing the precise distance between the two. A love story that is true and eternal. Doug and I have been together since we were kids and this record is truly a tribute to our successful love story and to many of the places we have traveled together - emotionally and geographically.”