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Presenting Ms Rita Edmond: The Contemporary Face Of True Jazz Royalty

Source: The Wattree Chronicle By Eric L. Wattree
July 20, 2012

If you’re a jazz lover and want to look upon the contemporary face of jazz royalty, take a moment to go check out Rita Edmond in the Sarah Vaughan Competition being held by Indaba Music. Ms. Edmond’s submissions can also be heard on her Indaba Music profile page. Ms. Edmond moves between sultry sophistication, hard driving swing, and childlike innocence without any effort at all. There are many great singers in this competition, but from the very first bar of ...

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