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Kavita Shah performs at Seattle's Royal Room / AXS review

It was hotter than hell, but inside Seattle's Royal Room last Tuesday night, New York vocalist Kavita Shah brought her own special kind of shade.

Brilliant with evocative, dream-drenched vision, bursting with vibrancy, Shah and her young, traveling band - Brisbane, Australian pianist Steve Newcomb, Perth bassist Des White, Parisian drummer Guilhem Flouzat - painted the small nightclub/bar with beautiful embroidery.

Whether the young jazz vocalist chose a Joni Mitchell cover from her debut Visions album, a lilting Brazilian number, or went with whatever happened to meet her fancy, she made every song her very own. READ THE FULL AXS REVIEW.