Jazz Articles about Linda Kosut

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Linda Kosut: Long As You're Living

by Jerry D'Souza
September 7, 2007

Singer Linda Kosut has admired the music of Oscar Brown Jr. from the time she first heard it in the 60s. In 2006, she turned his songs into a tribute on stage. Long As You're Living - The Songs & Poetry of Oscar Brown Jr. has been performed in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Kosut has pulled some of the songs from Brown's repertoire for this CD. She has her own style, she never seeks to imitate ...

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Take Five With Linda Kosut

by AAJ Staff
February 8, 2007

Meet Linda Kosut: Linda is a moving and entertaining performer best known for her passionate and interpretive skill with lyrics and the “story song. She is evocative and compelling with her unique stylings of jazz standards and pop tunes. Her voice recalls “a smoky plaintiveness similar to Sarah Vaughn, but with an edge worthy of Janis Joplin. Linda recently presented her latest show, Long As You're Living: A Tribute to the Music, Life, Legacy and Spirit of jazz ...