PANCAKES AND SERENADES ON CHRISTMAS DAY: Spend Christmas Day at the Blue Note with Svetlana & The New York Collective for Special Holiday Jazz Brunch, Presented by WBGO Watch Svetlana’s video for “All I Want” here and “Baby It’s Cold Outside” here “Upper echelon of joy” – PopMatters “Energetic” – The Wall Street Journal “NYC darlings” … Read More
New York City Jazz Record, February 2022 DC Jazz Prix Applications Are Live – Page 5 (What’s News) Vox News article by Suzanne Lorge – Upcoming performances by Catherine Russell, Svetlana, Samara Joy – Page 11 Review by Scott Yanow – Samara Joy – Samara Joy – Page 18 Review by Marilyn Lester – Catherine Russell … Read More
By Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World This past February, Svetlana and her award-winning band The New York Collective utilized their competitive Jazz Road touring grant to embark on a two-part road tour. After a successful first leg, Svetlana and The New York collective will begin touring again this month with their Fall Southern Tour. During this … Read More
Touring Amidst The Pandemic Svetlana and The New York Collective Receives Jazz Road Touring Grant; Will Tour New Project Night at the Movies This Year and Introducing Night At The Movies – on Vinyl First leg to bring award-winning singer through North and South Carolina in February Second leg this Fall; details announced soon Svetlana … Read More
By Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound Prior to the pandemic I was already feeling the allure of beautiful new music that wears its heart on its sleeve, and that impulse has grown stronger now that I’m spending more time at home. Today’s jazz-influenced Neo-Romantic pop singers take me back to the days when my parents … Read More
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ Renowned vocalist Svetlana has unveiled a bonus track off her latest album, Night at the Movies, released last September. “Young and Beautiful” was originally interpreted by Lana Del Rey and heard on the 2013 film version of The Great Gatsby. Svetlana’s version was arranged by Gil Goldstein and the vocalist explains: … Read More
By C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz Russian-American singer Svetlana Shmulyian has blended an East Europe/Russia combination of elegant determination and delicate grit into the American Songbook on her debut recording Night at the Speakeasy (AO2 Records, 2016), and then film music on Night at the Movies (Starr Records, 2020). The artist surprised listeners by … Read More
Svetlana Reflects on the Times on “Young and Beautiful”, a Bonus Track from the Billboard Chart-topping Night At The Movies, out May 8th Renowned vocalist Svetlana is thrilled to unveil “Young and Beautiful”, a brand new, never-before-heard bonus track off of her #1 Billboard Chart-topping new album Night At The Movies. This stirring rendition of … Read More
By Don Jay Smith, Hot House Born and raised in Moscow, Svetlana fell for jazz at a young age. After immigrating to New York in the 1990s, she pursued passions for science and music, with music winning out. She has performed around the world, leading various ensembles, and attracting enthusiastic audiences with her swinging vocals … Read More
By Jedd Beaudoin, PopMatters Svetlana‘s 2019 LP Night at the Movies pays tribute to some of the Russian-born musicians favorite music from the silver screen, including “Moonlight”, which appeared in the 1995 picture Sabrina. The tune was written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and John T. Williams. “Film and music both express a fleeting beauty; … Read More
