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One of her ALL-TIME favorite performances was touring all over the world with Roy Hargrove and Chucho Valdez on the Crisol Tour and particularly at Jazz in Marciac performing as a trio with Roy and Chucho in the Town square.
Award winning vocalist, Eve Cornelious, won the Jazz Composers Fellowship; was a ‘BET Jazz Vocal Discovery’ [served as a host of BET's Jazzy Vocals' TV show]; The Lionel Hampton Award; The Indie Award and The Russian Jazz Performance Award. Her vocalese rendition of Flamenco Sketches [Kinda Blue] is featured in the prestigious radio archives of the Smithsonian Institute.
She has enjoyed a remarkable career [playing regularly in New York City at Smoke Jazz Club, The Brownstone and throughout the USA]; abroad in Europe Eastern Europe, Canada, Japan, Cuba performing at concert and Symphony halls; clubs, festivals, Spoleto, Playboy, North Sea, Monterey, Montreal, Montreaux, Jazz à Vienne, JVC@Lincoln Center, Newport, Jazz Province, Nida Jazz Festival, Jazz@Philharmonic, Lionel Hampton and more.
Eve has been featured on recordings with Ramsey Lewis, Norman Connors, Javon Jackson; also performed with Jon Hendricks, Dianne Reeves, Mulgrew Miller, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Gary Bartz, Chip Crawford, Jeremy Pelt, Anthony Wonsey, Cyrus Chestnut, Gerald Cannon, Frank Lacy, Ray Bryant, Sherman Irby, Larry Willis, John Hicks, Ronnie Mathews, Walter Booker, Leonid & Nick Vintskevich, David Goloshukin, Lembit Saursalu, Calvin Jones, Alvin Atkinson, Winard Harper, Carl Allen, Mark Whitfield, Brian Charette and a host of others.
Awards
Award winning vocalist, Eve Cornelious, won the Jazz Composers Fellowship; was a ‘BET Jazz Vocal Discovery’ [served as a host of BET's Jazzy Vocals' TV show]; The Lionel Hampton Award; The Indie Award and The Russian Jazz Performance Award. Her vocalese rendition of Flamenco Sketches [Kinda Blue] is featured in the prestigious radio archives of the Smithsonian Institute.
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Eve Cornelious: Eve Again... Naturally
by Acacia Grace
After nearly a decade since her 2017 live recording, Eve Cornelious returns to the studio with Again... Naturally, an album that embraces the timeless traditions of straight-ahead jazz while showcasing the confidence and poise of a seasoned interpreter. Rather than chasing contemporary trends, Cornelious delivers an album rooted in classic jazz values--thoughtful storytelling, elegant phrasing, and a deep respect for lyrical interpretation. The album opens with “Big City," a grand and inviting introduction that immediately establishes the sophisticated character of ...
Continue ReadingRichard Baratta, Emmet Cohen, Paul Hecht, Eve Cornelious and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Richard Baratta, Emmet Cohen, Paul Hecht, Eve Cornelious, Chuck Bergeron, John Pachnos, Jan Harbeck Quartet, The Sistering, Faye Carol, Virginia MacDonald, Rich Willey, Tumbao Bravo With Paul Vornhagan, Barry Greene, Marcus Goldhaber, Lakecia Benjamin, JabFung, Hendrik Meurkens, Audrey Ochoa, David Janeway, Klaus Wienerroither, Jacques Lesure, John Sweenie, Ted Chubb, Dawn Clement, Bobby Broom, Will Lyle, Ulysses Owens Jr., Carlos Henriquez, Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Andrew Moorhead, Sharon Minemoto, Malcolm Strachan, Judith Owens, Tierney Sutton ...
Continue ReadingEve Cornelious and The Chip Crawford Trio: I Feel Like Some Jazz Today
by C. Michael Bailey
All In The Family. Eve Cornelious and husband Chip Crawford assembled a collection of standards and originals for jazz voice and trio. Eve is the voice and Chip heads the trio. The assembly includes a “My Funny Valentine” based on Miles’ trumpet line from his famous 1950s recording of the tune, a “Flamenco Sketches” with committee-composed lyrics, and an “I Love Paris/April in Paris” diptych, who’s clever arrangement trades between the two songs, verse by verse. Eve Cornelious is the ...
Continue ReadingEve Cornelious & the Chip Crawford Trio: I Feel Like Some Jazz Today
by Joel Roberts
After listening to scores of albums by new jazz artists, I've come to the conclusion that there are more bad singers out there than bad anything else -- pianists, trumpeters, etc. Singing jazz with any kind of authority is just plain hard. A decent voice is not enough -- and far from the most important aspect of jazz singing. Intangibles like presence, style, originality, and the all-important ability to hold your own with a swingin' band trump pure technique any ...
Continue ReadingJazz by the Riverside with Chip Crawford & Eve Cornelious
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As New York's JVC Jazz Festival, the major jazz festival, closes for the first time in 37 years, Riverside offers an alternative venue for jazz this June. Jazz by the Riverside is one way to enjoy jazz live and in person this summer. This Friday night series of concerts is not to be missed... All performances begin @ 7:30 p.m. Join us Friday Night, JUNE 19 at the Riverside Church for a night of jazz with Chip Cornelious & Eve ...
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“…sassy Eve Cornelious awaits the ears.” ~NEA Jazz Master Willard Jenkins, Downbeat
"Eve Cornelious voice was haunting and quite effective on You're Blase.” ~ Jazz Times
"Miles would have dug it” ~Teo Macero/producer
Worthy of at least a Grammy nomination for best 'Jazz Solo Performance.' ~ Larry Thomas, WNCU-FM
"...her swinging style makes one wonder why she is not a lot more famous." ~ All Music Guide
