Described as ‘the consummate melting pot of sound and culture’ (jazzreview.com), Vancouver vocalist/pianist/composer Mary Kastle has evoked comparisons to Norah Jones, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. Her songs and arrangements draw from a versatile palette of reggae, bossa nova, folk, gospel, and swing inspirations, combined with a heartfelt lyricism. Kastle is celebrating the recent release of her debut full-length CD entitled ‘Beneath the Folds’ on the Black Hen Music label.

“‘Beneath the Folds’ sounds like a record that many artists from Shelby Lynne to Diana Krall would have given their eye teeth to have recorded. In an era where Beyonce is considered the pinnacle of the R and B genre, Kastle’s slinky, muscular playing underpinned by the smoldering erotic tension in her voice come as a balm to troubled music lovers.” – No Depression.com

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