I'm PUMPED!! Here's why

I am currently recording my 10th full-length concept album called Gone To The Spirits at the Rear Window Song and Sound studio with Juno nominated producer Adam Popowitz! Gone To The Spirits recording project is a result of writing the Ququnak Paǂkiy Song Collection, a Canada Council 2015 grant funded songwriting project that I was honoured to be awarded with last year. 

The collection is based on the engaging and dramatic life story of Ququnak Paǂkiy also known as Gone To The Spirits who was a Two Spirit, Ktunaxa warrior woman, prophet and guide, who lived in the early and mid-19th century. Gone To The Spirits was the gifted oracle, chief and accomplished warrior who appeared in the journals of trappers and explorers and was noted as having transitioned gender. I am bringing the story alive and sharing the amazing history of Gone To The Spirits. 

This is where you come in! Help me launch the upcoming new cd, Gone To The Spirits with an advance pre-order purchase!

The goal of this pre-order campaign is to raise funds to get Gone to The Spirits released and publicized. Funds raised go toward the manufacturing, shipping, promotion/publicity, marketing and music video production. As an independent artist these pre-orders really help get the music out into the world! 
EXPECTED RELEASE IS LATE MAY. Thank you for reading about my new project. Please know I deeply appreciate your support for this pre-order campaign and for my music. Thank you! 

Find out more on how you can help and all the fantastic perks offered at: http://www.norinebraun.com/

Love, Norine

http://www.norinebraun.com/

Here are some pics from last week's recording session.

Gone To The Sprits Recording Project Has Begun!

I am filled with joy and excitement to be currently recording my 10th full-length album called Gone To The Spirits at the Rear Window Song and Sound studio with Juno nominated producer Adam Popowitz! Gone To The Spirits recording project is a result of writing the Ququnak Paǂkiy Song Collection, a Canada Council 2014 grant funded songwriting project that I was honoured to be awarded with last year. The collection is based on the engaging and dramatic life story of Ququnak Paǂkiy also known as Gone To The Spirits who was a Two Spirit, Ktunaxa warrior woman, prophet and guide, who lived in the early and mid-19th century. Gone To The Spirits was the gifted oracle, chief and accomplished warrior who appeared in the journals of trappers and explorers and was noted as having transitioned gender. I am bringing the story alive and sharing the amazing history of Gone To The Spirits. - See more at: http://www.norinebraun.com Featured in these pics are Adam and Elliot Polsky,  they laid down the foundation with super awesome bass and drums last weekend! Last week I delivered on the rhythm guitars and ukulele but as I was playing I didn't take any pics. :)

Songs For Christmas

This year I finally made my mother a special gift of Christmas carols. For the past few years she has asked Alice and I to record a collection of her favorite carols and this is the year we did! I was inspired to do this especially after finishing writing a new bluesy Xmas song last Saturday. So on Monday Alice and I recorded these songs in our livingroom, making this gift from the heart for Mom. 

I posted my activity on facebook and several emailed to say they would like a copy too. I was hesitant at first as the project is very much a rough. live homerecording and meant for a Mother's forgiving ears. Songs for Christmas has alot of quirky fun moments and truly comes from the heart so I decided to offer it for free to you with its lumps, bumps and love only at  norinebraun.bandcamp.com and only for the next few weeks. The first 200 downloads are free and then its a pay what you want so get there early if you are strapped for cash. You can always stream it anytime too. 

Who knows maybe next year, Mom's gift will serve as a pre-production demo and we'll do it up right! And yes the newly written (less than a week ago) tune, Put A Wreath On it Blues is in the collection. Enjoy the season and happy holidays however you celebrate! 

Another Kiss Is Taken Lyric Video by Norine Braun

This new video is to support the song Another Kiss Is Taken included on the new compilation Listen to Our Heartbeat Artists raising awareness of violence against Aboriginal women released last week. As soon as I have info on how and where to pick a copy I will post!

Eternal summer in a grateful heart

Norine Braun "In summer, the song sings itself. " William Carlos Williams  Hi there!  Summertime and the living is easy....time for another From My Laptop To Yours. Alice and I will be at home this Saturday night playing all the tracks from my new A Kind of Jazz digital album, so turn on your laptop at 8pm PST and come on over for a live acoustic set this Saturday August 8 at 8 pm PST Wherever you are in the world, you can tune in and chat. It will happen athttps://www.concertwindow.com/11081-norine-braun.  HERE ARE SUMMER'S UPCOMING IN PERSON GIGS IN AUGUST FOR YOU. Including 2 with the Norine Braun Band a real treat! And ALL GIGS ARE FREE TO ATTEND WOO HOO!!   Saturday August 15 from 10 to 3 Art on the Farm at the beautiful Cultus Lake south end 1202 Kosikar Road Columbia Valley featuring theNorine Braun DUO  Alice Fraser on keys and Norine vocals and guitar. We love the annual Art on the Farm and have played here many times! Thursday August 20 XYYVR Night Club 1216 Bute Vancouver City Limits Showcase half hour set with NBTRIO  The electrifying Huggybear Leonard on blues harp joins us! This showcase gig will be filmed!  Saturday August 22 Tsawwassen Earthwise Farm 10 am to 3 pm at gorgeous Boundary Bay! 6400 3rd Ave Delta BC  The NB DUO plays 3 sets.  Sunday Aug. 23 Summer in the City Concert Series  2-4 pm Port Coquitlam  2253 Leigh Square Bandshell Norine Braun BAND plays a 2 hour concert! The rhythm section joins the NB TRIO with Elliot Polsky on drums and Lisa Rae Simons on bass! Saturday Aug. 29 6 -7:30 pm Abbottsford Environ Concert Series at beautiful Mill Lake Kariton Gallery Stage 2387 Ware Street Abbotsford BC the Norine Braun BAND play a 90 minute concert. I hope you are having a wonderful summer and hope to see you soon! Love,  Norine http://www.norinebraun.com/kind_of_jazz1/ "Norine’s songwriting skills are exceptional and her voice has the sultry quality as Ms. Braun slides from one style to another as easily as a chameleon changes his colors. Braun has been compared to KD Lang, Melissa Etheridge and Stevie Nicks but on this release, this reviewer hears more Tracy Thorn of Everything but the Girl, Ricki Lee Jones and Sade than the aforementioned divas.      The album’s production is first class all the way and the arrangements show off Braun’s skill as a singer to great effect. Fans of folk and pop will find much to like here, as well as jazz aficionados. The entire album is notable and the first three tracks, ‘Crystallize’, ‘The Perfect Love Affair’, and ‘Tips and Not Trouble’ are all breakout compositions. Norine Braun has hit her stride with Kind of Jazz  and is surely an artist to watch in the coming years. " - Rob Penland The Mad Music Asylum   Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/norinebraun Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-... Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norine... Catch my Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/norinebraun Follow me on Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/norinebraun Hey I'm on CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/NorineBraun Streaming albums at Vancouver Bandcamp: http://norinebraun.bandcamp.com/

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NORINE BRAUN PAINT Kind of Jazz and No.8

Kind of Jazz is Kind of Good

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Norine Braun is a rare artistic talent from Vancouver, British Columbia. Going back to her 1996 release, “Modern Anguish”, Ms. Braun has continued to release highly  polished albums flirting with many different genres, performing them all with a style not heard in most independent artists. She has dabbled in blues, folk, Americana, pop and her latest release “Kind of Jazz” is reminiscent of the heyday of the genre in the 1940’s and 50’s when the likes of Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald ruled the street. The record evokes the smoky jazz clubs of the era when the finest and most creative artists of the age played small clubs and venues in New York, Chicago, and New Orleans.

Norine’s songwriting skills are exceptional and her voice has the sultry quality so necessary to carry off songs in this oeuvre. Make no mistake, this record evokes a bygone time but is fully rooted in today’s music. It is one of the few modern jazz records I have heard that does not sound forced or fake in some way. Ms. Braun slides from one style to another as easily as a chameleon changes his colors. Braun has been compared to KD Lang, Melissa Etheridge and Stevie Nicks but on this release, this reviewer hears more Tracy Thorn of Everything but the Girl, Ricki Lee Jones and Sade than the aforementioned divas.  

The album’s production is first class all the way and the arrangements show off Braun’s skill as a singer to great effect. Fans of folk and pop will find much to like here, as well as jazz aficionados. The entire album is notable and the first three tracks, ‘Crystallize’, ‘The Perfect Love Affair’, and ‘Tips and Not Trouble’ are all breakout compositions. Norine Braun has hit her stride with this April 2015 release and is surely an artist to watch in the coming years.
Rob Penland The Mad Music Asylum

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Norine Braun – Some Smooth Jazz Sounds For Your Weekend by Indiebandguru REVIEW

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Norine Braun – Some Smooth Jazz Sounds For Your Weekend by Indiebandguru

We have talked recently about using music to change your mood and put you in the right mindset for what you need to accomplish.  After a rather rough week needing some high tempo music to keep the motor going we have finally reached Friday and can use some sounds to soothe the mind and soul.  Luckily we came across Norine Braun just in time.

The singer songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia crafts a sound with a wide array of musical elements.  Norine’s distinctive sound has been featured on her full catalog of 9 albums.  There has been blues, roots, rock, and some americana shared throughout and she has earned some high recognition such as winning the Jazz Female singer/songwriter of the year award at the Los Angeles Music Awards.

Last week Norine Braun released a new record Kind Of Jazz.  The 11 song collection brings the soft jazz and mellow stylings of her past records to one complete easy listening set.  Album opener “Crystalize” showcases many of these talents.  There is a beauty to the sound with Norine’s vocals playing with your emotions in a imaginative way.  The full soft Jazz vibe is featured on “Tips And Not Trouble”.  The silky vocals can put anyone in a relaxed mood.  “Paint” continue this trend.  The standout track “Gently” is a funky little number with some interesting slap bass sounds to speed up the heart rate while remaining super smooth.  The mind relaxing vibe moves forward all the way to closer “Skylight” with its Jazz piano based sound accompanying more of Norine Braun’s beautiful vocals.  We can all use an album like this heading into the weekend.  Listen for yourself at: https://norinebraun.bandcamp.com/