Gina Izzo
Grow Your Vision
QUOTES
"Izzo deserves a bow for the innovative usage of her flute as the gravitational origin of such beautifully lush sonic clouds . . . 'Mirror(s)' features some of the most impressive solo flute improvising"
-Gary Fukushima, Downbeat Magazine
"Light years beyond what you’d expect from a solo flutist.”
- John Schaefer, WNYC New Sounds"
"Gina Izzo’s electro-acoustic solo guise, ladyybirdd, is the Wild West of solo flute music."
- Foxydigitalis
"That range of technical methods and expressive modes suits Izzo’s original electroacoustic music, and the gear proves essential in crafting the dreamy meditations and dancefloor allusions Izzo evokes."
- Steve Smith, For the Record
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"Carefully constructed and beautifully chaotic....an absolute masterpiece in experimentation."
-Xunemag
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"Transforms the sound of the acoustic flute through washed out reverbs, analog synthesizers, and FX."
-I Care If You Listen
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"Brings an unbridled sense of adventure, razor-sharp technique, and dynamic intensity"
-Honk Magazine
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"....rattles speakers and expectations with stop-time razzle, vocal (flute-talk) and electronic (phaser) effects"
-New York City Jazz Record
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"....jarring and innovative...dynamic energy"
-CLASSICALITE
​"...outside of the realm of expectation...truly unique sound…"
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SELECTED PRESS
Gina Izzo
[ladyybirdd]
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ladyybirdd, Tomorrow's Yesterday: Review
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Finding Identities with Gina Izzo's ladyybirdd
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WNYC New Sounds with John Schaefer
ladyybirdd (flutist Gina Izzo) at Joe's Pub
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Night After Night: Album of the Week by Steve Smith
l a d y y b i r d d's "Tomorrow's Yesterday"
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Video Premiere: Gina Izzo [ladyybirdd] “Mirror(s)”
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Announcing 15 New Projects from Innova Recordings Spring National Call
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ladyybirdd - into what is wanted [Review]
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We interviewed Brooklyn Artist ladyybirdd
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ladyybirdd releases a new single into what is wanted
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Gina Izzo performs "into what is wanted' from ladyybirdd
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Critics Notebook- On the Hoof in the City for a Day of Music
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bespoken
Chamber Music Magazine
Everything We Bring to the Stage
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5 Questions to Gina Izzo and Eunbi Kim (co-founders of bespoken)
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RighteousGIRLS
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Best Albums of 2015​ – RighteousGIRLS 'Gathering Blue'
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Review by John Ephland RighteousGIRLS – Gathering Blue is Revelatory (4.5 stars)
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WNYC – Radio Broadcast by John Schaefer
Chamber Music With an Electronic Boost
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WNYC – Radio Broadcast by John Schaefer
New Music with Flutes Feat. RighteousGIRLS, Flutronix, & Claire Chase (ICE)
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Highly Selective Music Events
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I Care If You Listen – Review by Jackson Cooper
RighteousGIRLS 'gathering blue' Breaks Creative Ground
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Review by Fred Bouchard
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CLASSICALITE – Review by Maria Jean Sullivan
PREMIERE: RighteousGIRLS 'gathering blue' on New Focus Records
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SECOND INVERSION- Review by Maggie Molloy
ALBUM REVIEW: “gathering blue” by RighteousGIRLS