Tom & Joy | Antigua
Yellow Productions (France) / Tommy Boy (US)
"Antigua" by Parisian duo Tom (Thomas Naim) and Joy (Joyce Hozé-Liwer)
is a beautifully fragrant cocktail, equal parts bossa nova, afrobeat,
and jazz with a splash of French chanson. The duo, accompanied by a
band of five musicians (drummer, bassist, keyboardist, sax player and
trumpeter) delivered a sophisticated, multi-lingual (French,
Portuguese, Spanish, English) album of songs which evoke soothing,
welcome images of balmy beaches, Parisian cafes, and breezy summer
Sunday afternoons zipping around town on a scooter. This was a select
press mailing, as the group was unknown and not touring. (With a tour
this would have been a dream!) Still reviews ran on about.com,
ejazznews.com, jazzreview.com, globalrhythm.net and in various gay
publications including the San Francisco Bay Times, Stonewall NW, and
EXP (the Midwest's most read GLBT publication). •
