Jazz Articles about Zan Gardner

About Zan Gardner

Album Review

Vocalist Zan Gardner was tragically killed in an accident on May 1, 2007, just one day before her 59th birthday. Listening to Here's My Heart after so many months now is a weird but transcendent experience. After having heard her rendition of the classic “As Times Goes By" back when the album was just released, her version came to mind each time I heard someone else sing it, whether on the radio, in a television show or in a movie. ...

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Album Review

Zan Gardner: Here's My Heart...

Read "Here's My Heart..." reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
February 1, 2001

Where do all of these remarkable new singers come from? For every Kurt Elling or Nnenna Freelon who captures the imagination of listeners through major-label promotion and sheer talent, dozens of other equally inspiring singers remain undiscovered, as might have Elling and Freelon but for the good fortune of their circumstances. It seems as if every time you turn around, another singer is recording a CD that reveals a distinctive voice expressing the feelings of a personality who sees things ...