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Bio:
Allison Tartalia’s powerful and expressive performances have a way of charming audiences. The secret weapons: fearless honesty, a quirky sense of humor and an extraordinary flair for songwriting. Audiences have taken notice at festivals and venues around the country, and it is not unusual to see devoted fans singing along to her anthems of independence like Dorothy's Reply and Absolutely Fabulous. This versatile artist keeps listeners enthralled whether she’s taking things slow on the painfully honest ballad Advent of You, turning up the funk on Agree, or just sharing a funny tale from her life between songs.
A classically trained pianist and self-taught guitar player with a degree in theatre, Allison draws upon diverse influences to create her eclectic brand of jazz-infused acoustic pop. Her debut CD, Ready, was enthusiastically received by critics, and songs from the album received airplay on college and independent radio stations from coast to coast.
2007 has been a busy year for Tartalia, who frequently lends her keyboard talents to other singer-songwriters in the studio, and is currently composing the music for her first musical theatre collaboration with award-winning playwright Barbara Kahn. Tartalia is fast at work on her sophomore CD, tentatively titled Rage/Rapture, slated for release in 2007.
Reviews
"Wonder of wonders, this native New Yorker's debut CD sounds legitimately more jazzy than folky--smack-dab in the Laura Nyro/Ricki Lee Jones/Sophie B. Hawkins lineage, complete with sax solos warm enough for Baker Street and titles that namecheck Ab Fab and Dorothy...Tell Auntie Em and Toto, too; Oz never did give nothin' to the tin man that he didn't already have." -- Chuck Eddy, The Village Voice
"Allison Tartalia [is] a singer with a sultry voice. . ." -- Marc Santora, The New York Times
“…a standout among female “confessional†singer/songwriters†-- Dale Johnson, Cincinnati CityBeat
". . . a bit edgy, often very fun, sometimes serious and beautiful and. . .stunningly good piano work. . . " Susanne Millsaps, KRCL, Salt Lake City, UT
"The label "singer-songwriter" doesn't fully grasp Allison Tartalia's worldly sound. It's not just guitars and emotional lyrics here. You'll hear a full range of eclectic noise during Tartalia's set at Chicks Rockfest this weekend - jazzy piano, rich percussion and clever lyrics delivered in the singer's commanding voice. Singer-songwriters are always more interesting when they add something extra - and Tartalia's got plenty of extras in her diverse sound." -- Kari Wethington, Cincinnati's CinWeekly
