Emma Back – C’est Nous

Jenn Cohen | April 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Guy Errickson

thenakedstage.Net

Lovely to behold, and gifted with an equally lovely voice and the talent to play both piano and violin superbly, Emma Back melts together lush folk with gypsy and jazz influences. What further sets Back apart is her songwriting, visual to the point of creating a cinematic short film, drawing the listener into the vivid images from her heart and slightly-off-kilter smile, clearly amused with the self-contradictory nature of existence. Ruby-red lips perfectly formed for singing seductive French as well as English, one gets the impression Back performs because she has music within her that must come into existence with honest sincerity. Listeners can hear Back’s musicians loving to inhabit the world of her old-soul compositions, and who’d-have-thought-of-that beautiful live covers. Balkan, and other influences, come genuinely; she toured internationally with the teen world choir Village Harmony.

Back’s trio includes Brandon Hagen (Patent Pending, The Get Down Easy’s-both with Emma), Statue of Liberty (see CMB Jan. 2012), Bones Muhroni, BlackBloom on bass, guitar and vocals; and Will Reynolds (The Patent Pending, Phunkadonic, Detchen Hawk) playing drums. C’est Nous also includes cellist extraordinaire James Hoskins (Sherefé, Buzz Band, Tokyo Tribe, County Road X, New Land Balkan Band)!

www.EmmaSong.com

LIVE: Weds. 8pm April 18th / The Laughing Goat / with The Patent Pending, Boulder

Sun. 3pm April 29th / “Be The Loud Flower” Event, Voodoo Lounge / Boulder

Thurs. 9pm May 3rd / Transition Clothing Special Event, Oriental Theater / Denver

Mon. Noon May 7th / “Live at Lunch,” KRFCfm.org / Fort Collins & streaming

Thurs. May 10th / Avogadro’s Number / with The Symbols, Fort Collins

Fri. time TBA May 18th / Mountain Crush Festival / Idaho Springs

Sat. 8pm May 19th / Women’s Songwriter Showcase (Host), The Laughing Goat / Boulder

Sat., 9:30pm June 16th / Waterloo / with The Patent Pending, 809 S. Main St., Louisville