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ZOE CHIOTIS AUDIO
Album out now!
VOCALS - ZOE CHIOTIS GUITAR - ULRICH ELBRACHT BASS - MATT OWENS
* * * * * "Uli Elbracht & Matt Owens are self-effacing accompanists: they provider minimal velvet for the jewel of Zoe Chiotis’ voice, which is magical (the right word) in its smoothness, nuance and tenderness. This exquisite vocal instrument is deployed on an eclectic song selection. She charms on It Must Be Love, sparkles on The Beat Goes On, and removes the sting of For All We Know with breathy, light sweetness. Most surprising of all, Chiotis transforms a desert into paradise on a wonderfully lilting Horse With No Name."
(Al Brownlee, MEN)
* * * * "The Beat Goes On is an amazing song, with singer Zoe Chiotis twinkling on a sonny Bono lyric that evokes a time (the swinging sixties) discusses it, and is supremely confident that it can't get any better. Matt Owens, an authoritative string bassist and Ulrich Elbracht, resolutely unflashy and quietly adventurous on guitar, are purely at the service of the music. True Colours offers an object lesson in how restraint actively enchances the emotional punch. The pain of Every Little Bit Hurts is more tingling than traumatic. Everything Chiotis touches is beautiful, with a singing style as intimate as speech."
(Citylife Online)
"The Magic Beans’ magic lies in the relaxed, natural atmosphere that these three fine musicians – and their natural, acoustic sound belies their number – effortlessly capture. Their hand-picked selection of songs dips into jazz, country, pop and soul, and the spontaneous arrangements are easy to listen to without being easy-listening, and spacious without sounding exposed. A harmonious band emanating a sense of musicality, facility and fun."
(Steve Mead, Artistic Director, Manchester Jazz Festival)
