Huge thanks to Rockmommy and the fabulous Rew Starr for this sweet interview about mommying and musicking it up during the pandemic. Check it! #gratitude

https://rockmommy.com/2020/11/17/lucy-kalantari-on-motherhood-music-and-feeling-thankful/

I'm incredibly thrilled and honored to have my songs "La Cosecha" and "Howl to the Moon" on this list for Hispanic History Month on Billboard!

Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats are in great company too! You'll find our good friends Hamlet and Sonia de los Santos highlighted here as well. It gave me great joy to see the Hold Tight Shine Bright Project on here, the amazing compilation (including a song by us exclusively on this album!) raising funds for RAICES.

Movers and shakers all around embracing our roots.  Check it out!

LA Times released their 2017 Holiday music round-up, and they gave "It's the Holidays!" 3 STARS! I'm honored and humbled to be on the same list with Josh Groban and Gwen Stefanie. Just amazing. Check it out!

Get your holiday on with your community...you can get your copy now right here!

Another beautiful review!

”Before you know it, you’ll be creating your own second line parade in your living room. I encourage you not to resist that urge!”
–Anouck Iyer

Click here for the full article!

 

 

“It’s the Holidays! is the perfect start to the most wonderful time of the year.”
–Kids Rhythm and Rock

What a beautiful and heart-warming review. Read away!

Check out the interview I did with Skeebop in which I talk about intentions, motivations and joy. 

"The holidays...are not just about one day for one culture, according to Lucy Kalantari, it's that nostalgic time of year full of memory making."

Click here to read the full interview!

Happy HAPPY Halloween dear families!

I'm super excited to share that my song, "My Mommy Is a Mummy" FLEW up to spot #2 on the 13 Under 13 Charts on Kids Place Live! What a sweet Halloween treat! 

Enjoy it right here, right now and have a HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I had an interview with New York Family, and this came out of it. Super grateful! 

"You’ve never heard a Thanksgiving song quite like this one!"
- Meghan Brown, New York Family 

Click here for the full article!

A lovely surprise greeted me earlier this week, when I was tagged on this article on Facebook: Music Alumna Wins International Songwriting Competition

What a lovely acknowledgement from my alma mater! Read the entire article here!
http://www.purchase.edu/live/news/1438-music-alumna-wins-international-songwriting

I'm THRILLED to announce that my songs, "Our Garden" and "Balloon" are semi-finalists in the 2016 International Songwriting Competition! Hurray!

This is such a lovely honor and am grateful to have my songs selected. Even more grateful to be surrounded by a team who have helped make the sounds and visions in my head come to fruition. Here's to BIG THINGS, friends!

Thrilled to be on this fabulous list of Jazz Music for Kids, along with the wonderful JoJo & the Pinecones, Jazzy Ash and more! 

"From lullabies to birthdays to gardening, this sweet round up is some of the best jazz music for kids around, with smooth vocals from a bygone era and upbeat jazzy fun."
– Amber Guetebier, Red Tricycle

Read on!
http://redtri.com/best-jazz-music-for-kids/slide/2

Dad blogger Jeff Cohen wrote a pretty funny and awesome review of Big Things!

"Lucy's voice (and instrumentation) is like a gramophone playing from the past."
Read the full review!

Check out this lovely, little review on Kid Independent as I was debuting my video for Our Garden:

"Lucy’s style is inspirational, quirky, and filled with passion." –Indy, Kid Independent
Read the full review.

 

I'm proud to announce that Big Things has been awarded the Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award. It's a beautiful thing and a wonderful start to big things. :)

"Brooklyn based, purple-haired Lucy Kalantari plays roaring 20?s style jazz, with a fine voice that recalls both Billie Holiday and the Andrew Sisters."
- Lahri Bond, Parents' Choice Foundation


Read the whole review:

http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=34523&StepNum=1&award=aw

Just when I thought reviews for Pockets were over, this came trickling in and it made me smile so big, I might need further healing from wisdom teeth removal. 

"If you like rich, classic style jazz you’ll love Lucy Kalantari’s voice.  She channels the great sounds of old, with her slightly raspy melodic sound."
Read the entire review, along with a review of Jazzy Ash's fantastic album, Bon Voyage.

So sweet to be mentioned on the Ditmas Park blog for my show at P.S. 217. Click here to check it out!

 

I'm so thrilled to announce that Pockets Full of Joy is a winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award! I got a super sweet review written by Lahri Bond accompanying this award. I'm totally beaming! Thank you for letting me spread joy!

"...you can just about touch the joy she sings about."
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When I read this review, I cried. The feeling I get when someone connects so deeply with my music is truly indescribable. Many, many thanks to the fantastic Rebecca for this beautifully written review.

"Meet Lucy Kalantari, a New York-based singer-songwriter who has a dazzling voice reminiscent of notables like Bessie Smith, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald." –Rebecca Yorn Allison
Full Article
 

I'm a frequent visitor and customer at my local Lark Cafe with my son. It's a special sort of place, as it was made by parents for parents. There's an extra room where kids can play, and they hold exciting activities for kids like Construction Kids! classes (my son, LOVES these!) and a bunch of weekly sing-alongs. Our favorite sing-along is Lloyd's on Friday's. Occasionally, I cover Lloyd's sing-along if he can't be there and boy, oh boy, is it fun.

So when Lark owner Kari Browne opened their sister cafe, Elk, and asked me to start my own weekly sing-along I was more than happy to accept. This week, Red Tricycle, A Child Grows in Brooklyn AND Kensington BK mentioned my performance, making this past Thursday's event PACKED! What a fantastic time!

Thursdays at 4pm. Come by and say hello. 
ELK | 154 PROSPECT PARK SW BROOKLYN 11218

http://www.elkcoffee.com/news/2015/2/19/sing-along-with-lucy-kalantari

What a year! I feel so honored to have landed a spot on this play list. This is a great 90-minute set. Sit back and enjoy!

Read full post: 
http://redtri.com/best-kids-songs-of-2014-playlist

I've never been on a "Best of" list before. So when I saw this, my jaw dropped and my eyes got teary. This is a mighty list, and a great honor to be along side these fantastic artists. 

The best jazz album of the year brings forth the roaring 20′s with no prohibition on juice boxes. 

See the full article here:
https://cooperandkid.com/catch/art-entertainment/best-kids-music-of-2014/#sthash.vocvTvQa.dpbs

Another lovely and sweet review! Thank you Jersey Family Fun!

Wait and See is the questions we sit and wonder as we rub our bellies as mothers and as we see our son’s and daughter’s faces as fathers. What will my child be? Will they be curious, will they want to sing, and then as we are wandering we notice how quickly our children, our babies, grow right before our eyes. Remember to dance!

Read the whole review here:
http://www.jerseyfamilyfun.com/lucy-kalantari-pockets-full-joy-cd-review/

I re-ran into this today and realized that I never posted this sweet, sweet video review from the youngest reviewer-to-date. Thank you, Muppet Lover for completely melting my heart. Check it out!

This was a wonderful review of Pockets Full of Joy on KIDindependent:
I urge you to take a listen, especially if you adore a 1920s inspired jazzy sound with oodles of whimsy, and a rich, warm sound that is (just as the title suggests) full of joy. I’m smitten as a kitten with big ball of yarn. 

Click here for the full review. 

It's a really great time to be a kid. There's such a wonderful selection of kids music today that's fun for all audiences, and is still sophisticated enough for adults. I had the honor of being included in this list of Jazz and Blues for Kids: Old Sounds for Young Ears, along with Jennifer Gasoi and Oran Etkin. 

Take a trip back to the gilded age with Lucy Kalantari who approximates the roaring 20′s on the ukulele with extremely impressive results. 
–Jeff Bogle

See the full article here. 
http://cooperandkid.com/catch/art-entertainment/jazz-and-blues-for-kids/