Composition: McCoy Tyner
Lyrics: Nora McCarthy

Live performance at Bar Next Door, NYC by Heart Strings Project: Nora McCarthy-voice, Andrew Green-guitar, Donald Nicks-bass of McCoy Tyner's "Passion Dance" - first time playing it. Great solos. Meet the band.

"Passion Dance" - Live Performance @ Bar Next Door, NYC

Nora McCarthy and John diMartino share an intimate moment with the theme from the Sandpiper. Wrought with emotion, there rendition will bring tears to your eyes.

The Shadow Of Your Smile

Too Late Now, dedicated to Irene Kral. From the CD Circle Completing, produced by Nora McCarthy. An intimate version with John diMartino.

Too Late Now

A lively and spirited rendition of a jazz classic, "Better Than Anything" from the CD, A Time For Love recorded live at NYC's finest Cabaret Room, The Metropolitan Room,  with the wonderful duo of Nora McCarthy and Joshua Wolff


Better Than Anything

From the album available on CD Baby, A Time For Love with Joshua Wolff-piano, Nora McCarthy-voice.  Live at the Metropolitan Room, NYC

A Time For Love

Little Red Rooster composed by Willie Dixon on Circle Completing duo CD with John di Martino and Nora McCarthy

Little Red Rooster

A clip from a live performance @ the Metropolitan Room, NYC, with Richard Clements on piano and Jeffrey Carney on bass, Nora McCarthy vocals.

I Got It Bad and That Ain't G

A small clip of the lovely ballad, "That Sunday That Summer" at the Baha'i Center, June, 2015 with pianist Mike Longo and singer, Nora McCarthy

That Sunday That Summer

This was a great night at Enzo's...the voices of Tony Amorosino and Viva and others..packed house...in the background, having fun. My group performed a night of wonderful music, this one is a medley of two of Brazillian Jazz Guitarist/Composer Toninho Horta's beautiful compositions, "Broken Kiss" and "Waiting For You" performed live at Enzo's Jazz 2006 at the Jolly Madison Hotel in NYC. Musicians: Nora McCarthy-voice, Jorge Sylvester-alto saxophone, Pablo Vergara-piano, Santi Debriano-bass, David Silliman-drums. 

Broken Kiss - Waiting For You

One of my favorites since the late 70's when my vocal teacher Marietta Richards turned me on to it, "Last Night When We Were Young" by Harold Arlen, and sung with one of my favorite jazz pianists, the phenomenal Ray Gallon. Good time that night when we were young at the Metropolitan Room, in New York City. 2009

Last Night When We Were Young Last Night Live at the Metropolitan Room, NYC 2009

For All We Know - A classic Jazz Standard. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyric by Sam M. Lewis published in 1934.  Live performance Nov. 21, 2016 at The Bar Next Door, NYC By the Nora McCarthy Trio: Nora McCarthy-voice, Marvin Sewell-guitar, Donald Nicks-bass.

Sung by: Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole and Rosemary Clooney

FOR ALL WE KNOW Live @ The BND With MSewll And DNicks

Nora McCarthy has thus far had a very productive and significant musical career. A poet and a songwriter in addition to being a highly original singer, she is an important force in the advanced New York jazz vocal scene since 1996 when she recorded her first CD, red&blue. 

Her collaboration with alto-saxophonist Jorge Sylvester began in 2001 and the synergy of their near telepathic level of communication has produced several unique and groundbreaking projects:  A Small Dream In Red, an innovative expressionist voice and saxophone duo; ConceptualMotion Orchestra, a 20-piece all original music ensemble; and the Jorge Sylvester ACE (Afro-Caribbean-Experimental) Collective, a sextet of improvising musicians consisting of:  alto saxophone, voice, trumpet, piano electric bass, and drums. The ACE Collective performs original, new and experimental compositions that draw from the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora, jazz and the free music art forms. Additionally, Nora leads the following creative emsembles:  Manna For Thought - a free form improvisational trio with Dom Minasi and Ras Moshe; Back To The One – conceptualized improvisation group - saxophone, piano, drums and pedals with original compositions and poetry,  Jorge Sylvester, Pablo Vergara and Jay Rosen; and the HeartStrings Project that honors the poetic singer/songwriters of the past 50 years featuring: guitarist, composer, educator, Andrew Green, electric  bassist, composer, Donald Nicks and renowned percussionist, Kenny Grohowski; The Nora McCarthyQu’ART’et featuring: John diMartino; Jeffrey Carney-Bass and Tony Jefferson-Drums; Lyrical Duosity with pianist Joshua Wolff. that  repertoire that includes treasures from the Great American Songbook with a lot of emotion, spontaneous interplay and subtle surprises.  Nora and her various groups have appeared in concerts, festivals and club dates in NYC and elsewhere in the world. 

Nora has performed with artists:  Trombonist Kuumba Frank Lacy’s Vibe Tribe; Trombonist George Brandon and the Blue Unity Ensemble; Gunter Hampel’s European Trio, Conductor, Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris’ A Chorus Of Poets (2005-2010); the Next Legacy Jazz Orchestra; Bassists:  Dominic Duval, Santi Debriano, Gene Torres, Juini Booth, Andy McCloud, Calvin Hill, Reggie Washington, Ken Filiano, Essiet Okon Essiet, Donald Nicks; Vibraphonist Bill Ware, John Pietaro; Pianists:  James Weidman, John diMartino, James Hurt, Eric Lewis, Pablo Vergara, Donald Smith, Carlos McKinney, Chip Crawford, Joshua Wolff, Richard Clements, Rahn Burton; Guitarists:  Barry Wedgle, Dom Minasi, Marvin Sewell, Andrew Green; Drummers:  Dave Gibson, Gene Jackson, Derrik Phillips, Dafnis Prieto, Michael Wimberly, Mark Johnson, Francisco Mela, Jay Rosen; Percussionist: Neal Clark as well as the legendary Bluesman, Wilson Pickett among many, many other notables. 

On December 6, 2010, Nora performed in concert at the illustrious Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria debuting her original poetry as well as new compositions and completed a new recording, Spirit Driven, with Jorge Sylvester’s ACE Collective to be released June, 2013 on foUR Records ™. 

Nora is the featured vocalist on trombonist, composer George Brandon's new CD, Toward The Hill Of Joy (May, 2011) with the Blue Unity Ensemble. 

In The Language Of Dreams, (four Records ™2013) is Nora’s newest offering with her voice and saxophone duo, A Small Dream In Red. It is a tribute to Ornette Coleman, Wassily Kandinsky and the people of Japan and recently made the list of the Best Jazz of 2012 for Female Singer and Top Vocal Jazz Album categories.  

Circle Completing (2009), is an exquisite duet CD with pianist John diMartino that features several of her original compositions and poetry including her tribute to the great jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott and includes her original composition, “Faith in Time – Jimmy’s Song,” her homage to Scott.

In 2009 Nora was featured in Italy’s foremost jazz magazine, The Jazz Magazine, alongside luminaries Ahmad Jamal and Phil Woods and her composition “My Dream” from her CD, red&blue, was included on the accompanying compilation CD. From 2009-2010, 

Nora hosted, New York Jazz Expressions, for UKJazz Radio, an online radio program presenting over 15 shows that featured a vast array of vocal and instrumental jazz recordings from early jazz to the avant-garde and free music art forms highlighting those artists currently on the cutting edge of the New York City jazz music scene.

Through her vast experience in the jazz and creative music field, Nora has developed a unique approach to teaching voice and improvisation. She is founder of, The Modern Voice Studio © and The Zen Of Singing...The Spiritual Path To Finding Your Voice, ™ and currently teaches privately, conducts workshops, master classes world-wide. 


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