Jenna Mammina - The Music & The Magic of Ms. Abbey Lincoln (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist:

1. When I'm Called Home
2. The Music Is The Magic
3. Not To Worry
4. Talking to the Sun
5. The World Is Falling Down
6. Rainbow
7. Down Here Below
8. I Got Thunder
9. Should Have Been
10. Throw It Away
11. Bird Alone

Mammina was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, and began singing in church from the age of five and performing in school musicals.[2] In her teens, Mammina learned to play piano and guitar, performing with local bands. She attended Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, and Laney College in Oakland, before settling in San Francisco.

After session work with The Spinners and Narada Michael Walden, Mammina has gone on to record five albums, all released on her own label, Mamma Grace. Mammina, who performs as many as 250 times a year, has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Bobby Watson, Nancy King, Andy Narell, and Steve Coleman. Derk Robertson, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, picked her debut album, Under the Influence, as number nine in his top albums of 1999. Her second album, Meant to Be, was nominated for a California Music Award in the Outstanding Jazz Album category.

Mammina is also a music educator, presenting workshops titled "Scat for Cats" and "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star'" in schools and universities