Various environs and locations are evoked by these songstresses
Madison Galloway gets bohemian as she sings, plays guitars, harmonica and percussion along with Jonathan Markov on guitar, bass and trombone, drummer Jody Brumell, keyboardist Breanna Morrison and VW busload of fellow hitchhikers. The 
atmosphere’s range from a stark slide guitar creating long shadows for “My Baby Don’t Care” to a whimsical ukelele’d “Beginning’s & Ends.” Her voice can snarl through a two stepping “Can’t By Love” or go troubadour coy for the folksy “Infectious Eyes.” McCabes Moments.
NYC based French chanteuse Chloe’ Perrier creates Left Bank moods with the sublime swing team of guitarist Aki Ishiguro, bassist Jim Robertson, drummer Rodrigo Recabarren, violinist caroline Bugala and woody clarinetist Jon Hunt. Except for the English vocal read of the cabaret toned “Sway” guided by Bugala’s gypsy strings, the tunes are in the Francophile mode as on the hot two stepping “Menilmontant” the pizzicato’d read of “Comes Love” and cozy chasson of “Lullaby Of Birdland.” Guitar, violin and voice are all relaxed for “Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours?” and swing easy on “Je Voudrais En Savoir D’avantage.” Delicious bon mots.
Svetlana Shmulyian has been described as “Astrud Gilberto in New York via Moscow” by my childhood friend Guy Eckstine, and that’s a clever way of reading this lady’s wide range of talents. Here, she brings an A list of artists including Wycliffe Gordon/voc-tb, Sullivan Fortner/p, Matt Wilson/dr, Chico Pinheiro/g and others for this wide range of interpretations of songs form the silver screen. She does a nice duet with Gordon’s voice and horn on a suave “Cheek to Cheek” and bluesy “Despicable Me” while Isabel Braun blends vocals with strings and Sullivan Fortner on a delightful “It Might Be You” with Wilson and Pinheiro’s guitar and accompanying strings make for a sweet “Moonlight” while Jon-Erik’s horn swaggers with the lady on “Watch What Happens.” A seat in the back row.
Sumitra Nanjundan plays piano while singing with drum star Brian Blade, taking time off from Wayne Shorter, as well as bassist Carlitos del Puerto and guitarist Alex Machecek for this mix of originals and standards. Her voice is sophisticated, articulate and leaning a bit on the pop side, as on the pretty and folksy “Bittersweet” and giving some polished R&B for “Settle Down.” She changes moods on a cleverly re-arranged read of “The Way You Look Tonight” delving into some nice piano musings with del Puerto, while she gets dramatic with Blade on “Freedom” and artsy with the team on “Another Day.” Intricate angles are sharp as Sumitra veers around the sharp Blade on “Take The Reins.” Prismatic poetry.