New York, NY (Top40 Charts) With hurricanes and rainy days upon us, it's sometimes hard to stay positive. Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist
Molly Ryan reminds us that brighter days are always around the corner with her new single "Let A
Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)," hitting all the music streaming platforms today.
The single comes out as a preview of Ryan's new album, Sweepin' the Blues Away, that is set to release on November 11th, 2022 on Turtle Bay Records. Written by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Francis Wheeler, the song is one of 11 early jazz songs featured on Ryan's new album. Ryan says that the song is "about the fact that there are rainy (emotional) days and that's okay. We can wear a smile regardless. The song is reminding us that we have the option to guard and protect our emotions."
Originally from Roseville, CA,
Molly Ryan first moved to NYC in 2003 and managed to position herself as a go-to vocalist on the NYC jazz scene. She has performed at a number of prestigious Manhattan venues such as the Café Carlyle, The
Rainbow Room, Joe's Pub, Symphony Space, Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Iridium Jazz Club, The Player's Club, the Waldorf Astoria, The Cutting Room, and The Town Hall. She has performed alongside such prominent jazz artists as Randy Reinhart, Jon-Erik Kellso, Bria Skonberg, Dan Barrett, Mark Shane and Rossano Sportiello, as well as with the preeminent 1920s-style orchestra, Vince Giordano's Nighthawks.
Ryan has also appeared at numerous jazz festivals and jazz parties throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the Atlanta Jazz Party, the Central Illinois Jazz Festival, the North Carolina Jazz Festival, the New York Hot Jazz Festival, the Old Jazz Meeting "Zlota Tarka" in Ilawa, Poland and Winter Jazzfest in New York City, among others.
Vanity Fair calls Ryan "a Millennial, shaking up the jazz world." Wall Street Journal music critic Will Friedwald says, "Molly swings the melody - as well as the words - without affectation of any kind…She sounds worldly wise beyond her years, wonderfully gentle and lyrical."
With more cold, wet days ahead, it's a good idea to include
Molly Ryan's "Let A
Smile Be Your Umbrella" in a happy songs playlist. Check out the song below along with the rest of Ryan's new album, Sweepin' the Blues Away, set to release on November 11, 2022 on Turtle Bay Records.
