“I lastly made it to Tiny Desk,” singer-songwriter Norah Jones excitedly declares throughout her efficiency. Her first Tiny Desk expertise was a solo piano and vocal (house) live performance, which mirrored all of the meditative, sonic hallmarks of performing in isolation. Since her juggernaut debut album, Come Away with Me, was launched in 2002, she has crafted intimate songs that showcase her beguiling vocals. In the middle of constructing her genre-expansive catalog, she has racked up 9 Grammy awards and collaborations with as different a gaggle as you may think about, from Herbie Hancock and Willie Nelson to Q-Tip and Foo Fighters.
For her long-awaited in-person efficiency, Jones presents a light-weight, breezy set of soulful tracks from her latest album, Visions, a collaboration with producer Leon Michels. “Paradise,” a deceptively gentle and kooky tune about letting go, begins the live performance, adopted by the contemplative “Swept Up within the Evening.” For the psychedelic “Staring on the Wall,” that includes Jones on the guitar, drummer Brian Blade and bassist Josh Lattanzi lay down a enjoyable, body-moving groove. To shut her set, Jones turns to the title observe from her debut album, disclosing that the tune was written solely utilizing the 5 guitar chords she knew on the time. Right here she reimagines her traditional, opening it up in a dreamy trend.
SET LIST
- “Paradise”
- “Swept Up within the Evening”
- “Staring on the Wall”
- “Come Away with Me”
MUSICIANS
- Norah Jones: piano, lead vocals
- Sami Stevens: glockenspiel, vocals
- Sasha Dobson: guitar, vocals
- Josh Lattanzi: bass
- Brian Blade: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producers: Mitra I. Arthur, Felix Contreras
- Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Body, Maia Stern, Grace Raver
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Elle Mannion
- Photographer: Michael Zamora
- Tiny Desk Crew: Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
