Jami Sieber is an American cellist, vocalist and composer. She has received several positive reviews for her work. She plays

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and

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. Sieber began to learn the cello at age seven. Growing up in classical music she played as part of the cello section of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony (GTCYS) in

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. She moved to

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in 1977 and then met Charlie Murphy in 1979. They began touring as a folk duo for five years before evolving into a full-scale

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band: Rumors of the Big Wave. She later left the progressive rock band and instead became a solo artist, producing six independent albums, four of which she has made available at

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. Several of her pieces can be heard in the video game ''

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''. She has composed for dance (Llory Wilsom and Tallulah Dance Co, Jeff Bickford, The Equus Projects), film (''Big Joy'', 2012; ''Queen of the Sun'', 2010), and theatre (''TS Crossing'').

Discography

* 1994 – '' Lush Mechanique'' * 1998 – ''

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'' * 2004 – '' Hidden Sky'' * 2007 – ''

Only Breath Only may refer to: Music Albums * ''Only'' (album), by Tommy Emmanuel, 2000 * ''The Only'', an EP by Dua Lipa, 2017 * ''The Only'' (EP), by The Boyz Songs * "Only" (Anthrax song), 1993 * "Only" (Nine Inch Nails song), 2005 * "Only" (Nicki M ...

'' * 2008 – '' Unspoken: The Music of Only Breath'' * 2011 – '' Queen of the Sun: The Official Soundtrack'' * 2013 – '' Timeless''

References

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