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Bragg releases 'Sugar' CD
The Living Room is best known for having provided an outlet for the up-and-coming singersongwriter Norah Jones. "Naturally, I was very excited about the event," said Bragg, who, along with her bassist, songwriting collaborator and boyfriend, Jimmy Sullivan, of Reston, Va., spent the majority of 2007 working on the material for, and the production of her new album. "In the end, it was the tremendous amount of hard work and emotion put forth in Sugar that made the CD release party a success," she said. The venue was filled with about 60 fans, friends and family, including her parents, Ennis and Lei Bragg and her sister, Leila Donaldson, all of Swainsboro; her brother Ennis Bragg, Jr., of New York, N.Y.; and her sister's in-laws Geoff and Betsy Meacham, of New York, N.Y. Also in the audience was Michael McHugh, founder of NYC Music, who commended Bragg on her performance, and has recently added her music to his "Top 40 Heat Seekers" chart. Backing her up was a band of players including Jordan Perlson on percussion; Rich Hinman on electric and pedal steel guitars; Dan Marcus on acoustic guitar; Mike Cassedy on piano; Marika Hughes on cello; and Rob Jost on bass guitar. Sullivan, her regular bassist, is currently playing in a jazz trio on a Carnival cruise ship. "I'm continuing to write new material for a future album, but for now, I'm enjoying the thrilling peace of having completed my second album," said Bragg.
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