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Sapphire Days
Ann Sweeten
Contemporary Instrumentalist/Composer Ann Sweeten blends her classical roots with both jazz and musical theatre influences, exquisite piano playing
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Walking with the Wind | 3:59 | Play |
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Thin Ice | 4:22 | Play |
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Sapphire Days | 3:01 | Play |
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A Prayer for Shazu | 3:40 | Play |
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Solitude | 3:16 | Play |
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Smoke | 2:52 | Play |
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In the Shadows | 4:15 | Play |
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Cotton Candy Skies | 5:28 | Play |
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White Spirit | 3:56 | Play |
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Arrow | 3:28 | Play |
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Grains of Sand | 4:22 | Play |
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Autumn's Child | 2:54 | Play |
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Canopy of Stars | 4:30 | Play |
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Description
SAPPHIRE DAYS CHARTS #3 IN RADIO!
SAPPHIRE DAYS NOMINATED FOR BEST NEO-CLASSICAL ALBUM AND BEST COVER ART - NAR LIFESTYLE MUSIC AWARDS 2004
ANN SWEETEN WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST NEW AGE/WORLD SONG
AND IS SIXTH PLACE FINALIST - JPF MUSIC AWARDS 2004
Ann Sweeten - Biography
Internationally renowned Pianist/Composer
Genre: Contemporary Instrumentalist
Contemporary Classical Pianist/Composer, Ann Sweeten has crafted a signature sound over the course of 5 albums. Often placed in the New Age genre, her style is decidedly unique. Sweeten's music has aired and been reviewed across the world to wide critical acclaim. "Sapphire Days" recently hit #3 on the New Age Reporter airplay chart making it one of the most played albums of modern instrumental music in North America; her music also airs in eleven different countries. "Reflections" also charted #3 in Radio in 2002 and remained on the charts for 10 months running with an earlier album, "Passage" joining it. Sweeten blends heady technique with heartfelt passion and colors her melodies with synthesized orchestration resulting in a profoundly moving listening experience. Ann Sweeten is quickly becoming one of the most popular new pianists around.
Ann Sweeten is a Voting Member of The Recording Academy, an Ascap Popular Awards Recipient for 2002, 2003 & 2004 and now nominated for Best New Age/World Song
(Orange Band, "Passage") in the JPF Music Awards 2004 to be held in LA in November. JPF received 140,000 song submissions and 10,000 albums from 45 states and 40 countries this year. Here's what the media is saying.....
"Ann Sweeten is an extremely talented woman in the music industry. Not just a musician, but a composer, arranger and producer, Ann is a pianist whose abilities are unrivalled. Technical composition, only to be expected from a background in classical, is blended with originality and passion, delivering pianist perfection." Linear Reflections
"If you haven't heard Ann Sweeten's music before, you are in for a treat because of her beautiful melodies and command of the grand piano." Jazz News
"Outstanding album!" Boston Post-Gazette
"Very much on the beam new age piano work, this set is well-textured and engrossing throughout, making Sweeten a sure bet to be one of those left-field sensations everyone thinks came out of nowhere. A winning adult music bet." Midwest Record Recap
"Hypnotically intoxicating...I highly recommend the contemporary songs of Sapphire Days to those who love the piano, those who need peace of mind, and to those who are moved by musical genius." Spirit-Works
"Above all else, Ann Sweeten is a passionate human being. She just happens to have an exquisite talent to speak her world experiences through her piano compositions." PhenomeNEWS
"Ann Sweeten's Sapphire Days is quite simply one of the most graceful and quietly soothing albums I've heard. Very highly recommended!" Solo Piano Publications
"A brilliant pianist.. Ann's music will make you rich in seeing things that you didn't see before. It makes you look inside yourself and reach for your inner child." MuzikReviewz.com
She has five discs available: Reflections, Passage, Prism Christmas Presence, and her just-released Sapphire Days.