Maile Souza Bridge knew one thing growing up\u2014 she loved to sing, and she was damn good at it.<\/p>\n
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But the world works in mysterious ways, and for much of her life, Maile had her musical talents on the back burner. Maile says, \u201cI grew up in a house full of music. My mother was a singer, and I quickly realized that I could sing.\u201d She learned to play the piano and the ukulele as a child, and eventually went on to study piano at San Diego State University.<\/p>\n
It was there that she struck up a close friendship with singer\/songwriter Tom Waits. Following her time at SDSU, Maile went on to model and act throughout the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s. It wasn\u2019t until years later that she returned to her true passion\u2014 singing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always loved to sing the most,\u201d she says. When asked about her decision to make her latest record, she says, \u201cI finally just decided to do it. It was time. So I started the process. I\u2019ve got some really high caliber musicians in my band, and Peter Sprague is just such a genius. Sometimes I just can\u2019t believe how masterful he is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her debut album, A Memoir In Music<\/em>, features songs that she holds close to her heart. The result is an eclectic mix of pop, rock, jazz, blues, and Hawaiian music that showcases the life-long vocalist\u2019s versatile voice.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I started choosing songs, I chose ones that I really truly love. The album features songs from all eras. \u2018Poetry Man\u2019 was one of my favorites by Phoebe Snow in the 70\u2019s. I\u2019ve always played this simple version of it on the piano. It\u2019s one of those songs that\u2019s just perfect for my voice., and I\u2019ve always loved it. And then there\u2019s also a Joan Baez song on the album called \u2018Love Song to a Stranger\u2019. I love Joan Baez. I think of her as a mentor. I was always trying to sing her songs and sound like her. I\u2019ve always been very passionate about her, and that is reflected on the album.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked what working with Peter Sprague was like, Maile says, \u201cI dug out some of these old songs, and I honestly wasn\u2019t sure what Peter would say. I thought he might say, \u2018No, these songs are old and dated,\u2019 but he really embraced them. We worked really well together. It\u2019s been an incredible experience.\u201d<\/p>\n Not only does the album reflect Maile\u2019s love of pop and folk, but also her recent discovery and passion for blues.<\/p>\n \u201cBlues is something that really came later for me.\u00a0 I really only started singing it three or four years ago, but I just took to it. I really love it. There are two blues songs on the album; one of them is called \u2018You\u2019ve Got to Move\u2019. A very long time ago, I had a friend who knew the song, and I\u2019m just so happy with how it turned out.\u201d<\/p>\n Adding to the eclectic mix of styles on the record, Maile also recorded two Hawaiian songs. \u201cI learned the songs from my mother. She was born in Hawaii. She used to be a singer on the radio there; she was well known. One of the songs, Peter [Sprague] thought would go well with a Jamaican-Hawaiian feel, and the other one is more traditional. We\u2019ll actually have a traditional dancer at our show at Anthology!\u201d<\/p>\n Maile\u2019s CD release show is sure to be nothing short of fantastic. With an all-star band\u00a0 that reads like a who\u2019s who of jazz in San Diego and includes Peter Sprague, Tripp Sprague, Gunnar Biggs, Leonard Patton, Rich Schmidt, Toby Ahrens, Dennis Caplinger, and Barnaby Finch, Maile\u2019s album release is one to get excited about.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got the most amazing band, and Peter has been nothing short of incredible. I couldn\u2019t have asked for anything better. They just have such an amazing sound, and this show is going to be so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n WHAT: <\/em>Maile’s CD Release Party<\/strong><\/em> An Interview with Maile by: Casey Pukl Maile Souza Bridge knew one thing growing up\u2014 she loved to sing, and she was damn good at it. But the world works in mysterious ways, and for much of her life, Maile had her musical talents on the back burner. Maile says, \u201cI grew up in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1442],"tags":[11512],"class_list":["post-4076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","tag-artist-interviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32966,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076\/revisions\/32966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWHEN: <\/span>Wednesday, January 4, 2012 7:30pm <\/strong><\/em>
\nTICKETS: $10-$28 <\/span>Buy Tickets<\/a><\/em>
\nMORE INFO: <\/span>Artist Profile<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"