Beata Pater has just released her 9th CD entitled “TeT” and it’s a beautiful piece of musical art. Backed by an 18-piece band that includes a wind and brass double quartet, and a double string quartet, Beata began playing violin at the age of 6 and became “totally obsessed with the instrument”. She was a serious student of classical music but at age 15 she joined a Funk/Jazz/Fusion band that enjoyed some success while still living in her native Poland. Still looking for something new, she moved to England to continue her violin studies. While studying in England another opportunity arose in Japan. She was contracted to teach violin at the Yamaha school for six months but stayed for 10 years. All this instrumental training and experiment with genres allowed Beata to develop her singing voice and style from the perspective of a highly trained instrumentalist. Beata uses her voice as a finely tuned instrument and the results are rich and satisfying. In fact, at times when I was listening to her CD, I almost forgot she was doing a vocal since the sound of her voice was so soft and beautiful. She is one of the finest examples of what a Jazz singer is all about. “Tet” contains a selection of Jazz standards and original tunes by contemporary composers. Each tune is beautifully and musically done to the highest standards. Pater calls the CD “TeT” because there are nine tunes on this recording and “TeT” is the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the symbol for the number 9. I have attached two “YouTubes” for your listening pleasure. The first one is the classic Jazz tune, “Little Sunflower” composed by Freddie Hubbard and Al Jarreau. This is one of my favorite Jazz tunes and I loved hearing my good friend who recently passed, Steve Madaio play this on his Trumpet. Steve’s version was a lot faster than Beata’s but both version are just terrific! The second “YouTube” is an absolutely brilliant version of the Jazz standard “Invitation”. I know you will enjoy both! – Robert Nicosia Music Man
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