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Musician

Byron, a native of Kansas City, holds a Master's degree in Music from the University of Southern California, has performed on three separate occasions with the famed Boston Pops Orchestra under the baton of renowned conductor/composer John Williams. His performance of the Williams composition "America, The Dream Goes On" garnered strong critical acclaim from the press and public alike. During a master class performance, celebrated entertainer Cleo Laine recognized Byron's burgeoning musical talent and invited him to appear in London, England where he was the recipient of the "Wavendon Allmusic New Singing Talent of the Year Award", sharing honors with such artists as Wynton Marsalis and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Album

Jazz & Cocktails

By Byron Motley

Label: Cocoa Blu Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: June Night; I Wish I Knew; Oh, My Lover; Lush Life; One Day I'll Fly Away; Waters of March; These Foolish Things; I Ain't Got the Gal; Serenade in Blue; Big City; Dear Heart; I Told Ya; My Foolish Heart; Her Tears Flowed; Alfie.

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Article: Album Review

Byron Motley: Jazz & Cocktails

Read "Jazz & Cocktails" reviewed by George Harris

by George Harris
October 28, 2005

Jazz & Cocktails is great. With a vocal mixture combining the sass of Jackie Wilson, the jive of Louis Jordan, and the vulnerability (a chick magnet) of Smokey Robinson, Byron Motley displays creativity, ingenuity, and dexterity on a swinging and ultra-hip set of standards and dreamy ballads. On the latter, Motley is delicate and breathy with ...