Ana Velinova - The Thief (2014) Lossless

Ana Velinova has won the love of jazz fans from around the globe. Originally from Sofia Bulgaria, Ana has lived in many major US and Canadian cities such as New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Vancouver, Canada. "The Thief " is Ana Velinova's first album of predominantly original jazz compositions featuring world renowned musicians Neil Swaison (George Shearing) on bass, Willard Dyson (Cassandra Wilson, Regina Belle, Michael Franks) on drums and percussion and Misha Piatiigorksy on keys. The album was recorded and produced by Grammy Award winning producer Joby Baker at Joby Baker Studios in Canada. In the words of her band members: "Ana's "The Thief" is steal! Ana is definitely one of the most exciting vocalists and songwriters in the contemporary jazz music scene. She tells a story with energy, character, sophistication, elegance
and musical wonder.” Ana holds a Master's Degree in Jazz & Contemporary-Classical Voice Performance from the Longy School of Music in Boston, undergraduate studies in Vocal Jazz from the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles and a diploma in classical guitar from the National Music School in Bulgaria.