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Now Available! This CD features the hot new singles Ready When You Are, Into the Future, Taj Mahal and Don Pelayo (featured song in the independent film "MD Sherry"). You can buy it here using the order form page or you can find it in music stores throughout Denver and Colorado Springs. (see
reviews) Listen to a medley
of selections from the new CD. |
 KGNU Radio in Boulder has deemed "Ready When You Are" as the number 4 Top Classical Release for 2003. |
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first guitar at age seven from my Dad, I fell in love with playing and
composing for this wondrous instrument. I wanted fresh new music
for this CD. Our roots connect us to the past and move us "Into the
Future". In the 21st century we need new music for the nylon
stringed guitar. May this music inspire you, cause reflection and add
joy to your life. From my heart to yours, touch the world with your
peace and love". - Nessa - "It has been a great privilege to be
present when Nessa composes her music. Nessa's talent translates
her diverse musical background into captivating original music.
She creates music that reveals an inner beauty and imagination." |
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Worship at Daybreak CD $15.00 + $2.00 S/H Nessa appears as a special guest artist on the following 2 songs on this CD. |
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Grand Adventure CD 2002 $15.00 + $2.00 S/H Grand Adventure brings the concept of versatility to the listener. Journey through sixty-four minutes of Latin jazz, flamenco, classical guitar and piano quintet music. This CD has something for everyone with refined tastes. |
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Radio Interview 2001 $15.00 + $2.00 S/H This radio show was recorded live on air in the studios of KGOAT radio in Idaho Springs, CO. It showcases the versatility of this talented artist who finds herself at home playing a variety of styles. |
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"Ready When You Are
shows a heartfelt passion for Mediterranean music and history. ("Don Pelayo"
comes with notes in the sleeve about the Moorish invasion of Spain and Nessa’s
interpretation of ‘clashing swords’ via plucked guitar strings). Nessa Marquez
(her surname suggests she’s Latina or Spaniard, though she speaks with a UK
accent) offers a striking interpretation of flamenco music, tinged with
gypsy/Eastern rhythms, more fleshed out and delicately executed than that of the
Gipsy Kings Best of I used to listen to. Songs like “Don Pelayo,”
“Allemande,” “Taj Mahal,” and the artsy “Pavane for a Dead Princess” stand out.
In case I wasn’t already hooked, Nessa offers “Medley” which replays every song
in reverse and sounds just as good, if not better. The final track “Voices from
the Not So Deep” is a throwaway comical interlude, placed on the album in case
we thought the album was “too serious,” (in Nessa’s words) though she really
shouldn’t have. Ignore the last track and enjoy the rest. Quite an unexpected,
refreshing gem!"
Jack Rabid - Big Take Over Music Magazine, December 2003
" Mixing some impressive flamenco and classical techniques with a fondness
for cool Jazz and pop, Colorado- based Nessa sounds right at home on her latest
album. Produced by Greg Roberts, the excellent recording and mastering
captures a fine solo nylon string guitar performance. Spotlighting a
rousing 8+ minute cover of the traditional Flamenco favorite "Malaguena", the
masterful and imaginative album is a fine platform for Nessa's compositional
gift. All in all, Ready When You Are is a masterful and imaginative
album of captivating solo guitar sounds"
20th Century Guitar Magazine,
July 2003
"It is always a pleasure to preview work of local artists. It is
even a bigger pleasure to review local artists who have the quality of sound
produced by Nessa Marquez. Nessa began her musical career very early in
life. By age eight she gave her first public performance. This
excellent flamenco guitarist combines her musical talents of voice and guitar to
captivate the listener. But her talent does not stop there. Eight out of
nine cuts in this production are original tunes. As you begin to listen to
this CD, Nessa takes you through an enchanted journey of sounds combining
elements of classical, jazz, flamenco with a pizzazz and funk along with
contemporary sounds. On track 11, Nessa summarizes this CD with segments
of each song, giving you an overview of her creation. She culminates this
production with unexpected humor."
Jose Reyes - Impacto Magazine, May
2003
"When it comes to music, some types seem to be filled with male performers
and lack the female voice or vision such as in electronic or classical guitar
music. After finding a great female electronica artists out of Warsaw Poland, it
was only fitting that the classical genre be filled next. That's when I got
Nessa's CD from Colorado. Her playing abilities change as much as her persona.
Depending on what she wears, she takes on many different styles. The same
applies to her music. Her CD, Grand Adventure, actually starts with a hand-drum
percussion track and then on into the guitar stylings she offers, from jazzy to
Spanish to classical. Her influences early in her teen years were Earth, Wind
and Fire, Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius and Ronnie Laws. I find
it different from the normal releases you see everyday, and it's going to be
available locally at Mountain Edge Records."
Bill Feeland of Indy Live,
The Mix, 96.5, KRFM - Showlow, Arizona