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Carolyn Lee Jones
A sophisticated jazz vocalist with a sense of style all her own.
About Me
Born and raised in Nebraska, Jones moved to Dallas as a young adult and began a successful career in retailing traveling the world as a Buyer for luxury stores. Fortunately, she had opportunities to perform while on the road for her day job. Opportunities arose performing with a trio at numerous intimate NYC cabarets with noted NYC musicians ; Ted Firth (p), Wells Hanley (p) , Saadi Zain (b) Paul Beaudry (b) and Jacob Melchior (d ). Trudi Mann a well known vocalist was Jones' mentor.
Five Album Releases -
2008 Bon Appetite! / featuring the late great Bob Dorough arranging, singing and playing on 3 songs,
2013 The Performer / title track by Kenny Vance,
2016 In A Long White Room / celebrating the pop genre with a jazz sensibility,
2019 Close Your Eyes / all about love in it's many stages
2021 Christmas Time Is Here / some old favorites & a few very seldom heard
Five Single Releases -
Sister Sadie / A Child is Born / You'd Be So Nice To Come Home to / I Never Meant To Hurt You- White Christmas
2008 to current - Independent label / Catn'round Sound.
2018 to present - THE SATIN DOLLS BAND - my all female jazz quintet
2008 to present - FRESH VINTAGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE - duo to big band
Awards -
2017 - The Sammons Center For The Arts / Dallas, TX - “Cabaret Artist Of The Year”.
Cabaret- Jazz Shows 2012 to present-
Developed and performed six themed shows for the Sammons Center For The Arts / Dallas Cabaret Series
2012 -Songs From My Mother's Piano Bench ( from my mother's original sheet music ),
2014 -Too Marvelous For Words ( the music of Johnny Mercer ),
2015 - I'd Rather Lead A Band - ( jazz and more jazz), ( Denise Lee Cabaret Series )
2017- Girl Talk ( the music of Bobby Troup and Julie London),
2019 -Hooray For The Girls ( celebrating female composers and lyricists of the 20th century)
2024 - In Development - Ladies Of The Night ( celebrating female jazz singers from the 20th century )
My Jazz Story
My House Concert Story
House concert in DALLAS hosted by a wonderful friend. She had a lovely baby grand piano and an intimate space provided. 30 people attended and each person brought either wine or an appetizer to lay out on the beautiful table. It was a grand evening and the show theme was "Songs From My Mother's Piano Bench". My mother was a pianist and met my dad playing for the Navy Service Men in Chicago. When she passed away, I acquired her original sheet music from the late 20's - 50's. It was my first house concert in her honor.
