Results for "Vocalist"

Tawanna Shaunte

Tawanna Shaunte' is a phenomenal singer-songwriter who hails from central Mississippi. Her musical inspiration comes from her deep rural Mississippi roots where her huge family of aunts, uncles, and cousins would belt out traditional gospel hymns and Delta blues at a moment’s notice and before long everyone would be singing. Her late father, Tommy J. Harper, was a guitar player and her mother Grace, a gospel singer and pianist. Her mother's strong determination and influence helped to implant the soulfulness and gospel undertones in Tawanna's voice. Tawanna Shaunte has been singing since she was nine and is still captivating audiences today with her unique vocal style and stage presence

Antonio De Lillis

Born: April 4, 1977

Antonio sings Jazz with several bands performing on television and at numerous gigs, concerts, and festivals whilst holding down a career teaching jazz improvisation, scat singing, and contemporary vocal techniques.

Initially trained as a guitarist Antonio attended the most prestigious schools in Italy, C.P.M. in Milan, Università della Musica and Saint Louis College of Music in Rome, and The Licinio Refice Conservatory of Music in Frosinone, where he graduated with a first class degree in Jazz Music.

Beginning his career in '96 as a session singer, Antonio has collaborated with many international instrumentalists and has performed with the bands Animacustica, Francesco Saguto Sextet, The Antonio De Lillis Trio, The Antonio De Lillis Quintet and The Whimsy Sounds Vocal Trio

Scot Lee

Audiences have been thrilled with performances on the cruise ships Queen Of The West, Columbia Queen, and Cunard Line cruise ship Coronia. Records are being played on Spotify and other Internet radio. ...repertoire includes some favorite songs made famous by Count Basie, Harry Connick Jr. and Tony Bennett. As a songwriter Scotty will trick your memory with original songs that sound just like a Schubert tune with a Gershwin touch. Sit Back and enjoy the soft jazzy style of Scot Free, inspired by the great singers of the 30’s and 40’s. You’ll enjoy an evening of jazz reminiscent of smoky piano bars and saloon singers.

Vivienne Aerts

Born: July 7

Vivienne Aerts is a Dutch vocalist, conductor, and composer with a focus on electronics and multisensory experience design. She has been residing in New York City since 2015 where she has performed at the Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz Standard, Metropolitan room, and Mezzrow and has shared the stage with both national and international Jazz icons such as Lee Konitz, Kenny Werner, Chris Potter, Peter Erskine, and Florian Weber. Together with her husband, who is a pastry chef, she organizes events and performances under the name Vervool using jazz, haute cuisine, and modern art. Aerts is currently working on her third album, Typuhthâng, a musical exchange with over 100 female musicians to empower female cacao farmers of Virunga State Park Congo

Les Dion

Born: September 4, 1960

"His music is as tender and flavorful as a perfectly aged Steak" Jazz DJ Billy Raven Les Dion is emerging from the shadows of the Jazz/ R&B world fully aged and in full command of his craft, his identity, and his music. His new Album "Back 2 Smooth" is a captivating and moving debut release "40 years in the making". It is the perfect blend of extraordinary life events, mixed with jazz overtones, and a sweet uplifting taste of oldschool R&B that only Les can deliver

Bancroft And Lyne

New Bancroft & Lyne CD: MONDAY NIGHTS As a long-running husband & wife duo, Scottish-based Sophie Bancroft & Tom Lyne took full advantage of being ‘locked down’ together in Spring this year. They launched a weekly Monday night livestream session, direct from their living room, which not only garnered thousands of views, but also allowed them to rehearse and refine a catalogue of their favourite songs. The result is Monday Nights; a mix of reimagined classics and original compositions featuring British singer-songwriter Sophie on vocals and guitar alongside Canadian expat Tom Lyne on acoustic & electric bass. ABOUT EACH OF US SOPHIE heralds from one of Britain’s top jazz families

Kevin Whalum

One would imagine, however, that Kevin is best known for his stellar work with Kirk on his brother’s gospel series entitled, Kirk Whalum, The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapters 1-4. Chapter One was released in 1998 to critical acclaim, and it put Kevin on everyone’s radar with his medley take on the Negro spirituals, Wade In The Water/Motherless Child. It broke new ground in gospel. No one had tried anything that daring vocally in the genre’ previously. When he and Kirk performed the song later that year on the Stellar Awards broadcast, the audience gave them a standing ovation. That was a pivotal moment

Emy Tseng

Born: August 19

Those seeking superlative jazz music must experience Emy Tseng, through her rejuvenated and incisive interpretations of authentic modern and Brazilian jazz, delightfully complemented by her elegant voice and delicate delivery. Collaborating with the finest Brazilian jazz musicians in Washington DC, Tseng showcases an exquisite fusion of the genre and eclectic arrangements of standards. With a tranquil and wistful performance, Tseng leaves an inimitable, personal impression on an exciting collection of tunes, exploring the works of Brazil’s most sophisticated composers. Performing in Portuguese and English, she thrives on her precise intonation and phrasing aboard her music's peacefully fashioned ambiance

Jacqui Sutton

As a singer, getting there wasn’t a straightforward trip. I was born in Orlando, Florida, the second of six children. In the 1960s, my mother (newly single, and pregnant with her sixth child), was determined to make a better life for all of us. She moved us to Rochester, New York. Think: Martin Luther King, Jr., the Beatles, integration, school busing, and the Jackson 5. It was about crossing lines. That sense of boundary trespass filtered into my world as I found myself drawn to experiences that were the opposite of my own. I could never get enough of Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life, nor the Beatles’ Yesterday

Andy De Campos

From childhood in Toronto, Andy was mostly moved by classical music and powerful orchestrations; especially of film soundtracks. Jazz found him in his teens; then the crooners. He once heard a a famous singer say: "you wanna learn how to sing, listen to Frank". Although being only slightly aware of that part of music world Andy nevertheless fell quickly in love with classic American pop music from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. He absorbed daily doses of the recordings from Columbia, Capitol and Reprise and found himself fascinated by the complex big band and orchestra arrangements behind the lyrics