At first light. Nightwatch. Port of Call. Darkness out of blue.
You name it... i can portray each album of Silje Nergaard, the Norwegian jazz vocalist, since ive been following her music career for years.
Her smooth and dreamy voice is what has made me succumbed to be her big fan. Her choices of piece of music is fascinating as well. Perhaps, my most favourite song of hers is The Waltz from the album Port of Call. Silje's Blame It on the Sun from the album At First Light clearly reminds me of a certain person as well. Although, whatever songs she sings, i just love her voice and the way she carries the tunes in every song. All in all...if i fancy Ella Fitzgerald from the past era, i certainly have Silje as one of my favourite jazz vocalists from today's era.
It was obvious why i was extremely thrilled to go to the Cheltenham Jazz Festival to see Silje gig at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. I didnt even care if i had to go by myself, nor did i have the slightest concern with the idea of going to that town alone for the first time... It's only 40mins away from Birmingham anyway (by train). But some friends eventually pleaded to accompany me to the concert after listening to some of her songs. So we did travel to Cheltenham...on a cloudy, windy sunday afternoon, only 3 days after i'd been to Koop gig in London.
A good friend of mine (Kyra), back home in Jakarta, is a big fan of Silje as well. I was a bit upset that she couldn't be there with me to see Silje. She would've loved it, for sure... But she did tell me to bring one of Silje's CDs, all of which i did slip in my suitcase when i was about to leave to UK, in case i had another dream coming true of meeting Silje. I told her that i doubted my lucky stars would shine twice in a week. But she insisted me to think in the most positive way... In the end, i did what she said. I packed the latest Silje's CD in my bag and brought it with me to the gig. The CD was one that i had just bought.
She turned out to be right!
At the beginning of the gig, i was terribly upset of the theatre's annoying rule that forbade any picture taken during the gig. However....a very nice staff of the theatre secretly told us that there was a chance Silje would be coming in to the lobby to greet people. And she did! i was the 3rd people in the queue, but i was the 1st one to take a pic with her. I was incredibly speechless, my hands were shaking, and my heart was pounding so hard. I couldnt believe my luck this week... I told her i was her big afficionado and i knew all her songs by heart... She was touched by my reaction that she hugged me right after we took a pic together, kissed me on both cheeks sweetly, and asked me to come to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland in summer to see her performing. I was surprised because i was planning to go there indeed.
Well, there you go... two fascinating experiences ive had so far that i didnt think i'd encounter. But the reality did convey my wishful thinking to be coming true.
At heart, i'd say that when you create an imagination with knowledge and contemplate with both of them...at the end of the day, it'll become sensible. Nothing, as such, is impossible in our contemporary world, because....obviously, any dream can come true. :)
You name it... i can portray each album of Silje Nergaard, the Norwegian jazz vocalist, since ive been following her music career for years.
Her smooth and dreamy voice is what has made me succumbed to be her big fan. Her choices of piece of music is fascinating as well. Perhaps, my most favourite song of hers is The Waltz from the album Port of Call. Silje's Blame It on the Sun from the album At First Light clearly reminds me of a certain person as well. Although, whatever songs she sings, i just love her voice and the way she carries the tunes in every song. All in all...if i fancy Ella Fitzgerald from the past era, i certainly have Silje as one of my favourite jazz vocalists from today's era.
It was obvious why i was extremely thrilled to go to the Cheltenham Jazz Festival to see Silje gig at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. I didnt even care if i had to go by myself, nor did i have the slightest concern with the idea of going to that town alone for the first time... It's only 40mins away from Birmingham anyway (by train). But some friends eventually pleaded to accompany me to the concert after listening to some of her songs. So we did travel to Cheltenham...on a cloudy, windy sunday afternoon, only 3 days after i'd been to Koop gig in London.
A good friend of mine (Kyra), back home in Jakarta, is a big fan of Silje as well. I was a bit upset that she couldn't be there with me to see Silje. She would've loved it, for sure... But she did tell me to bring one of Silje's CDs, all of which i did slip in my suitcase when i was about to leave to UK, in case i had another dream coming true of meeting Silje. I told her that i doubted my lucky stars would shine twice in a week. But she insisted me to think in the most positive way... In the end, i did what she said. I packed the latest Silje's CD in my bag and brought it with me to the gig. The CD was one that i had just bought.
She turned out to be right!
At the beginning of the gig, i was terribly upset of the theatre's annoying rule that forbade any picture taken during the gig. However....a very nice staff of the theatre secretly told us that there was a chance Silje would be coming in to the lobby to greet people. And she did! i was the 3rd people in the queue, but i was the 1st one to take a pic with her. I was incredibly speechless, my hands were shaking, and my heart was pounding so hard. I couldnt believe my luck this week... I told her i was her big afficionado and i knew all her songs by heart... She was touched by my reaction that she hugged me right after we took a pic together, kissed me on both cheeks sweetly, and asked me to come to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland in summer to see her performing. I was surprised because i was planning to go there indeed.
Well, there you go... two fascinating experiences ive had so far that i didnt think i'd encounter. But the reality did convey my wishful thinking to be coming true.
At heart, i'd say that when you create an imagination with knowledge and contemplate with both of them...at the end of the day, it'll become sensible. Nothing, as such, is impossible in our contemporary world, because....obviously, any dream can come true. :)
