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Pangea
178 Second Ave at 12th St
New York, NY

Teri Roiger (vocals, piano)
Peter Smith (guitar)
John Menegon (bass)
Matt Garrity (drums)

“Teri Roiger is one of the great though unheralded vocal artists and lyricists of her generation, a living link to giants like Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter and Abbey Lincoln. The similarities to these influential precursors are certainly there: Roiger is determined, uncompromising, and blessed with a high level of creative energy and industry that knows no pause. Her singing is filled with natural range, color and emotion, yet somehow seems utterly effortless. She has formidable piano chops, too, writes music and pens lyrics to famous jazz solos, a la vocalese masters Jon Hendricks and Eddie Jefferson.” THOMAS STAUDTER, Music Journalist (2023) Westchester Gazette, Downbeat, etc.

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Billy Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include “Take the ‘A’ Train”, “Chelsea Bridge”, “A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing”, and “Lush Life”.