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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleve Douglass International Singer/ Recording Artist Songwriter/ Producer/ Instructor New York contact : +1-646-243-4388 Japan : +81-080-5252-6784 Japan management: +81-0985-29-8901 , FAX 0985-29-8904 EMAIL: [email protected] or [email protected] Management email in Japan: [email protected]
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Cleve Douglass' vocal abilities defy the ordinary classifications of category. His musical maturity, wide-range of experience and fearless improvisational skiils combine to allow this artist to deliver fully in many modes of musical styles that include jazz, blues, country, swing, bossa , dance ,and balladry. His voice is the full expression of American music in all its various forms. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Cleve was born with a musical pedigree. His mother , the late Marie Brown-Douglass, was a long-time big band drummer who introduced Cleve to the world of professional music at a young age.
Cleve's early training included an introduction to European Classical (bel canto singing and Opera); but throughout high school Cleve integrated his vocal training with guitar and folk singing appearing regularly in restaurants, hotels and coffee shops.
During his advanced studies, Cleve performed for ten years working a vigorous five-shows-a-day schedule which gave him an intense training in live musical theatre exploring many different styles and periods of American music. Along with his fellow singer/dancers, Cleve appeared on nationally televised music specials sponsored by TIMEX and VIACOM with such stars as Melba Moore, Wayne Newton, Carol Lawrence, Petula Clark, Dolly Parton, The Carpenters, Ray Charles, to name a few.
MOVE TO THE BIG APPLE In 1980, Cleve relocated to New York City where he launched a musical theatre career with Broadway and off -Broadway style productions that eventually led to his own self-produced and self-written show entitled 'Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole'.
The show garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike, with The New York Times review stating that, "Cleve..seems to be Nat King Cole reincarnate with a voice as silky as the lapels of his tuxedo.
Cadence Magazine wrote, "..he swings, he scats, he cajoles with musical genius and ease" "He is one of the best male jazz singers on the scene today!", New York Daily News
Cleve has gained appeal in the New York night club community and has been nominated as Best Male Jazz Vocalist consecutively by the Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabaret for his performances in New York City at Birdland, Iridium, Sweet Basil, Blue Note, The Cotton Club, Rockefeller Center, The Russian Tea Room.
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DUKE ELLINGTON BOULEVARD In 1996 Cleve performed at Lincoln Center with Mercer Ellington, son of composer Duke Ellington.
Mr. Ellington introduced Cleve to a Lincoln Center audience as, "the premiere vocal interpreter of Ellngton music".
This prompted the release of 'Duke Ellington Boulevard' which contains three first-time-recorded tunes from Duke Ellington given to Cleve to by Mercer Ellington.
This CD has received critical acclaim and remains today a lasting contribution to the Classic American Jazz Standard discography.
TOURS AND RECORDINGS IN JAPAN Over the past ten years Cleve has made twenty-seven tours of Japan working with some of that country's best musicians. In October and December of 2000, he appeared at The Blue Note in Fukuoka, Japan with sold-out performances over the two one-month-long engagements.
Cleve is continuing to tour and record in Japan with the release of yet a new cd, entitled, 'Coffee Time Jazz', a recording of duets with the superb International Vocalist Michelle Rounds (http://www.michellerounds.com) who is originally from Fiji and Australia.
While in Japan last December, Cleve recorded the soundtrack for a new Korean film that was released in January.
UPCOMING TRIBUTE TO DUKE ELLINGTON IN CHICAGO In April he will headline the Thirty-Second Annual Tribute to Duke Ellingtonin Chicago, IL, produced by JazzUnites, Incorporated. http://www.jazzunitesinc.org/Events.htm
NBC TODAY SHOW APPEARANCE and UPCOMING CD On, Cleve appeared on the NBC TODAY SHOW with its co-host Lester Holt on bass, Tony Romano on guitar and Ken Yamazaki on percussion.
The appearance generated a blaze of calls and emails to the network requesting more information about this singer.
There is a new recording in the works now that will include Lester Holt and there are several more live appearances upcoming as well.
As well as being an accomplished musician, Cleve has also participated in the academic arena as a music educator. In 2003 he taught at New York City University. He teaches voice private sessions as well a vocal workshops at various universities.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleve Douglass International Singer/ Recording Artist Songwriter/ Producer/ Instructor New York contact : +1-646-243-4388 Japan : +81-080-5252-6784 Japan management: +81-0985-29-8901 , FAX 0985-29-8904 EMAIL: [email protected] or [email protected] Management email in Japan: [email protected]
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Cleve Douglass' vocal abilities defy the ordinary classifications of category. His musical maturity, wide-range of experience and fearless improvisational skiils combine to allow this artist to deliver fully in many modes of musical styles that include jazz, blues, country, swing, bossa , dance ,and balladry. His voice is the full expression of American music in all its various forms. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Cleve was born with a musical pedigree. His mother , the late Marie Brown-Douglass, was a long-time big band drummer who introduced Cleve to the world of professional music at a young age.
Cleve's early training included an introduction to European Classical (bel canto singing and Opera); but throughout high school Cleve integrated his vocal training with guitar and folk singing appearing regularly in restaurants, hotels and coffee shops.
During his advanced studies, Cleve performed for ten years working a vigorous five-shows-a-day schedule which gave him an intense training in live musical theatre exploring many different styles and periods of American music. Along with his fellow singer/dancers, Cleve appeared on nationally televised music specials sponsored by TIMEX and VIACOM with such stars as Melba Moore, Wayne Newton, Carol Lawrence, Petula Clark, Dolly Parton, The Carpenters, Ray Charles, to name a few.
MOVE TO THE BIG APPLE In 1980, Cleve relocated to New York City where he launched a musical theatre career with Broadway and off -Broadway style productions that eventually led to his own self-produced and self-written show entitled 'Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole'.
The show garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike, with The New York Times review stating that, "Cleve..seems to be Nat King Cole reincarnate with a voice as silky as the lapels of his tuxedo.
Cadence Magazine wrote, "..he swings, he scats, he cajoles with musical genius and ease" "He is one of the best male jazz singers on the scene today!", New York Daily News
Cleve has gained appeal in the New York night club community and has been nominated as Best Male Jazz Vocalist consecutively by the Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabaret for his performances in New York City at Birdland, Iridium, Sweet Basil, Blue Note, The Cotton Club, Rockefeller Center, The Russian Tea Room.
DUKE ELLINGTON BOULEVARD In 1996 Cleve performed at Lincoln Center with Mercer Ellington, son of composer Duke Ellington.
Mr. Ellington introduced Cleve to a Lincoln Center audience as, "the premiere vocal interpreter of Ellngton music".
This prompted the release of 'Duke Ellington Boulevard' which contains three first-time-recorded tunes from Duke Ellington given to Cleve to by Mercer Ellington.
This CD has received critical acclaim and remains today a lasting contribution to the Classic American Jazz Standard discography.
TOURS AND RECORDINGS IN JAPAN Over the past ten years Cleve has made twenty-seven tours of Japan working with some of that country's best musicians. In October and December of 2000, he appeared at The Blue Note in Fukuoka, Japan with sold-out performances over the two one-month-long engagements.
Cleve is continuing to tour and record in Japan with the release of yet a new cd, entitled, 'Coffee Time Jazz', a recording of duets with the superb International Vocalist Michelle Rounds (http://www.michellerounds.com) who is originally from Fiji and Australia.
While in Japan last December, Cleve recorded the soundtrack for a new Korean film that was released in January.
UPCOMING TRIBUTE TO DUKE ELLINGTON IN CHICAGO In April he will headline the Thirty-Second Annual Tribute to Duke Ellingtonin Chicago, IL, produced by JazzUnites, Incorporated. http://www.jazzunitesinc.org/Events.htm
NBC TODAY SHOW APPEARANCE and UPCOMING CD On, Cleve appeared on the NBC TODAY SHOW with its co-host Lester Holt on bass, Tony Romano on guitar and Ken Yamazaki on percussion.
The appearance generated a blaze of calls and emails to the network requesting more information about this singer.
There is a new recording in the works now that will include Lester Holt and there are several more live appearances upcoming as well.
As well as being an accomplished musician, Cleve has also participated in the academic arena as a music educator. In 2003 he taught at New York City University. He teaches voice private sessions as well a vocal workshops at various universities.
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Introduced ten years ago to a Lincoln Center audience by Mr. Mercer Ellington [1919-1996] as “…The premiere vocal interpreter of Duke Ellington’s music”, Cleve Douglass gained the praise of Cadence Magazine, which states that Cleve has “vocal flexibility… an outstanding jazz singer” for his vocal performance on his Duke Ellington Boulevard compact disc (Namaskar Records) which contains first-time recordings of three Duke tunes.
Splitting the weeks with Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross and following Incognito and The Platters at the world famous BLUE NOTE in Japan for a one month engagement, and then returning to the Blue Note for yet another month of sold-out shows in December, Cleve has built a considerable following in Japan as he continues working with some of New York’s best jazz musicians in venues such as Birdland and Iridium.
Just returning from his sixteenth successful tour in Japan that included a stint at Mr. Kelly’s in Osaka, Cleve has applied his vocal improvisational style to the tunes of some of the world’s more popular writers such as Bob Marley and the Beatles with arrangements of hip-hop and R&B in an attempt at keeping jazz current with the beats of today.
Cleve has been recognized by the New York nightclub community with nominations for Best Male Jazz Vocalist and his one-man shows have been produced regionally by the American Music Theatre Festival.
Cleve can be heard on a number of recordings as both soloist and in duets with other singers; he has appeared on TV in musical commercials and he is the subject of a nationally broadcast documentary along with his band in Japan.
His voice has been likened by many critics as “Nat King Cole reincarnate” when he is singing in the traditional style although his horn-like vocal interpretations give him an original sound to all music he performs. And he has toured with musicians from Asia, Africa, and Indonesia allowing for a very wide flow of musical expression and styles. Show less
