ALMA ZYGIER: A VOICE ALL HER OWN
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There is not a great tradition of rock royalty in this country but Alma Zygier, the first-born of Oz rock legends Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier, is up there among them. No Nepo baby, she has cut her teeth in a field left of the realm in which her parents are famous. Rather than a young rock goddess, after eight years as a professional performer, she has become a queen of blues and jazz, renowned for her interpretations of the classic repertoire and no stranger to it’s many hallowed halls and festivals.With a velvet voice that blends Billie Holiday with Minnie Riperton, her delivery is worldly-wise yet soft and sensitive, while her arrangements are quirky and cool, especially the horns.
It’s not just her genes that set Zygier on the path to singing. Although her mother is a great mum, she is not much of a teacher but her father is. From an early age, Willy Zygier treated his daughter to his collection of classic jazz and blues, much of which now features in her performance.
Zygier has earnt the respect of Australia’s pre-eminent singer/songwriter, Paul Kelly. Her recording of the 1930s jazz classic, What Are You doing New Year’s Eve?, closes Kelly’s 2021 Christmas album. Zygier responded in kind by inviting Kelly to sing at her Very Jewish Christmas how. (As Jewish people don’t celebrate Christmas, there’s a sly joke in that.) A show of Christmas songs written by Jewish people, he performed a stirring duet with Conway.
Paul Kelly speaks eloquently of Zygier’s talents. “There is a difference between very good singers and great ones. It can be difficult to define, but for me, it has to do with a singer’s ability to inhabit a song, embody and believe it, and transmit that belief to the listener. Alma Zygier possesses that most rare ability. She is a great singer, both compelling and convincing.”
You can’t get much better endorsement than that.
Date
SUN 22 FEB 2026: Doors 3PM, Show 4PMLocation
Memo Music Hall - Allocated seating
88 Acland Street, St Kilda VIC 3182
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