{"id":7145,"date":"2025-07-02T21:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=7145"},"modified":"2025-07-15T22:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:09:18","slug":"single-review-shadows-ben-clifton-x-nicoya-polar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/single-review-shadows-ben-clifton-x-nicoya-polar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Review: &#8220;Shadows&#8221; &#8211; Ben Clifton X Nicoya Polar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_E8422A39547D-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_E8422A39547D-1.jpeg 785w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_E8422A39547D-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_E8422A39547D-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_E8422A39547D-1-768x765.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_E8422A39547D-1-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/odesli.co\/embed\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsong.link%2Fs%2F6zAcY1vxhxj7UpZVQvixdJ&#038;theme=light\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allow=\"clipboard-read; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>This is a jazzy number that\u2019s got me relaxed on a very packed train to work! The piano starts off the proceedings in the lower register, and then it\u2019s joined by Nicoya\u2019s gorgeous voice, she brings so much soul to this. The adlibs before she hits the verse tell you that she\u2019s about to do something really special and boy does she! You could tell where she switches from making her voice into an an instrument she\u2019s singing what I\u2019d imagine to be a saxophone melody it is that vibrant! I want to call out the piano solo at 2:57 oh Lord! So much power and Nicoya brings in that vocal again, with adlibs over the top. Beautiful work<\/p>\n<p>Ben Clifton is a dynamic jazz pianist, organist, and composer whose versatility, emotional depth, and collaborative spirit have made him a top-call musician in Houston and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><span data-huuid=\"6801922001797232985\">Nicoya Polar is <mark class=\"QVRyCf\">a vocalist, from Houston, Texas, known for her work in jazz, R&amp;B, and soul music<\/mark>. <\/span><span data-huuid=\"6801922001797232390\">She performs with various groups, including The West End Band, and has appeared in venues like The Heights Theater and The List. <\/span><span data-huuid=\"6801922001797231795\">Additionally, she collaborates with other musicians on recording projects and voiceovers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a jazzy number that\u2019s got me relaxed on a very packed train to work! The piano starts off the proceedings in the lower register, and then it\u2019s joined by Nicoya\u2019s gorgeous voice, she brings so much soul to this. The adlibs before she hits the verse tell you that she\u2019s about to do &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,118,181,129,52,139,31,132,30,292,37,142,73,150,175,254,287,243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-band","category-bass","category-blues","category-drums","category-guitar","category-jazz","category-keyboards","category-lyricist","category-music","category-organ","category-piano","category-producer","category-singer-songwriter","category-songwriter","category-soul","category-texas","category-track-of-the-day","category-u-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7149,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7145\/revisions\/7149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}