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 Many singers have voices that are
"instruments"; Karen Saunders has an entire orchestra. With
her four octave range, she can sound like a mellow cello one
minute and explode like a sassy brass section the next. She's
got a voice to beat the band."Wayman Wong, New York Daily News "Sexy, irreverent, revealing and totally
captivating." "Stage appeal and musical magnetism." "The song list is eclectic and the arrangements uniquely
hers. From the dizzying jazz spell she casts over Rodger's and
Hart's "This Can't Be Love" to the down and dirty innuendo of
"Joe's Joint", Saunders sings like a woman possessed of
multiple personalities, each with it's own voice. Go expecting
the unexpected and you won't be disappointed." "Guts, oomph, revelry... it's worth the price of admission just to hear Karen Saunders romp through "You Can Have My Husband." New York Post "Karen Saunders is one of cabaret's leading vocalists. She
is, in fact, remarkably versatile and her choice of material
reflects that, except that the music she chooses becomes
distinctly her own by the time she is through with it. She
blew the audience away. Karen Saunders is utterly relaxed in
the limelight. Loose and comfortable, she is as likely to show
the audience her new shoes (as well chosen as her material, by
the way), as she is to knock them dead with a song that
offered a dazzling display of her vocal flexibility while
never sacrificing her honest emotionality all of which only
begins to define this complete and complex cabaret
artist." "Though there are any number of singers who can handle the
standard songbook competently enough, Saunders has a
distinctive way of dispatching familiar songs by the Gershwins, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hart and the like. It's
what she does with her instrument that commands attention. In
ballads, Saunders produces an unusually sweet tone so when she
offers dreamy renditions, there's no resisting the unaffected
tenderness of her work. She's also an inventive swing singer,
driving tunes with rhythmic fervor. More than that, Saunders
takes pains to surprise the listener with startling pauses and
puckish syncopations. Saunders distinguished the repertoire
she performed and the cabaret that had engaged
her." "Beyond her great singing and superior set of songs,
Saunders has personality plus. She's funny, engaging and warm,
dealing with a crowd of strangers as though they were all
friends at a small party in her living room. It's a strategy
that works. This is one singer who's going to be around for a
long time." "A star is born.... gutsy, beguiling
renditions - electrifying..." Cabaret: Your Attention Never Wanders with Karen Saunders by Wayman Wong, New York Daily News | |||||||
