Music We Know

Track list

Call Me · My Funny Valentine · Siren Song · 1913 · Prelude to a Kiss · Online Lover Blues · Black Coffee · I Put a Spell On You · Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't, My Baby? · Lady Sings The Blues · Ain't No Sunshine

The Blue Heron Trio's repertoire draws on a wide arc of material, beginning with the classic jazz standards that made singers like Ella Fitzgerald household names and extending into original compositions written by the band members themselves. Between these two poles sits a collection of lounge-flavoured reinterpretations of familiar songs, the kind of tunes that carry a room of listeners from small conversation to full attention. This range lets the trio shape a set around whatever the room calls for, whether the mood calls for something swinging and bright or something low-lit and unhurried.

A live set blends original material with well-known favorites, so no two performances feel quite identical. The classics are delivered with the care long associated with the great songwriters and interpreters of the mid-century jazz era, while the trio's own pieces offer a counterpoint that sounds distinctly like this group. Fans of standards, newcomers drawn to a song they recognise, and listeners who simply enjoy a well-played trio can all find something to latch onto within the same evening of music performed around Dayton, Ohio.

The Blue Heron Trio consists of a female vocalist and frontwoman, a bassist, a percussionist, and a tenor saxophonist, along with a guitarist and a pianist who doubles on keyboard — a compact lineup that leaves plenty of room for interplay. From the phrase the band consists of, the roles divide cleanly enough that the music stays the focus. Players who have spent time in lounges, clubs, and festival settings know how to read a crowd, and the trio brings that same instinct to cocktail hour sets, weddings, corporate gatherings, and private parties across the region.

Music leads naturally to the calendar of upcoming performances, where availability and event details are kept together for quick reference. The trio has performed at venues and halls around the area, and continues to appear at festivals, lounges, and arts programming throughout the tri-state region, with additional shows and special dates appearing as they are scheduled. Between live appearances, recorded albums and released tracks offer a way to hear the trio's arrangements of standards, originals, and lounge covers whenever the mood strikes, wherever the listener happens to be.