Adrienne Fenemor Archive

Fenemor’s Kiwi Blue – Blues Jam

by Audiophile Audition | Jul 13, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

Fenemor’s Kiwi Blue – Blues Jam Self-Produced, 48:57 ****: (Adrienne Fenemor – B3 organ, vocals; Marvin Horne – guitar; Brian Floody – drums) B3 player adds vocals to her repertoire. The influence of American jazz is global. One of the purely American instrumental genres is the Hammond B3 organ. On the other side of the world, New Zealand native Adrienne Fenemor became a devotee of B3 music. According to her bio, she may be the first B3 player in her country. Studying the recordings of Jimmy Smith, Groove Holmes, Joey DeFrancesco and Jack McDuff, Fenemor began performing at festivals in New Zealand and Australia. Inevitably, she moved to the States, and paid her dues playing through the Midwest. Now relocated to New York, she is a regular on the city jazz scene. Her instrumental album, “Mo Puddin’” has steadily climbed the jazz charts. On Fenemor’s latest release Blues Jam, she has added a new dimension to her impressive B3 licks, vocals. Fronting a classic B3 trio format (Marvin Horne/guitar; Brian Floody/drums), the change in direction is stellar. With a dynamic jazzy agility, a nine-track assortment of covers (and one original composition) showcases the next step in her career trajectory. The […]