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Carol Sloane

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Born Prov., R.I.; toured with Larry Elgart Band 1958-1960; major appearance Newport Jazz Festival 1961; recording debut Columbia Records 1961 (”Out Of The Blue”);sang at The Village Vanguard, Mr. Kelly's (Chicago), the hungry i (San Francisco), appeared numerous times on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; moved to Raleigh, NC 1969 and worked frequently in that area; returned to NYC in 1977 and made the first of a dozen trips to Japan for concerts and clubs; signed with Concord Records in 1990; recorded numerous lp's and cd's; has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, continues to travel extensively, and has hosted her own jazz radio program on both WGBH-FM in Boston and WICN-FM in Worcester, MA, both NPR affiliates. Is writing a book about her experiences; married to Buck Spurr 1986; Carol Sloane Complete Discography available at http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sloane/index.html Carol Sloane also launched her Blog “SloaneView” in April, 2007. Please visit, read and comment if you like: http://sloaneview.blogspot.com. Her latest CD on the Arbors Label is entitled “Dearest Duke” 2009, is “We'll Meet Again” featuring Bucky Pizzarelli gt, Ken Peplowski cl/tenor and Steve LaSpina b. Her 2007 release on Arbors is “Dear Duke” and features Brad Hatfield on piano and Ken Peplowski on tenor and clarinet.

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My Jazz Story

I love jazz because it inspires me. I was first exposed to jazz via late-night djs who played jazz. I met and worked with many jazz musicians in my 60-year career. The first show I ever attended was Oscar Peterson Trio in 1953. The first jazz record I bought was Ben Webster with Duke Ellington. My advice to new listeners is keep your ears open to everything. Support (attend) jazz in venues in your city and/or contribute to radio stations that feature jazz programming.

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This page was last updated on 2023-08-22.

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