New York, New York, Alyssa Graham, whose new CD Echo has been released to stellar reviews, will tour the U.S. this fall with stops in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and more. A recent Critics' Choice CD selection in the New York Times, praise for Echo (which was released July 29th ) has been unanimously supportive with Jazz Times hailing the CD as "Stunning" and the Washington Post proclaiming of Graham that the "honey-voiced chanteuse... smokes." Debuting on the itunes top album chart at number #15, the CD has also been getting key radio spins from stations across the country including KPFK, WPFW, WFPK, WSIE, WFCR, KABF, WAMC, WBAI, WKLCC and KCRW, and is prominently featured on the Jazz Wall at 517 Barnes & Noble stores across the country where it is currently the #2 Bestselling Jazz Album, only surpassed by Wynton & Willie.

Echo is a musical travelogue that traces the arc of a modern-day love affair and infuses it with a mélange of Jazz, Pop and Brazilian rhythms, bound together by the unforgettable timber of Graham's stunning voice. Echo was produced by Jon Cowherd (Brian Blade Fellowship, Lizz Wright) and was released July 29th on Sunnyside Records. Featured on Echo are renowned players Romero Lubambo on guitar, Jeff Haynes on percussion, Jon Cowherd on piano, French horn and organ, Doug Weiss on bass, Obed Calvaire on drums, Douglas Graham on guitar, Sachi Patitucci on cello, Lawrence Dutton on viola, Laura Seaton and Elizabeth Lim Dutton on violin, and Gregoire Maret on chromatic harmonica.

The All Music Guide recently bestowed 3.5 stars on Echo and said, "Graham conveys powerful emotions and silky charm...from sparse, gently percussive folk... to hypnotic lounge jazz... to crisp and stylish pop, the spirit of innovative legendary vocalists like Lady Day is alive and well in new artists like Alyssa Graham." Indeed, both critics and consumers alike seem drawn to the story behind the recording of "Involved Again," a tune originally penned for Jazz Legend Billie Holiday and set to be recorded on her next album. Unfortunately, Holiday passed away and the writer of the song, legendary composer Jack Reardon ("The Good Life") was so saddened by this great loss that he shelved the track for 50 years, until a chance listen to Alyssa's debut CD, What Love Is, prompted him to contact her. This unheard musical gem was recorded by Alyssa and is a song integral to the mood and sultry stylization of Echo.

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