Results for "Vocalist"

Marion Cowings

Jazz singer Marion Cowings is a native New Yorker. His smooth baritone voice and considerable range has been delighting audiences around the world for decades. Mentored by the legendary Jon Hendricks, Cowings is a master of scat and vocal technique. He has appeared at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Blue Note, Village Vanguard, and as well as many prestigious venues abroad. Currently Cowings performs regularly at Small Jazz Club in the West Village. Cowings grew up in the South Bronx where his father was a merchant and his mother taught public school. He attended Music and Art (now LaGuardia High School), where he was chosen to perform as a solo vocalist with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein

Michael Turner

Michael Turner is a multi-talented musician and vocalist and is also a certified instrumental and vocal instructor. Michael plays and sings R&B, a variety of jazz, funk, and blues. Michael’s influences are Stevie Wonder, Prince, Ray Charles, Bill Withers, Ottis Redding, Nat Cole, and BB King to name a few. Michael performs in Churches, Restaurants, Festivals and a variety of Corporate Venues. He performs with his own band Perfect Harmony out of Palo Alto and Kenny Neal from Baton Rouge Louisiana. Other bands he performs with are Joint Chiefs out of San Jose, INOABAND out of Palo Alto and the Jukebox Allstars out of San Francisco

Gary Brumburgh

Following his long legit and musical theatre career, jazz was given a somewhat late but now is a major focus of Gary Brumburgh these days. ​ Born in Buffalo and raised in a small suburb of North Tonawanda, New York, Gary’s strong singing voice was most likely inherited from his mother, classical singer/pianist/teacher Doris (née Howe) Brumburgh Maretti. He studied piano under his mother’s guidance at age 7 and was playing Rachmaninoff by 12 before giving it up entirely, preferring voice and acting instead. Acting was a wonderful escape and Gary made his theatre debut at age 14 playing minor sleuth Archie Carstairs in the murder mystery comedy Home Sweet Homicide

Mercedes Nicole

Soft –spoken Mercedes Nicole has an intimate and electric stage presence that reaches beyond the limits of time and space.  Whether it’s the Blues or Jazz, music is in her blood!  She has that kind of voice that demands attention, not because of volume, but because it touches the heart and interrupts one’s thoughts.  Her voice wraps itself like a comforter around the human experience, encouraging uplift, seeking not only triumph but healing. Mercedes is that exquisite mix of a mezzo soprano and contralto that permeates and interrupts one's thoughts, often with uncanny control...she lingers.

Charmin Michelle

Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and panache. Singer Charmin Michelle delivers all of the above and more. Performing at the Artists QuarterThis is what the Minneapolis Star/Tribune had to say about this charismatic chanteuse whose conversational style recalls the late Billie Holiday and other legendary ladies of jazz. And, yet, her music is free of tiresome camp and easy nostalgia. She's a savvy songstress and, while putting her own imprint on a melody, is always respectful of those who first inhabited it. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Charmin moved to Minnesota while still a child and has called it home ever since

Celia Ramsay

Born: April 12, 1957

CELIA RAMSAY, Singer/Songwriter "Do your kisses stir my soul? Do I think you make me whole? Should I sigh and lose control?" So begins the title track of Celia Ramsay's new release, "I'll Just Lie About It." The new album debuts Celia as a songwriter—a new hat for her to be sure, but one that fits her very well. Some of her songs are pure blues, others are a humorous "Ella Fitzgerald meets Mark Graham" mix. Either way, the album is nicely balanced between dark blue songs and upbeat, sometimes bawdy humor. Celia has been singing since she was a little girl, and grew up with a personal passion for the ballads of Scotland

Natalie Dietz

Jazz vocalist, composer and songwriter Natalie Dietz has made a strong impression on the Australian and international jazz scene in a short time, impressing both audiences and critics alike with her trademark ethereal vocal tone and original approach as a jazz composer and vocalist. Accepted into the renowned jazz vocal program at New England Conservatory, Natalie honed her composing and performing skills and had the opportunity to work with Grammy-winning artists including Donny McCaslin and Dave Holland. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Voice Performance) in 2012 her original compositions have attracted wide attention among her contemporaries with their complex harmonies combined with strong melodies

Sandy Cressman

Once in a while, an artist is born with an inexplicable connection to a culture far from the artist’s origins. Such is the case with Sandy Cressman. Born in New York City of American parents, but with a Brazilian heart, Cressman began her recording career with the highly acclaimed vocal trio Pastiche, with whom she recorded three CDs, "That’s R&Bebop" (Pony/Canyon/Nova) "Remember That" (BluePrint), and "Pastiche"(Summit). Sandy’s connection with Brazilian music was first sparked when she first heard the music of Ivan Lins while in college as a vocal jazz major San Jose State University

Alison Crockett

Alison Crockett has paid her musical “dues” in full… She is perhaps the quintessential nu jazz/progressive soul singer of her generation and yet you may not have heard of her—but you’ve no doubt heard her voice… On seminal recordings by King Britt, Blue Six, Us3, Landslide, John Wicks, Mathematics and a whole host of others, Alison’s voice has provided the velvety, sensual sound of tomorrow’s yesterday’s…a captivating tone which evokes both the music of the past and that yet to come. A voice dripping soul with generous helpings of jazz, gospel and blue, Alison has taken the baton from divas of the present and past such as Lizz Wright, Rachelle Farrelle, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Donna Summer, Diana Ross and Sarah Vaughn and forged a uniquely personal and singular musical vision.

Maddy Winer

Over the past three decades Maddy Winer has enthralled audiences with her inimitable, recognizable voice. Maddy attributes her successes to her love of the Great American Songbook, jazz standards and the pop music of her youth. Born in New York City, Maddy grew up surrounded by her large Italian family. Her parents had weekly family gatherings featuring a feast of food and non-stop music. At the age of three she performed at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. Once she experienced the thrill of stage performance it became her lifelong passion. After graduating college Maddy performed contemporary pop music but always managed to incorporate selections from the American Popular Songbook, honoring the fond memories of her youth