CALVIN ARSENIA

“Arsenia looking past the boundaries of his gospel background and classical training to find the most direct line of expression 
to inform our common struggles… 
This is beautiful music…
We are all the richer”

• NPR

 LA Sessions…showcases Arsenia’s voice: an immensely powerful engine of emotion with a three-and-a-half vocal range. There’s something familiar about LA Sessions  … a timeless blend of soul, jazz and magic, bolstered by an all-star backing ensemble, and it showcases yet another side of Arsenia the chameleon.

• 435 Magazine

LA SESSIONS featuring “Back To You” Out Now!

Calvin Arsenia Achingly Confronts Heartbreak in
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Lyrically, Calvin Arsenia has been described by NPR as “finding the most direct line of expression to inform our common struggles.” Musically, the singer/songwriter/harpist has been nicknamed “Arsenia the chameleon” by hometown Kansas City (Kansas) publication 435 Magazine. [Read More

Biography

Calvin Arsenia has always been known for conjuring his own cathartic soundscapes. His golden voice and magnetic presence form a genre-defying alchemy that is part performance artist/part elevated soulster, joyfully aligning with the muses he serves via his classically trained vocal power and a 3 1/2 octave range.  An accomplished harpist/multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter, it’s his innate ability to uniquely inhabit a song that makes the beautifully rendered LA Sessions (Center Cut Records) one of the most sensually rewarding releases of the year.  (READ MORE)

CANTALOUPE (2018 ALBUM DEBUT)

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