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Charmaine Clamor
Charmaine's second album, Flippin' Out (2007), synthesizes American jazz, blues and soul with traditional Filipino folk music, instantly creating a new hybrid genre she calls jazzipino. The album debuted on the JazzWeek World Music Charts, a first for a Filipino-born artist. Flippin' Out introduces an imaginative singer daring to create a category all her own.
Originally from the provincial town of Subic-Zambales, Charmaine Clamor began her singing career at age 3, entertaining passengers (whether they liked it or not!) in the back of buses traveling to Manila. As she grew, she began providing piano accompaniment while her mother sang kundiman (Filipino torch songs) and English language classics. From these early memories comes her love of the Great American Songbook.
Charmaine is also the first Filipina to headline the world-famous Catalina Bar & Grill jazz club, in Hollywood, which presented Charmaine at their sold-out 2005 & 2006 Filipino-American Jazz Festival. In 2006, she headlined the First Manila International Jazz Festival in her birth country, the Philippines.
One of the founding members of JazzPhil-USA, a non-profit organization which promotes Filipino-American jazz artists in the United States, Charmaine has been credited with introducing the Filipino culture to mainstream audiences, delighting music lovers with her "very honest stage presence" and vocal artistry that listeners describe as "a spiritual experience" and "utterly mesmerizing" (LA WEEKLY).
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Take Five With Charmaine Clamor
by AAJ Staff
Meet Charmaine Clamor: The creator of Jazzipino, Charmaine Clamor is America's foremost Filipina jazz and world vocalist. With two consecutive albums in the JazzWeek World Music Top-10, Charmaine has been credited with introducing Filipino languages, melodies, and musical instruments to listeners around the globe. She records internationally for Viva Records and in the United States for FreeHam Records. In 2009, she was given a special FAMAS Award ("Filipino Oscar") as Philippines Best Jazz Singer.Instrument(s): Vocals.Teachers and/or ...
Continue ReadingCharmaine Clamor: Flippin' Out
by Michael P. Gladstone
Want to try something really different in jazz vocals? Step into the world of Charmaine Clamor, native of the Philippines, who refers to her music as “jazzpino and whose primary languages are Tagalog and Bisayan. Clamor is supported by singer Tierney Sutton's long-time trio--pianist Christian Jacob; bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker--as well as New York saxman Julius Tolentino and a host of others.
Flippin' Out presents songs in English from the Great American Songbook, ...
Continue ReadingCharmaine Clamor: Flippin' Out
by Jerry D'Souza
Charmaine Clamor spins a web of magic every time she sings. Her expressive voice lets the words breathe and throb as she captures the essence of the lyrics and brings them to life. It matters little whether she is singing jazz, blues, pop, or songs from her native Philippines, she takes each one and makes them her own.
Jazz is central to the theme of Flippin' Out. Her rendition of “I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You" is just stunning. She sets ...
Continue ReadingJazz Vocalist Charmaine Clamor Performing at Regattabar Jazz Club in Harvard Square on Saturday, March 5
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Filipino jazz star Charmaine Clamor is performing two shows at the famous Regattabar jazz club in Cambridge Massachusetts on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $22 and can be ordered online. Hailed as “one of the important and original singers of the decade" by music critic Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times, Clamor has just released her fourth US album, Something Good, with songs in English, Tagalog and Taglish. For ...
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Charmaine Clamor Releases a "Filipino Serenade" on Freeham Records
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
New York, NY - Charmaine Clamors critically acclaimed recordings have the ability to amalgamate the soul and swing of American jazz combined with traditional Filipino folk music, languages and instruments. By doing something so unique, it instantaneously created a new fusion genre she dubbed jazzipino.
Hailing from the regional town of Subic-Zambales, Charmaine began her singing career at age 3, entertaining passengers in the back of buses traveling to Manila. As time passed in her childhood, ...
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Charmaine Clamor in Concert Seattle Asian Art Museum December 29, 2007
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Upcoming Appearances for Charmaine Clamor
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Freeham Records Is Pleased To Announce Upcoming Appearances For Charmaine Clamor
Featuring: Vocals: Charmaine Clamor Keyboards: Eli Bruegemann Drums: Abe Lagrimas, Jr. Bass: Gary Wicks Guitar: Richard Ickard Percussion: Gustavo Garcia Reeds: Kim Richmond
Please note that some gigs are sextet (Anthology), some are quartet or quintet.
December 3, 2007 Long Beach, CA 90802 Breakfast with KKJZ's Bubba ...
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Liane Hansen Interviews Charmaine Clamor on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, November 11th 8:45 AM to 9:00 Am Est
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Charmaine Clamor in Concert Seattle Asian Art Museum December 29, 2007
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Charmaine in Concert Seattle Asian Art Museum 1400 E Prospect St Seattle, WA 98112 Call:(206) 654-3100 December 29, 2007 3PM Museum opens at 9AM Cover: $30 Jazzipino in the Pacific Northwest, with Seattle's Top Filipino Jazz Pianist Charmaine Clamor. vocals Victor Noriega, piano Gary Wicks, bass Chris Icanasio, drums Gustavo Garcia, percussion New CD Charmaine Clamor Flippin' Out ...
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Vocalist Charmaine Clamor, Creator of "Jazzipino," Named One of America's 100 Most Influential Filipino Women
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
WASHINGTON, DC. - The Filipino Women's Network announced today that world/jazz vocalist, composer, and arranger Charmaine Clamor has been selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the United States. Ms. Clamor's honor is in the category of Innovators & Thought Leaders, which recognizes “women who have broken new ground through vibrant, energetic presentations of critical ideas, transforming the way people think, in the fields of sports, arts and letters, performing arts or through pop culture." Clamor ...
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Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Dynasty (Tues) Charmaine Clamor (Wed) Lee Konitz New Nonet (Thu-Sun) at the Iridium Jazz Club
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:00 & 10:00PM Effective immediately, minimums are $10/person/set for all show except Les Paul - $15 mins. EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS TRIO JOHN COLIANNI - PIANO - LOU PALLO - GUITAR, NICKI PARROTT - BASS EVERY TUESDAY MINGUS LEGACY Sets at 8:00 & 10:00PM This Tuesday, September 11, ...
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Music Fans Need "A Lot of" Charmaine Clamor Listeners Around the World Enjoy Free Download Offer
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Listeners around the world enjoy free download offer To celebrate the release of her new album, Flippin' Out (FreeHam0705) -- last week's #1 most added recording to World Music radio playlists -- Filipina vocalist Charmaine Clamor has shared one popular track for free, and fans around the world have responded enthusiastically. The song, “I Need a Lot of Love," a light-hearted romp with a Latin feel, features Ms. Clamor and the song's composer, Zaxariades ("Mr. Z"), in a spirited scat ...
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Filipina Jazz Singing Sensation Charmaine Clamor Celebrates New CD at the Iridium Wed., Sept. 12th Sets at 8 & 10PM
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:00 & 10:00PM Wed., Sept. 12 CHARMAINE CLAMOR The Los Angeles Times calls Clamor, “An impressive new vocal artist, a first-rate jazz talent." And All About Jazz says, “Clamor could shake the musical world." Filipinos call her “one of our own." New CD: Charmaine Clamor “Flippin' Out" (FreeHam Records) Charmaine Clamor vocals, Christian Jacob-piano, Trey Henry-bass, ...
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"This Filipina jazz singer exhibits a very pure talent. The ability to express much more than just a tune is unique. Clamor sings to times, feelings, and purpose. A superb performance from and multi talented gem!" -- EJAZZNEWS
"Tearing up the jazz club scene recently has been Charmaine Clamor (pictured here), whose new recording Flippin' Out (FreeHam) is a fluid nod both to her jazz chops and to her Filipino heritage. It's quite a recording, as she moves effortlessly between the ultrasensuous and the ultrarhythmic, between smoke and fire." --DELTA SKY MAGAZINE
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