Results for "Vocalist"

Apollo Jazztet

Active since: 2016

The Apollo Jazztet is an iconic jazz band, devoted to bringing a fresh take to a classic sound. With a legacy defined by the passion of their live performances, the Jazztet have built an impressive body of work that reflects their unique journey and exceptional talent. The band’s music flows with a fiery originality, echoing the timelessness of the jazz tradition while championing the genre into the next generation of good-timery.

Penni Layne

Born: May 16

Penni Layne has always lived at the intersection of soul and jazz, drawn less to genre lines than to songs that feel lived-in, intimate, and true. The Boston-based vocalist and songwriter brings together the sophistication and phrasing of jazz with the emotional directness of soul and R&B, creating music that feels both timeless and distinctly her own.

Throughout her musical career, Layne has explored the space between genres, embracing everything from jazz standards and soulful interpretations to original compositions written alongside her longtime musical collaborator and husband, Larry Jackson. Together, the two share a creative partnership built on a mutual love of songwriting, storytelling, and the freedom to let music evolve naturally.

Alicia Lindberg

Born: December 6, 1999

 Alicia Lindberg is a Swedish singer, composer, and producer based in New York whose musical voice stands out as a unique blend of improvised music and contemporary pop music. Under her alias Linda 917, she mixes conventions of Scandinavian pop music, experimental music, and jazz and tells very personal stories through alluring poetic distortions. 

Alicia Lindberg entered the Scandinavian jazz scene with her debut album Before You Go in 2022, voted one of that year’s top 10 albums by the Swedish jazz magazine OrkesterJournalen, describing it as “a unique, modern approach to the vocal tradition.” With this, Lindberg established herself as a young, innovative composer to watch in her generation. Since her debut, Lindberg has released the singles END and Rabbit Hole, featuring renowned Swedish jazz performers Sven Erik Lundeqvist on piano, Simon Petersson on double bass, and Zoltan Csörsz on drums. These singles heralded her musical evolution as she moved toward a more experimental and unconventional sonic landscape. 

Tom Jones

Born: June 7, 1940

Tom Jones’ 50+ year career has remarkably gone from strength to strength. Along with sustaining his popularity as a live performer and recording artist for five decades, he has garnered at the age of 75, the best reviews of his career for his most recent albums Long Lost Suitcase, Spirit In The Room and Praise & Blame. Critics across the world are unanimous in their approval and admiration for both the recorded work and the performance of it in concert. 

Eve Cornelious

One of her ALL-TIME favorite performances was touring all over the world with Roy Hargrove and Chucho Valdez on the Crisol Tour and particularly at Jazz in Marciac performing as a trio with Roy and Chucho in the Town square.

Award winning vocalist, Eve Cornelious, won the Jazz Composers Fellowship; was a ‘BET Jazz Vocal Discovery’ [served as a host of BET's Jazzy Vocals' TV show]; The Lionel Hampton Award; The Indie Award and The Russian Jazz Performance Award. Her vocalese rendition of Flamenco Sketches [Kinda Blue] is featured in the prestigious radio archives of the Smithsonian Institute.

Fred Stickley & KING BETA

Born: June 2, 1954

Both my parents loved jazz, so I grew up in a musical family where music was played  constantly. I had my records and my Mom ( played classical piano through her 20s) had her jazz and latin records, everyone from Astrud Gilberto to Count Basie. I fell in love with big band music and anything with horns. Through this I learned to love jazz and would buy records by Blood Sweat & Tears, Chicago and the R&b artist that were popular. My dream was to have a band with a horn section. I tried a few times and failed terribly, by over writing and not having a enough experience doing it.

Marina Alba

Born: June 5, 2001

Born in Madrid to a family of musicians, Marina Alba began playing the violin at the age of seven. Her mother, a pianist and chamber music professor, and her father, a world-music cellist, nurtured her musical journey from an early age. Marina’s formal education in Spain took place in Madrid and Málaga, before she moved to the United States to further her studies.

Currently, Marina is pursuing her Master’s degree at Manhattan School of Music as a student of the prestigious Zukerman Program, where she is a recipient of the IAB full-tuition scholarship. There, she has the honor of studying under the guidance of legendary violinists Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec.

Kit Packham

Born: June 8, 1953

Kit plays and sings swing, jazz, blues, rock'n'roll, rhythm & blues, vintage rock and pop - and anything else that interests him. He also writes songs (music & lyrics) and arrangements. His own 7-piece jive/swing band One Jump Ahead has been his main vehicle since 1984 but he also performs as a solo, duo, trio, quartet, etc right up to big band. He plays in 2 local big bands and a 1920s jazz band and rehearses with a saxophone quartet occasionally. Always interested in new projects. Active within the UK Musicians Union where he currently serves on 2 committees.

Travis Hall

Born: January 23, 1994

Travis Hall (b. January 23, 1994) is an Atlanta-based vocalist, composer, and Recording Academy Voting Member whose work exists at the intersection of jazz tradition, soul expression, and contemporary Black American Music. He holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Georgia State University, where his graduate studies included advanced jazz theory, harmonic analysis, and improvisation alongside classical and operatic training.

Hall’s compositional voice is grounded in extended harmony, modal interchange, altered dominants, and jazz-informed voice leading — elements that shape both his writing and performance approach. Though widely recognized as a Soul and R&B artist, his music reflects a deep engagement with jazz structure, ensemble interplay, and improvisational phrasing.

Alex Robinson

Born: April 15

Alex Robinson is a vocalist, pianist, composer, and arranger based in Southern California. A versatile musician, she has performed in a variety of settings from solo and duo work to big bands and orchestras. Her warm, smooth timbre, sharp lyricism, and playful improvisational style captivate audiences from her first note. She brings a refreshing modern twist to jazz standards and performs a broad range of styles with jazz-influenced musicality.

Her debut album I Really Oughta Tell You balances elegance, wit, and emotional depth while showcasing her gift for storytelling through song