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LASH & GREY
LASH & GREY
"Intimate music for big stages"
- Hudba.sk Magazine
Hello dear friends, we prepared an exclusive EPK for you to consider these two young promising artists, who very recently became a part of our roster, for your venue or festival.
“Two big successes in just a few days - winning a young talent contest at the Bratislava Jazz Days and a concert as a support band of one of the biggest stars on the jazz scene, the American singer Dianne Reeves - are a great culmination of a yearlong endeavor. Anyone who has seen them live must be clear that they have a great future ahead.” - Marflak Patrik, Slovakia
“Their ability to deliver ingenuity to their expression sets them apart today’s music and fashion–style trends, lets them stand out, and makes them sound so special. Their musical versatility is also confirmed by the fact that they arranged and produced the whole album themselves."
- Denver, USA
FESTIVALS 2021
Ravensburg Jazz Festival, Germany - Nov 27
Villa Felber Jazz Club Ermatingen, Switzerland - Nov 26
Bratislava Jazz Days, Slovakia - Oct 22
Jazz Marathon V4 Paris, France - Oct 16
Bratislava City Sounds Festival, Slovakia - Sept 11
Wiesen Jazzfestival "Women of Wiesen", Austria - Aug 28
Verein Innenhofkultur, Klagenfurt, Austria - Aug 13
Open Jazz Fest, Slovakia - Jul 24
Prague PROMS festival, Czech Republic - Jun 27
United Islands festival, Prague, Czech Republic - Jun 26
Jazz in the theatre, Žilina, Slovakia - Jun 22
Kristin's vocal solo transcriptions
Lush Life from Ravensburg Jazzfestival 2021
Bilal's song performed at Bratislava Jazz Days 2021
(not official & edited version for TV broadcast yet)
SLEEPIN' WITH THE LIGHTS ON
debut album released on the 7th of July 2020
BEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR
Tatra Banka Art Foundation
BEST YOUNG CREATOR PRIZE
Advance Investments Foundation
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
Blossoms of your world
sophomore album released on the 24th of September 2021
currently nominated for Album Of The Year in Radio_Head Awards Poll in Slovakia
Eight original songs written, arranged, and produced by
Kristin Lash & Jakob Grey
album special guests:
Brandon Combs on drums (John Legend, Leon Bridges, Moses Sumney)
David Hodek on drums (Casey Benjamin, Aron Hodek)
Bryan "B Dub" White on bass (Stevie Wonder, Kim Burell)
S.V.A. Trio - strings (Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
Recorded in Bratislava, Prague, Detroit & Los Angeles,
mixed in Bratislava by Roland Kanik in SonicCat Studio.
Mastered by Vlado Meller in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
(Since 1970's Meller mastered albums of M. Jackson, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Johny Cash, Pink Floyd, P. McCartney, A. Bocelli, and many others)
FESTIVALS 2020
Viva Musica! Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia - Aug 20
Zvuk for Stiavnica festival, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia - Aug 14
Trnavsky Jazzyk Festival, Trnava, Slovakia - Jul 27
Zvuk for Modra festival, Modra, Slovakia - Jul 25
Synagogue at Zilina, Slovakia - Jul 10
Plody Doby live stream festival. (SR, USA, IT) - May 5
Winter Jazz Fest, Trnava, Slovakia - Feb 28
Košice, Slovakia - Feb 1
Flagey National Radio Hall, Brussel, Belgium - Jan 22
1st PRIZE
Bratislava Jazz Days Contest 2019
BEST PERFORMANCE
New Faces of Slovak Jazz Contest 2017
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
JAZZ CONTESTS AWARDS
“The couple, who met at the Prague Conservatory, reap success after success and after their short concert in the crowded hall followed a deserved long standing ovation.”
- GARAI Tomas, Hudba Sk Magazine
,,The members of the jury are used to a high standard of performing, but these two young people still seemed to be revelations. They showed essential musicality, extraordinary good intonation, suggestive phrasing, and flawless orientation in harmony as Kristin improvises with ease and charm. Her expression is not unlike the fantastic Gretchen Parlato. Jakob accompanies creatively and with humility, sensitively creating an environment in which the singer feels good."
- JASLOVSKY Marian, Aktuality Sk Magazine
Original song from debut album performed on 3podia TV Music Show
Jazzmeia Horn's arrangement of 'I Remember You' live at Ravensburg
Jazz ballad, The Peacocks, written by Jimmy Rowles
FESTIVALS 2019
“Dianne Reeves has recently chosen a support band - Kristin Lash and Jakob Grey. The artistic duo is currently one of the prominent young personalities of the Slovak music scene.”
- Novy Popular Magazine
Supporting Dianne Reeves
Bratislava City Sounds Festival
“Kristin’s voice is truly perfect. Her pure intonation and phrasing are at a high level. Jakob plays his guitar as if he was born with it. Feeling enthusiasm and passion for music.”
- REPKOVA Anna, Jazz Sk Magazine
Supporting Naturally 7