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Jazz Vocalist Kendra Shank And Guitarist John Stowell Release Extraordinary Duo Album New York Conversations April 8 On TCB – The Montreux Jazz Label

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 5, 2014

There are a million jazz stories in the naked city, and New York Conversations captures some of the most revelatory ones. An extraordinary encounter between the supremely inventive vocalist Kendra Shank and the brilliant guitarist John Stowell, a player with a beautiful touch and rarified harmonic vocabulary who specializes in high-wire duo projects, the album came together quickly, with a minimum of planning. While Shank and Stowell’s musical friendship dates back more than two decades, New York Conversations is their ...
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Seattle Times: Popular Jazz Singer Kendra Shank Takes the Long Way Home

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
April 7, 2009

Note: Kendra Shank performs at Jazz Alley Tues-Wed, April 7-8, in support of her new CD, Mosaic. Click here to view the Jazz Alley website. Of the many accomplished singers to come out of Seattle lately and long ago, few have taken as circuitous a path as Kendra Shank, the former folk singer and French chanteuse who will headline Jazz Alley this week. What started as a second career as a jazz singer has reached maturity in time for Shank’s ...
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Kendra Shank Quartet on Tour in Support of New CD - "Mosaic"

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 5, 2009

Kendra Shank Quartet - Mosaic Available April 14 on Challenge Records Featuring Frank Kimbrough, Dean Johnson, Tony Moreno, with special guests Billy Drewes and Ben Monder Kendra Shank embarks on national tour this Spring in support of Mosaic “Kendra is Kendra, and there’s no one else quite like her” – Will Friedwald, The Village Voice “Kendra Shank's delectable voice--warm-toned, fine-grained, quietly sexy--sets her well apart from the crowd, as does her knack for picking unhackneyed, slightly off-center material. ...
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Kendra Shank Quintet w/Billy Drewes @ Jazz Standard, August 14

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 1, 2007

"...effervescence...depth...integrity..." -Nate Chinen, NEW YORK TIMES

KENDRA SHANK QUINTET Returns To THE JAZZ STANDARD Tuesday, August 14 ~ 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM

Kendra Shank voice/kalimba ~ Billy Drewes saxophones Frank Kimbrough piano ~ Dean Johnson bass ~ Tony Moreno drums

116 East 27th Street, New York City (between Park & Lexington) $20 Admission, No Minimum 212-576-2232

On August 14, The Kendra Shank Quintet returns to The Jazz Standard where their March CD release concert brought the house ...
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Kendra Shank Quartet News + IAJE Performance

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2006

"A superbly skilled vocalist..." -NEW YORK TIMES “...a risk taker...invents like an instrumentalist..." -BOSTON GLOBE ? New York-based jazz vocalist Kendra Shank is available worldwide for festivals, clubs, concerts and clinics--as a soloist, or with her quartet. For more info, visit www.kendrashank.com , and see contact info and bio below. The Kendra Shank Quartet will be appearing live in New York City during the 2006 IAJE Conference, featuring selections from their newest recording--a collection of Abbey Lincoln compositions (record labels ...
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Kendra Shank Performs At Fifty-Five Bar In August 23

Source: All About Jazz

“She has her own sensuous way of phrasing, stretching time to suit her taste, a lithe voice, and a knowing repertoire." ~ Gary Giddins, The Village Voice

Jazz vocalist Kendra Shank returns to the intimate Fifty-Five Bar on Friday, August 23rd from 6pm until 9pm. Fifty-Five Bar is located at 55 Christopher Street, at Sheridan Square, in the heart of Greenwich Village. There will be a two-drink minimum with no cover charge. Shank will be joined by long-time collaborator John ...
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VOCALIST KENDRA SHANK CELEBRATES RELEASE OF NEW JAZZ FOCUS CD REFLECTIONS AT NEW YORK'S JAZZ STANDARD CLUB ON OCTOBER 16th

Source: All About Jazz

"A Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" in the 1999 Down Beat International Critics' Poll, Shank shines on Reflections, her September 12th Jazz Focus CD, featuring her impressionistic approach and eclectic song selections

Kendra Shank is a special jazz singer, one not afraid to take risks and one soulful enough not to do things just for effect. Fans and critics alike praise her individuality and compelling, creative performances. Musically speaking, she does not confine herself to any one thing but makes all ...
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JAZZ VOCALIST KENDRA SHANK RELEASES NEW CD REFLECTIONS - FOLLOWUP TO 5-STAR WISH

Source: All About Jazz

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