This album, released in 2013, marked my then-new direction as solo bandleader, an adventure that coincided with my foray into motherhood. These life events inspired the title "New Beginning." This album contains eight original compositions and two unique arrangements of jazz and Afro-Cuban songs.
1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
2. Hot House Dandelion
3. New Beginning
4. Forro
5. Ondas do Mar
6. Be Right Back
7. La Comparsa
8. First Flight
9. Bright Eyes
10. That Was Then
Michelle Pollace - piano, compositions, arrangements
Dave Belove - Bass
Phil Hawkins - Drums
Carlos Caro - percussion
Michaelle Goerlitz - percussion
Kristen Strom - sax
Co-produced with Rebeca Mauleon
"Pianist Michelle Pollace has a strong commanding presence on New Beginning. Like a baker, she has a way of gently whipping rhythms until they are cohesive and taut. ... Pollace digs in on every track, and songs like 'Forro' and 'Bright Eyes' evolve into mini-suites." -- Marc Myers, JazzWax.com CD Discoveries
"Pollace's music overflows with a strong artistic command, an authentic connection to the source material, and an infectious sense of cool."-- Chip Boaz, Latin Jazz Corner Album of the Week
"Striking out on her own and being a mom are not the only beginnings pianist Michelle Pollace has to be proud of; with New Beginning Michelle reveals the depth of her compositional skills and her talents as a Latin jazz pianist of note."-- Edward Blanco, Allaboutjazz.com.
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