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Abby Payne

About Me

Abby Payne is a singer/songwriter who is enchanted by words and their relationship to music. Her songs are insightful and poetic, yet they possess a hard edge that rocks. Her style is simple yet outside the box (despite the title of her recent release "In a Pretty Box."). At first listen, her music is pleasant and interesting. Delving deeper, you discover many layers and clever contradictions that are perhaps representative of life itself. Payne studied piano and flute as a child and grew up singing constantly. She received a degree in jazz studies from SUNY Purchase, and has been performing in New York and other various locations around the country ever since. Her songs are featured in the films "A Four Letter Word" and "Between Love and Goodbye." She has recorded with Gary "The Dreamweaver" Wright and the great bassist Jimmy Haslip in Los Angeles, and is currently promoting her new album "In a Pretty Box" (available on iTunes and at cdbaby.com). She performs regularly with her band: bassist Chris Anderson and drummer Kenny Shaw.

My Interests

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Member Since: 09/09/2005
Band Website: www.abigailpayne.com
Band Members: Abby Payne - piano/vocals, Chris Anderson - bass, Kenny Shaw - drums
Influences: Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Bjork, David Bowie, Billie Holiday, The Beatles, The White Stripes, Joni Mitchell, Frida Kahlo, Wes Anderson, Pema Chodron, Emily Dickinson
Sounds Like: I mean it.
Record Label: Bank of America

My Blog

Rockwood Music Hall 08.05

My band is playing at Rockwood Music Hall for the first time together this Wednesday!  This is an excellent little venue where you can see reliably great music for free (or tips if you have).  It is l...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:22:00 GMT

Review of our Valentine's Day Show!

This is a really lovely review written by Corey Coleman in his Starving Artist Success blog:"This is something I may do from time to time, when an event strikes me in a such away that it inspires my s...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:27:00 GMT

CDs For Sale

http://www.cdbaby.com/abbypayneYou can buy my new album "In a Pretty Box" on:iTunes (search for the album title or "Abby Payne") and it should come up.www.cdbaby.com/abbypayneOr in person at:Church St...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:59:00 GMT