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Abby Lee
Abby Lee is a jazz and cabaret singer based in Philadelphia, PA.
About Me
Abby Lee is a jazz and cabaret singer based in Philadelphia, PA. Until
recently, she performed under her married name, Abby Lee Mosconi. She has
a powerful voice and impeccable technique that has attracted attention at
recent gigs such as the Cabaret Festival at Cornelia Street Underground and
the annual Comfort and Joy Christmas Concert at the Church of St. Luke
and the Epiphany, both in Philadelphia, and the Cornelia Street Café in New
York City.
Growing up in a musical household, Lee was influenced by the jazz standards
and musical theatre showtunes her mother played on piano at their home in
Vermont. Her childhood centered around an obsession with singing —
whether in local competitions and theatrical productions, or during her
summers spent at French Woods Festival of Performing Arts in Hancock, NY.
Primarily self-taught, Lee trained herself to sing by studying artists she
admired such as Whitney Houston, Linda Ronstadt and Ella Fitzgerald, as well
as the old fashioned way: obsessive, unrelenting practice.
After college, Abby moved to NYC where she got an informal education in
cabaret and piano bar-culture—an environment where she feels most at
home—by frequenting bars like Marie’s Crisis. It was there that she began to
understand the type of performer she wanted to be, developed her sound
and learned how to work a crowd.
Today, Lee pairs her musical theatre background with her love for jazz, pop
and Motown to create engaging, intimate and humor-filled cabaret
performances across Philadelphia and NYC. Her increasing number of fans
are excitedly anticipating her first album, which she hopes to produce in the
near future, as well as performances at the Cornelia Street Café, the Mt.
Gretna Music Festival, and other major venues.