New York State of Mind was originally released by Billy Joel on his 1976 album Turnstiles. It is about being happy to return to New York City after having been away and being in a New York state of mind. This is an amazing performance of a short excerpt from the song that Mariam
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Kintouri is a Georgian city dance from Tbilisi. It depicts the Kintos, small merchants from Tbilisi. For this track The Quintessence give beautiful harmonies with a great fun rendition using scat like lyrics in a distinctly Georgian style. They take the traditional tune and add Jazz elements to the sound, giving the music a
Chanson D’Amour [Love Song] was originally released by Art and Dotty Todd in 1958 as a single, but the best known version was by The Manhattan Transfer on their 1976 album Coming Out and as a single the following year. It extols the virtues of love songs and calls for more. This is a
I Go To Sleep was originally released by The Applejacks in 1965 as a single. It is about a relationship that is over but the singer is still in love and imagines that they are still together while falling asleep. This is a beautiful version from Christine which is based on the Sia version,
Java Jive was originally released by The Ink Spots in 1941 and instantly became a Jazz standard, having been recorded by many artists with the Manhattan Transfer version being the best known now. It is a song singing the praises of the mighty brew coffee, and also tea but mostly coffee. This is a
Tales of War is the latest video from The Quintessence. It is a series of nonsense syllables sung to traditional Georgian tunes in a contemporary jazz arrangement by the group’s Artistic Director, Buka Kartozia, producing a beautiful, complex piece that fascinate your ears and entertain your mind. This is an incredible a cappella performance,
Gozinayi Party 2017 [New Year’s Concert 2017] is the annual end of year concert from BzikebiStudio for this year. The students from the studio present an hour and a half of different seasonal songs, in English and in Georgian, and most of the Georgian entries to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) with only
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! was originally released by Vaughn Monroe as a single in 1945 and quickly became a Yuletide favourite, being performed by many different artists. It is about being by a fire with someone you love and not caring that it’s snowing outside, even though you will
Broken Glass is the debut single from Christine. It is about the end of a relationship where the singer’s heart has been broken but she must walk down the road as though everything is fine. It is a great pop song that shows a poetic disregard for the rules of English grammar and syntax,
Mzeo [Sun] is the song that Mariam sang at the 2016 JESC, winning the contest. It is about the sun making our days happy and bright, and that winter is over. It is a great Broadway style song, I see it as being the main aria of the show where everything has reached rock