Interviews
Liz Ohanesian from SoCal News Group, met with Lo-Flo’s driving force, Jane McNealy, to talk about McNealy’s music career and all things Lo-Flo. Covering everything from the impetus to starting a record label at 75 years of age, to working with legendary musicians such as Harold Battiste Jr., Alice Kuhns and Petula Clark in beginnings of her career, and her current projects. This wonderful, in-depth interview subsequently ran both online and in-print form, in the Los Angeles Daily News and 9 other Southern California newspapers.
“At 75, LA songwriter Jane McNealy started a record label to archive her work”
Music blog, Secret Eclectic, published a deep dive interview with Jane McNealy. In it, McNealy talks about music influences during the early years of her writing career, being introduced to the humanity of improvisation, by Harold Battiste Jr., and what she would change about the music industry.
“I am always writing (or dreaming I’m writing)”
Brett Callwood from musician and artist focus publication, Music Connection, interviewed Jane McNealy in its DIY Spotlight section. In the interview McNealy talks about her early career being signed to publishing company AFO (All For One), her thoughts on the current music scene, releasing her archival works and putting the Lo-Flo Records team together.
“There’s very little “usual” about Jane McNealy, head-honcho at Lo-Flo Records”
Tracklib delves into Jane McNealy’s career, in a discussion about preserving and releasing of her music from the 1960s to the 1980s, her collaborations with jazz musician Harold Battiste Jr. and vocalist Lydia Marcelle and the process of selecting songs from her extensive reel-to-reel tape archive for the album Running Around.
“McNealy took her genre-bending fusion of jazz, soul, classical, and pop to new heights”
In this July 2022 interview with Grigware Talks Theatre, Jane McNealy discusses her collaboration with lyricist Alice Kuhns, highlighting their shared passion for classic musicals from the 1920s to the 1960s, and their work together on musicals Gauguin, Hotel Romeo and Juliette, and To Be Fred—which were subsequently featured on the album Marsha Bartenetti sings McNealy & Kuhns.
“McNealy is an astounding composer, who has written songs and scores for many years”
Reviews & Playlists
Music and lifestyle blog, Visual Atelier 8, reviews Jane McNealy’s latest release, describing “Play It” as “a love letter to the golden era of jazz-funk.”
Hip-hop blog, Folded Waffle, features Jane McNealy’s “Play It,” as an editors pick.
Music blog, Swanodown, reviews “One Day at a Time,” declaring the “jazzy musicianship is on such an incredibly high level.”
Chunedesk reviews Lynne Marta George Ball & Jane McNealy’s “In the City” the “upbeat funk gem and ode to urban life.”
Influential jazz & blues playlister and blogger, Don’s Tunes, includes Harold Battiste Jr.’s “All of You” on its Midnight Jazz Bar Spotify playlist!
Rising Artists states “Alone in the Stars” is “a true work of art and we’re fortunate to continue experiencing Harold Battiste Jr.’s artistry.”
Rhythm Passport reviews Harold Battiste Jr.’s “Alone in the Stars” praising the seminal figure in American music.
SongXplode gives a glowing review of Harold Battiste Jr.’s EP Songs from the Vault: Reel #5, declaring it a “a must-listen for jazz enthusiasts.”
Brazilian music blog, Roadie Music, reviews Sona Lee’s Songs From the Vault: Reel #4 saying it is “a sonic gem, capturing the essence of retro soul.”
Music & Fashion Blog reviews Lydia Marcelle's "I Want To Know."
Music By Humans includes Lydia Marcelle's "Where Has It Gone" in its artists to watch feature.
UK blog, Soul Strutter, which features new and rare soul music from the 1960’s to present day, reviews three Lydia Marcelle singles.
Music blog, Purple Melon, reviews Joyce Dunn’s “Turn Away From Darkness,” describing Dunn’s vocals as “smooth and buttery.”
Respected UK music writers, Charles Waring and Bill Buckley, reviews Marsha Bartenetti Sings McNealy & Kuhns, for the Soul&Jazz&Funk blog.
JazzHQ does a deep dive review of Marsha Bartenetti’s “One Day at a Time.”