Corinne

Corinne is an era-blending, genre-bending artist with a jazzy vibe — a vocalist who blurs the line between yesterday and tomorrow. Her sound is cinematic and sultry, weaving deconstructed bossa nova, lush jazz harmonies, and pop hooks into something irresistibly modern.

Think 1962 Manhattan cocktail bars colliding with today’s indie scene. The music feels timeless like standards you’ve never heard before.

“I want to pioneer a modern sound, integrating vintage and soulful vibes to reach new generations," says Corinne. “I am passionate about being a genre bender - fusing elements of traditional pop, jazz, Brazilian bossa nova, and any sound that helps me tell my story.

My musical taste has always been very eclectic, but a passion for classics that stand the test of time and theatrics began at an early age, performing musicals on stage. That was the start of it all."

Corinne has emerged from the jazz world after releasing three critically acclaimed albums. She's been hailed by JazzTimes for her “superb technique” and All About Jazz as “sheer genius.”

In 2023 she began collaborating with a Grammy-winning team led by producer Eric Todd, releasing singles praised by All About Jazz as “a beautiful fusion of American pop and the bossa nova of Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto.”

Corinne’s new album, Stories in Pink (out now), is a dreamy, retro-modern fairytale of love, heartbreak, and cinematic escapism.

Corinne has headlined stages from Birdland to City Winery, Jazz Forum to Musikfest, and Gregory’s in Rome. She has shared bills with Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Cyrille Aimée, Stacey Kent, and Emmet Cohen, while becoming a seasonal staple on Sirius XM’s Real Jazz Holiday channel.

Sophisticated yet playful, vintage yet unmistakably now — Corinne is reimagining music for a new generation.

Corinne Mammana: Yes, No, Next

Read "Yes, No, Next" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 15, 2021

Vocalist Corinne Mammana follows her 2016 EP Under An August Moon (CD Baby) with her full-length debut, Yes, No, Next. Blending the tried-and-true (Irving Berlin's “Blue Skies" taken straight ahead) with the downright inventive (The Cure's “Lovesong" rendered as a smooth samba), Mammana demonstrates a dense and fearless creative mettle not frequently equalled by her peers. With a voice at once coquettish and confident, Mammana reveals an ability to address any vocal genre, doubtless from her theater experience. Capably supported ...

Recording

Is Corinne's Tickled Pink The New Black This Summer?

Source: Corinne Mammana
July 5, 2024

Evocative and provocative, Tickled Pink, the latest single release from Corinne, out now and available everywhere, infuses a modern spin on bossa jazz. She flirts with a pop sensibility, as well as her lyrical romantic subject, yet maintains the integrity of the traditional style. The song is both an instant throwback to another time and a modern classic. With just one listen, your toes feel equally buried in the sandy beaches of Rio ’24 or ’64. Corinne is an old ...
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Performance / Tour

The Corinne Mammana Quartet Featuring Guitarist Frank Dibussolo

Source: Bruce Klauber
November 19, 2014

The Corinne Mammana Quartet featuring guitarist Frank DiBussolo will appear at Chris' Jazz Cafe on Tuesday, December 16. Shows run from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and tickets are $10. Chris’ is located on 1421 Sansom Street in Philadelphia. For reservations or more information, call 215-568-3131. Jazz singer Corinne Mammana has an extensive background in theater with some imposing credits, including several stints off-Broadway. Jazz Times profiled her recently, saying, “Mammana bridges a sometimes difficult gap between what is obviously her ...
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Recording

Corinne Bailey Rae - The Love EP (2011)

Source: Something Else!
January 23, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Corinne Bailey Rae isn't the same singer, maybe isn't even the same person, that she was at the time of her celebrated 2007 debut. Three Grammy nominations, including one for best new artist, couldn't shield her from this world's knifing truths: Her husband, 31-year-old saxophonist Jason Rae, would be dead of an overdose just a year later. But whereas Bailey Rae's most recent longplayer, The Sea, was framed as a catharsis in the wake of that shattering ...
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Recording

R&B Songstress Corinne Bailey Rae Undergoes a "Sea" Change

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2010

No one could have planned the album that became Corinne Bailey Rae's sophomore work, even though the determined young Brit tried mightily to impose her vision on The Sea. Life, and death, however, intervened. Rae, who'll showcase the album on a five-week North American tour beginning Tuesday in Los Angeles, says she wanted “a heavier, more aggressive, more dynamic record that would have more contrast" than her self-titled 2006 debut album. “I wanted to co-produce it, I wanted to record ...
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Video / DVD

Corinne Bailey Rae Premieres New Video "I'd Do It All Again"

Source: Special Ops Media
December 17, 2009

I'd Do It All Again Official Video About I'd Do It All Again: The video is directed by acclaimed film director Jamie Thraves, the man responsible for such iconic videos as Radiohead's “Just" and Coldplay's “The Scientist." Talking about the video Thraves exclusively told MySpace “Corinne and I met just as I was formulating the idea. She told me she was fan of my work, said she thought it was very real looking, cinematic and quite dark and that's what ...
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"‘Tickled Pink’ is a smooth and delightful track that captivates with a gentle melody and the beautiful and soulful vocals of Corinne." - Music Crowns, UK

“'Tickled Pink' is a beautiful compromise between American Pop and the bossa nova of Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto for the early 1960s. Let’s hope for an entire album." - C. Michael Bailey, Wild Mercury Rhythm

"Her superb technique is a dead giveaway. But Mammana applies her superb technique gracefully, carefully, tastefully and intelligently. There are no clichés in her singing and no licks. She wisely lets the melody and lyrics speak for themselves."— JazzTimes

"‘Tickled Pink’ is a smooth and delightful track that captivates with a gentle melody and the beautiful and soulful vocals of Corinne." - Music Crowns, UK

“Corinne sings soulfully and emotionally, making an impressive appearance.” Jazz Life Magazine, Japan

“A jazz vocalist that some how finds that sweet spot that so many others have come close to hitting but didn't quite hit, she knows her stuff and understands the material which gives it that something extra no matter how familiar it is.” -Chris Spector, Midwest Record

“Her voice seems capable of pushing away storm clouds and darkness. We need this right now.”—Michael Doherty

“Corinne Mammana is a versatile singer with an expressive and fetching voice.”—Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene

“Corinne Mammana's new album is evocative, fresh. She is able to approach songs from a diverse variety of genres and infuse them with her honeyed vocals and creative energy.” -JazzCorner

“Mammana loves the music of the past, but she just might be the voice of the future.” —AXS

"Corinne’s vocal approach is sweet and playful. There is a wide smile in her voice here, a smile you will likely soon find yourself sharing... Corinne’s vocals drive the song. She does a lot with her voice on this track, going from intimate moments where she almost whispers to moments where she rises to great peaks, always demonstrating a control without ever sounding too tight or sacrificing a feel of spontaneity. This is my personal favorite of the CD.”—Michael Doherty’s Music Log

“The singer is able to showcase her impressive vocal chops, always tasteful and never over-the-top. Mammana makes it all sound too easy...Her arrangements are capable and utilitarian until they become sheer genius.”—All About Jazz

“Some vocalists pull a listener in immediately, right from the first phrase. With her gorgeous voice, knowing approach to lyrics to establish intimacy, and her own sensitive arrangements, Corinne Mammana is that kind of enthralling artist on her EP.” — Talking Broadway

“Corinne Mammana has a voice that every lover of the Great American Songbook and of jazz singers should definitely hear.” — L.A. Jazz Scene, Scott Yanow

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