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Laura Dreyer

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Saxophonist, flutist, and composer Laura Dreyer is a vibrant, creative voice in the New York jazz scene. Her catchy original compositions combine lyrical melodies with Brazilian rhythms, jazz, and funk, resulting in an exciting, contemporary palette of sound with a strong rhythmic twist. A multi-instrumentalist, Dreyer performs both nationally and internationally with her Brazilian Jazz ensemble, Laura Dreyer & the Manhattan-Rio Connection, and is additionally in great demand as a sideperson. Audiences have heard her in the bands of such diverse artists as such as pianist Dom Salvador, Antonio Adolfo, Dr
Água e Sol

By Laura Dreyer
Label: Lavasphere
Released: 2025
Track listing: Água e Sol; Inocência; Viagem Para Dakar; O Verão do Nosso Amor; Dancing Through Time; Dolphin Dreamscape;
Samba da Esperança; O Macaco Azul.
Laura Dreyer: Dancing Through Time

by Katchie Cartwright
When something sparks her creativity, Laura Dreyer is the sort of person who jumps in with both feet and gets right down to business. A multi-hyphenate artist, saxophonist-flutist-composer-teacher-clinician, she has been serious about jazz since junior high school in jny: El Cerrito, California, across the bay from jny: San Francisco. El Cerrito High had an award-winning--like ...
Saxophonist/Flutist Laura Dreyer Releases New Brazilian Jazz Album Featuring Guest Artist Dom Salvador

With roots deeply entrenched in both the cosmopolitan energy of jny: New York City and the passionate grooves of Rio de Janeiro, this group presents a unique sound that crosses borders and celebrates both cultures. The project delivers a rich fusion of sophisticated jazz harmonies with the rhythmic intensity and melodic beauty of Brazilian music, offering ...
"30": Live at Dizzy's Club

Label: Diva Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Something’s Coming; In a Mellow Tone; Here’s to Life; I’m Gonna Go Fishin’; Every Day I Have
the Blues; I Feel Pretty; Three Sisters and a Cousin; A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald (The Object of
My Affection/How High the Moon/A Tisket, a Tasket/Oh, Lady Be Good); Inka Dinka Doo;
Airmail Special.
Diva Jazz Orchestra: "30": Live at Dizzy's Club

by Jack Bowers
The 30" in the title of the superlative all-woman Diva Jazz Orchestra's latest album stands for 30 years, which, believe it or not, is how long the orchestra and its remarkable drummer and leader, Sherrie Maricle, have been up and running and making beautiful music at home and abroad. Among U.S.-based big bands, it would seem ...
Swings Broadway

Label: Diva Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Heart; Pure Imagination; The Man I Love; With Every Breath I Take; The Sound of Music;
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’; Seventy-Six Trombones; Love Who You Love; Get Me to the
Church on Time.
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra: Swings Broadway

by Jack Bowers
At the ripe old age of thirty (closer to a hundred in big-band years), the superlative New York-based, all-female DIVA Jazz Orchestra remains as frisky as a newborn colt, swinging up, down and around Broadway with abandon on its thirteenth album, a brisk and colorful tribute to the Great White Way that shines brightly from start ...
Maryland Events Highlight Women Jazz Artists: Concerts And Panel Discussion Celebrate Women's History Month

From its earliest days, women have played key roles in jazz. Vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday are legendary singers who exhibited a high level of musicianship. They mastered the technique of their instrument (the voice), learned their music thoroughly and were skilled improvisers like any other band member. Many more talented women have ...
Vida. Arte. Amor.

By Laura Dreyer
Label: Mayimba Music
Released: 2014
Track listing: Caminhos Novos: Beauty & The Beast; Ping Pong; Vale La Pena El Placer (Portuguese
version); Beijo Do Sol: (Rio Version); Spring St.; Vale La Pena El Placer; O Outro Lado
Do Seu Amor; Perdendo Voce; A Somba Se Foi; Until Daybreak; Arcade; A Danca Dos
Cachorros; Perdiendo.