"Her large-scale skill and talent encourages her all-inclusive dreams... Gorgeous articulation, flowing time sense and warm tone."
—Ken Micallef
Downbeat, June 2008
“Her passion for exploration suffuses her music, and whether interpreting tunes in French, Spanish, Portuguese or English, Weber Morales communicates a song’s emotional essence with an ardent, throaty alto that soars effortlessly into a crystalline soprano register.”
—Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News, August 16, 2007
"I find her command of Latin idioms completely convincing, entrancing even."
—Tom Hull, former contributor to The Village Voice
"Beautiful and bewitching."
—Arnaldo DeSouteiro, producer of such stars as João Gilberto, Luiz Bonfá, Yana Purim and João Donato
"With a voice sweet, pure and strong, Alexa Weber Morales is poised to ride the Bay Area Latin jazz scene to national recognition."
—San Francisco Chronicle, June 17, 2007
“One of the greatest Bay Area recordings in recent times."
—Luis Tamargo, Latin Beat, September 2007
"Morales is a mix of jazzy sweetness … and Latin brightness."
—Mary Kunz Goldman, The Buffalo News, June 22, 2007
"Very much the kind of singer you want to hear more of, more often, Morales is on the money throughout with a jazz/world date that open-eared adults will pass the word on quite easily."
—Midwest Records, June 2007
"Alexa Weber Morales is a San Francisco Bay-area singer whose star is rapidly rising. … her lush, rangey, sensuous voice reminds me of Basia, another boundary-busting, powerhouse singer... Is this jazz with a pop/Latin sensibility, or Latin with a jazz/pop sensibility? In purist circles, 'pop' is a four-letter word, but how crucial is that when music is so high-spirited and rendered with such care, talent, and heart?
Vagabundeo/Wanderings is a good name for this wide-ranging, engaging journey. If Weber Morales ever decides to tackle some jazz standards, she could blow away half the current crop of vocalists. At least."
—Dr. Judith Schlesinger, All About Jazz, July 2007
"The music is stunning and well polished with some great arrangements and dynamic vocals by Alexa. This CD is going to be a pleasure to air."
—Leon Reyes, KVMR 89.5 FM Sacramento/Nevada City, CA
“Use Me features a saucy, picante vocal by Alexa Weber Morales... Afro Blue gets modernized with ... a passionate, smooth-toned lead vocal by Alexa Weber Morales again, flying over lush harmonies.” —Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz, January 2007
“It's [Alexa's] bawdy, sultry version of Bill Withers' Use Me that ultimately does the job.” —David Rubien, San Francisco Chronicle, February 2007
“... she is a jazz singer at heart but with a soul that sees no borders within its musical perspective.” —Jesse Chuy Varela, Latin Beat Magazine, February 2005
“Enthralling Latin Jazz! A genre-bounding performer who sings in four languages... delivering consistent soul-stirring performances.” —Critic's Choice, East Bay Express, March 2006
“Alexa's considerable versatility, flexibility and talent, combined with Wayne Wallace's vision, make her debut recording a wonderful success. Her future is bright.” —John Santos, Machete Ensemble
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Copyright © 2005-2008 Alexa Weber Morales
:: Crazy Monkey Productions
:: Oakland, California, USA
:: 510-532-3757
:: song@alexawebermorales.com
Produced by triple Grammy nominee Wayne Wallace and featuring John Santos, Frank Martin, Michael Spiro, Murray Low, David Belove, Paul van Wageningen, Rick Vandivier and many others, Vagabundeo (Patois Records) is distributed by RNLG LLC and KOCH Entertainment! Check it out on Amazon!
Produced by Wayne Wallace and featuring Andre Bush, John Santos, Frank Martin, Michael Spiro, Murray Low and many others, Jazzmérica is Alexa's debut CD. Get sound clips, read reviews and buy at CDBaby!
Jazzmérica is distributed by NorthCountry.
Alexa sings lead vocals and contributes lyrics to Wayne's fourth CD, The Reckless Search for Beauty, which recently reached number 29 on the JazzWeek charts. Check it out at CDBaby.com!
