Stephanie K.

A Word Before You Go—a collection of songs inspired by the many facets of life: love, loss, nostalgia and humor. Eight of the thirteen songs on the recording are the singer’s original compositions. Stephanie also penned her lyrics to three existing compositions, written by jazz greats, Joe Locke (A Word Before You Go—the title track), Geoffrey Keezer (Honu), and Emanuel Hauptmann (Breaking Ice). Two interpretations follow the emotional vibe—Joni Mitchel’s Big Yellow Taxi, and Lennon and McCartney’s She’s Leaving Home.


Taken collectively, the songs which comprise A Word Before You Go represent an honest and compelling personal narrative from Ms. K., who is in fine voice and is supported by a team of top-notch musicians. Music with humor and heart from a singer who possesses both in abundance.-Joe Locke-


Stephanie K’s musical tastes run to rich, rarely-heard ballads that are brought to life by her torchy vocal style, fresh renderings of canonical popular tunes, vivid transformations of chestnuts from the American songbook, and original compositions that hover somewhere between nostalgia and melancholy, only to surprise her listeners with wit and innuendo.


“Subterranean Dream” was co-produced by pianist Aaron Goldberg and bassist Reuben Rogers, who along with Eric Harland create a nearly perfect complement to Stephanie’s vocal style, surrounding her with a rich texture that rarely intrudes, expanding on her implicit harmonic and rhythmic statements.