Linda Kosut, San Francisco song-stylist blends jazz, pop & folk into unexpected renditions and arrangements.
BackStage Magazine Bistro Award - THE BMI AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING RECORDING
Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs –
BEST FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST & BEST JAZZ RECORDING Nominee
Cabaret Hotline Online - MEMBERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR
RECORDING
“San Francisco-based jazz/cabaret vocalist Kosut — amazing Bay Area
canary — brings her skills as an actress to her insightful interpretations
of songs underscored with a fusion of jazz, pop and folk.” - Don
Heckman, The International Review of Music
Backstage Magazine’s Bistro/BMI award winner, Linda Kosut, swings
jazz, pop and folk, blending songs from the standard to the obscure in
unexpected renditions and arrangements. Linda has performed to full
houses at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club to San Francisco’s Yoshi’s and
The Rrazz Room.
A native New Yorker, Linda grew up wanting to perform, but took it on
only as a “hobby” by studying acting, dance and voice. Yet, after her
move to San Francisco 25 years ago, and as she approached
“retirement” age, she says, “I had this strong urge to finally pursue my
lifelong dream of singing and performing.” “My approach to music and
my song choices seem to have as much to do with the wisdom of age
[mine] as it does with the sheer joy I get from performing, entertaining
and inspiring others.”
Linda has recorded two solo CDs, the most-recent of which Long As
You’re Living, the songs & poetry of Oscar Brown Jr - – a heartfelt
tribute to the late jazz great - received BackStage Magazine’s
BISTRO/BMI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RECORDING, as well as
nominations for BEST FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST and BEST JAZZ
RECORDING from MAC, Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs,
and a Cabaret Hotline MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD.
Through her company, Jizel Music and Design, Linda provides coaching
to singers in both presentation and production, and designs marketing
collateral for performers and performing arts organizations.
http://www.jizelmusicanddesign.com
Linda lives in San Francisco with her husband, 2 dogs, 2 turtles, 3
chickens and thousands of fresh-water fish!
LA Times - “deserved a far longer run”
Jazz Review - “A singer of great ability – conveys romance combined
with an earthy heat!”
LA Jazz Scene - “... a new female jazz singer who commands one’s
attention ... a vocal performance which deserves mention
Jazz Times – “the best of such artists renowned for their superior ability
to act, particularly one as gutsy as Kosut”
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ON THE INTERNET
Official Website: www.lindakosut.com
Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/lindakosut
Videos: www.youtube.com/jizelmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/lindakosut
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/lindakosutsings
Blog: www.lindakosut.wordpress.com
My Space: www.myspace.com/lindakosut2
DISCOGRAPHY
* JUNE 2007: “Long As You're Living- the songs & poetry of Oscar
Brown Jr.” - www.cdbaby.com/kosut2
Piano/trombone: Max Perkoff; Percussion: Paul van Wageningen; Bass:
Tom Shader.
* JANUARY 2003: “Life is but a dream” - www.cdbaby.com/kosut
piano: Barry Lloyd, David Austin; Bass: Dean Reilly; Drums: Bob
Blankenship.
