REPORT/ PHOTOS: Camila Meza in Munich

By ljazzn on 9 February 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Camila Meza at BMW-Welt Munich Feb 2015
Photo credit: Ralf Dombrowski

Ralf Dombrowski heard and saw Camila Meza in Munich (Sunday 8th Feb 2015)

There was very fine competition-concert today at the matinee of the BMW Welt Jazz Awards here in Munich. Camila Meza is a vocalist and guitarist from Chile, based in New York. She has very good chances indeed of becoming far more widely known. She presented a well-judged and confidently presented combination of Brazil, songwriting, mainstream modern jazz, and – not least – charm. Not at its heart essentially innovative, but definitely heart-warming, and she has a fabulous band: Shai Maestro, Linda Oh, Kendrick Scott … which is also the personnel on a new CD, just recorded and to be released later. Very classy…