Susana Raya

Wind Rose - new album / nuevo disco. "Mejores discos del 2016" / "Best albums of 2016" 12 Dec 2016 Considered by the jazz critic and historian Ted Gioia as "the andalusian Eva Cassidy", Susana Raya is a rare thing in art. She has developed a unique style where voice and guitar seem to breath at the same time. Susana grew up playing classical guitar but after that she felt attracted to jazz and improvised music, coming to Amsterdam to finish her studies in jazz guitar at the Conservatory. In the meantime, she always was writing songs as a way of expression, apart from knowledge and theory. Susana combines her singer songwriter spirit with a jazz touch, everything filtered by her spanish roots. Quotes: "She´s brilliant!" Martin Taylor "Susana Raya is an amazing talent, and I find her performances deeply moving - they remind me of the first time I heard Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy. The record label who signs her will have a potential star on their hands." Jazz critic and historian Ted Gioia "Always love your creativity and sensitivity. An inspiring singer and player" David Hosler, Taylor Guitars "In a perfect world everyone would know her music" Bill Piburn, Fingerstyle Magazine Editor “Improviser full of fantasy and a sensitive interpreter, Susana Raya combines two qualities: the poetry and ardor. A velvet voice, a delicate guitar, a delicious Spanish accent that colors the lyrics in English.. Irresistible.” Luca Sabbatini. Tribune de Genéve. “Your playing/singing are both brilliant - the right emotion combined with a real jazz touch” Garrison Fewell, guitar player, Berklee College of Music.