Aj
currently resides
near Marquette, Michigan with her husband Jeff,
and is the
founder of Stonehouse Music Cooperative, a music concert venue that
celebrates and
records local singer/songwriters. Click here
for track listings
Click Here For PDF Promo PDF For Aj's Music Site "Stonemice.com"    Reviewer from Poland says:
"Nie zaczyna siê w polskim od "a wiêc", ale tak jest najwygodniej . A wiêc po przes³uchaniu p³yty, któr¹ mi przes³a³aœ po prostu siê w niej zakocha³am. Jej dŸwiêki s¹ bardzo uspokajaj¹ce. Przyda siê po ciê¿kim dniu w szkole lub pracy. Pzdrawiam i mam nadziejê, ¿e w krótce uka¿e siê Twoje kolejne dzie³o " ...Goska 9/2006 |
Reviews of Deo Volente Vol.1 ¶ Acoustic guitarist and singer debut release "Deo Volente, Vol. 1" is a tapesty of spicy jazz licks, (A Poet's Affair, When He Gets Bored), tender yet unsentimental ballads, (Rigby, The Mayflower Bookstore), and foot tapping odes to the open road, (Desert Skies, Trains).  Her songs are
seamlessly crafted originals, poetry set to melodies which are by
turns lilting, playful, moody, spare, and haunting. I had fun imagining
her songs as soundtracks, such as the song "Tundra" with the film
"Smilla's Sense
of Snow."At times I was remined of Emmylou, Gillian Welch, and Joni Mitchell, but it would be more fair and true to say Aj can stand in her own right with the likes of these nationally known performers. She's that good, her songs are that powerful, and her musicianship, well that ain't too bad either".  Additional musicians include the wonderfully charged music of Jazz Mandolinist, Don Julin and Bassist, Glenn Wolff, along with Pat Neimisto on fiddle. You can hear both artists on www.mandozineradio.com - FA  "--There
have been years of woodsheding while building her own "off the grid"
home out of cordwood masonry,
and didn't play for audiences for years at stretch. "Music and swinging a hammer just don't mesh well, my hands hurt and swell, and there's just too much work ahead of you everyday.." But a performance in Biloxi, Mississippi prompted Fischer to return to music in 1995 after her cabin was finished". "A poet with a guitar as a prop."is how Aj describes her art and what she does. She offer as evidence an accomplished and haunting debut recording, Deo Volente, Vol I These songs are crafted with a sure melodic sense and performed with a smoky elegance. As she treks across musical terrain from folk-bop to finely etched character pieces, the geographic landscapes of her nomadic lifestyle is evident throughout the album. Although a classically trained piano & guitar player, Fischer shed formal teaching methods, reaching into the ever mysterious spontanious life of song weaving, logging 10 books of travel and music."... the rest, remains in the future - NS Record Eagle |
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AJ began playing
at Shield's "Keller" in Traverse City, Michigan.  She worked for 8 of those years for Tom Garrison at "Strictly Tabu", a venue for jazz musicians coming out of Denton's North Texas University -which she states; "Working at a furious pace and listening to Jazz music 6 nights affected my ears & soul forever, in a good way *wink...", which also prompted her to study Joe Pass guitar methods which can be heard weaving through her compositions. "For those lucky enough to have ever heard her music, you know what I mean when I say the word - magical." Brian Sullivan WKTL Music Review Venues: Wheatland Music Festival The Bliss Fest The Aura Jamboree The Biloxi Theater Hiawatha Music Festival Interlochen School for the Arts Stonehouse Music Venues Poor David's Pub Mass for Folk Music Festival The Bay Theater The Keller Frog Island Festival Stonehouse Music CD's are available at Lily's of Traunik www.gotfolk.com www.mandozineradio.com www.talkingdogradio.com www.cdbaby.com/ajfischer http://payplay.fm/ajfischer  Back |