HOME BASE: Surf City
(Photo by Monique M. Demopoulos)
STYLE: Standards and re-envisioned covers in her jazzy, poppy, cross-genre, singer-songwriter style.
LINEUP: Allison Stella, piano and vocals, loop machine.
FUN FACT: This Barnegat High School English teacher transfers her literary passion to the language of music. She creates live loops to give her songs a full, rich, multi-layered sound.
NOTED INFLUENCES: Melody Gardot, Billy Joel, Elton John, Norah Jones, Postmodern Jukebox, The Swell Season, Damien Rice, Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor, Ben Folds.
TWO’S TAKE: A multi-talented soul, Stella twists casual covers into exciting new works of art.
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