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This CD is currently being played on radio stations in countries worldwide, including Argentina, Australia, The Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Tasmania and many more. RECENT MEDIA QUOTES ABOUT THIS DEBUT CD: "100 per cent pure beautiful jazz" Chris Watson, Editor-in-Chief, View Magazine "Taft's sweet snarl is excellently matched to standards like 'Autumn in New York' and the lilting 'With a Song in my Heart'. Her wit and essential sweetness leap from the speakers with surprising vitality." Sarah B. Hood, Wholenote Magazine "a charming collection" Gord McLaughlin, The National Post "Beverly Taft gets the story across when she sings her songs on a delightful new CD.." Gloria Martin, 680 Showbiz News Editor "intelligent approaches to some fun jazz standards" Terry McElligott, Jazz FM 91.1 morning show host "Taft's a solid performer, one of the busiest in the Toronto area...There's a Spanish interlude, lots of vowel and phrase-bending (a fascinating "Autumn in New York") and it's all full of energy..." Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star ***** Growing up in a musical home, listening to favourites Ella (Fitzgerald) and Anita (O'Day), along with Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, The Mills Brothers and Broadway show soundtracks by composers like Cole Porter and Frank Loesser made a big impression on Beverly. As a child of two people who grew up and fell in love to the music of the '30s and '40s, she developed a strong affinity for this era of "classic jazz", tough talkin' dames, flat-footed fellas and American film noir. Beverly's first club date (10 years ago) featured her mother Marjorie on piano and raised money for The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation as well as Equity Fights AIDS. Since that time, Beverly has performed hundreds of shows at clubs, restaurants and festivals (both in the Toronto, Ontario and in Japan). She's also been featured on City TV and WTN and in The National Post and The Toronto Star Daily Newspapers. Beverly's debut CD, "How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?" was recorded "live off the floor" at Puck's Farm in Schoemberg, Ontario. It's being played on Jazz FM 91.1 ("Canada's Premiere Jazz Station") and CBC Radio in Ontario and across Canada, as well as dozens of radio stations worldwide. The disc was celebrated with an official Launch Party at Toronto's prestigious Montreal Bistro in Spring 2004 to a standing room only crowd (dozens were turned away at the door). Beverly continues to perform in the Toronto area and throughout Ontario and plans to tour more extensively next summer. In addition to singing jazz standards with her quintet, Beverly also performs a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim in Portugese and English and is the guest vocalist with two 9-piece swing bands, singing arrangements of popular favourites by Gershwin, Ellington and others. She'd love to meet you at a show sometime!