Amar By Kristin Amarie, David Lanz & Jay Dref

 

Amar

By

Kristin Amarie, David Lanz & Jay Dref

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

Mixing talents is an interesting thing to do, but when you are at the very apex of a genre, it becomes a thing made in heaven, creating and manifesting all manner of beauty and pleasure for the mortal listeners who eagerly await their musical fodder, that latest dish of quality fine dining is entitled Amar by a trio of luminaries in Kristin Amarie, David Lanz & Jay Dref.

Kristin Amarie is a leading figure in modern classical crossover, celebrated for her angelic voice, award-winning albums, and collaborations with David Lanz, who is a celebrated pianist and his stunning Cristofori’s Dream remains a cornerstone of New Age music. With a career spanning over five decades they are both joined by the third in this musical holy trinity in Jay Dref, who is setting the scene alight by carving out a niche as one of the rising stars in classical crossover, bridging opera and pop with a modern, heartfelt approach.

Here the combination of those three musical titans brings to the listener something of great beauty, something that transcends the banality of today’s dreary pop genre, lush tenor vocals from Dref, who was invited to tour with Sarah Brightman on her Christmas Symphony Tour in 2021, rounding all this off was the immaculate work from Kurt Bestor the Emmy Award winning composer and arranger.

There is no doubt that Amar is top of the tree quality by Kristin Amarie, David Lanz & Jay Dref, and as such will be remembered as a timeless work of outstanding natural beauty, by a team of artists who are the equivalent of Marvels Avengers in the Neo Classical and crossover genre.