"Imagine a very commanding young woman, dressed as if for a trendy gang meeting in her native Brooklyn, singing the fatal blues of Victoria Spivey (the general theme being either “You broke my heart so you will die,” or “Don’t mess with me or . . . ” you can fill in the blank) with stomp and swerve."
JAZZ LIVES 

"For far too many years, young jazz singers all but ignored the blues
but the attention now being paid to the form by 
outstanding young artists such as Mara Kaye 
is proof that things are getting better.
This vivacious young Brooklynite studies the classic blues
the way the better cabaret singers of her generation studied 
Sondheim and invests 80- and 90-year-old texts
with the force and spirit of her own considerable charisma. " 
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 

"A new artist with deep roots. 
One with the emotional power and swing of Billie Holiday. 
The deep blue joys and sorrows of Bessie Smith,
and always leavened with Brooklyn spice...
one of New York's great gifts to the world." 
JAZZ LIVES

"Like some lost pocket of the blues, that hadn't been explored in the old days, all wrapped up in a ball of 21st century Brooklyn-Bred attitude."
THE SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR

3-minute(ish) pop(py?) songs. On here I have demos, alternate versions, and covers. For fully released songs, go to dogonaswing.co.uk

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Benny Bianco is a musician who seeks to keep alive the spirit of blues and roots music. Inspired by Big Bill Broonzy and Muddy Waters, his own compositions fit within tradition while conveying his own experiences in life.

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