KCRW Covers Inara George’s Shows With Van Dyke Parks

KCRW has some words on Inara George’s new album in advance of her shows in Los Angeles next week with the legendary Van Dyke Parks.  “Her latest release, Songs of Douglass and Littell,” they write, “revisits music written years ago by her friends and longtime collaborators Philip Littell and Eliot Douglass. The album offers a fresh interpretation of their work—one that veers into new territory for George as she dives more deeply into jazz-inspired phrasing, harmony, and mood than ever before. Yet these interpretations fit seamlessly within the arc of her broader catalog, reflecting the same warmth, wit, and melodic imagination that define her earlier work. In performance, the music from Songs of Douglass and Littell feels like a natural extension of the voice and sensibility that have long been at the heart of her sound.” Read more here. The album is at radio now.

Inara George has a few more US tour dates:

7/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum
7/15 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
7/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note
8/9 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage