Re-entry allows us into the heart and mind of vocalist Marianne Solivan and her band as they tell musical tales of love, what the future holds, and how to move beyond the moment.
Re-entry is acclaimed musician Marianne Solivan’s fifth jazz album. Working with a group of musicians including Leandro Pellegrino (guitar), Steve Wood (bass), Jay Sawyer (drums) and Alex Terrier (saxophones) over the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Solivan first rehearsed a varied repertoire in an empty neighborhood bar, recording just as New York City was coming out of lockdown. In her words, “Everyone brought in music they loved, and we all jumped in on every song. Arrangements were shaped and reshaped until we all felt they were right. We had no allegiances to style or genre but only to our own musicianship and musicality.”
The resulting album is the first in ACP Records, a pathbreaking series that draws on musicians to vet and peer review new jazz recordings. Utilizing Solivan’s powerful, celebrated voice as an instrument in the ensemble, Re-entry is a must listen for anyone interested in jazz performance, jazz theory and improvisation, jazz voice, and jazz composition and arranging.
"Re-entry explores many genres that have become a part of the jazz lexicon, bossa nova, Afro-Cuban, samba, waltz, swing, and funk. All of these are common styles, but the ensemble does a great job exploring them through the lens of their sound crafted during the pandemic. "
—Jonathan Whitney
"The wide-ranging set of songs is held together neatly by the sound world this tight ensemble has created: their musicianship speaks for itself."
—Thomas M. Welsh
Marianne Solivan is a highly respected and celebrated jazz vocalist, known for her dynamic range, expressive delivery, and fearless improvisation skills. Solivan has collaborated with many of the biggest names in jazz, including Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Peter Bernstein, and countless others. She has also released several critically acclaimed albums, including Prisoner of Love, which features her own interpretations of jazz standards, and Spark. Solivan is a professor of voice at Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music.
