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Jill Walsh - voice
Mika Pohjola - piano

American Broadway songs with a classy touch became the recognizable feature of Nashville-based vocalist Jill Walsh and New York-pianist Mika Pohjola at the turn of the millenium. Walsh and Pohjola met in Boston in the early 90's, and started making frequent appearances with their repertory in New York City. This duo proudly performs classics by Cole Porter, Dmitri Tiomkin and Richard Rodgers, not to forget Elvis Costello. The repertoire contains songs which are forgotten by many of today's jazz musicians. It is the contrast between Walsh's heartfelt yet simple vocal stylings and Pohjola's lush harmonies which makes the duo and this album particularly fresh and a truly special one. The renditions express masterful lyricism in music and words.