Picture gentle breezes, the sound of water in motion, abundant sunshine above swaying trees, a cool drink and happy music.  Idyllic settings can be fleeting, but Peter Evans and Vanessa Silberman have created a sonic spot that will take you back to your blissful place.  Written in Venice Beach, CA, the song celebrates the edge of the city where it meets the beach; a zone where  transient “pigeon men” perch on benches, play music, and engage passers-by.

A joyful tribute to Jimmy Buffett, “Beautiful Day” is flavored with a Caribbean jambalaya of instrumentation.  Drew Nugent takes center stage with his coronet, blasting out notes of pure joy and exuberance.  A solid bass and drum kit combo supports layers of vocal harmony, harmonica, marimba, guiro, and guitar licks.

So grab your sandals, put on your headphones and kick off your stress in Paradise.

CREDITS:
Recorded May, 2023 at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Peter Evans: vocals, guitars, harmonica, percussion, arrangement and co-writer
Vanessa Silberman: co-writer, producer, mixing, mastering and engineer
Drew Nugent: horns
Carissa Johnson: bass
Andy Plovnick: Drums and assistant engineer

Beautiful Day in Paradise

Peter Evans, a jazz/blues/folk artist from metropolitan Philadelphia, has a lifetime history as a musician, studying guitar and voice initially with Philadelphia Folksong Society co-founder George Britton in the 1960’s.  Peter has maintained his love of the music as an a cappella singer for the past 40 years, including performing with the Yale Whiffenpoofs, for whom he served as musical director.  

Peter’s songwriting has recently been informed by a project he started in March, 2018 on US Route 1, the first Interstate highway in the United States.  Ever since his days at Yale, he’s wanted to take pictures on Route 1, but that impetus has evolved into a nascent website, Route1Views.com, a geo-specific, interactive social website, celebrating the people who have lived and worked along the road.  “We are more divided as a country now than at any other point in my lifetime”, says Evans.  “Perhaps with the exception of 1968.  If in some small way Route1Views helps us to realize how much we share and how we are connected, then all of the effort will have been worth it.”

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