Results for "Vocalist"

Jacqueline Tabor

Born: March 10, 1970

Jacqueline Tabor translates her music in an emotional yet understated delivery that always tells a story. Jacqueline has been performing professionally for 6 years and loves the music she performs. Tabor allows the audience to experience the words in a song with passion, soul and love.In the past, she has performed in many venues throughout Louisiana, and Northern Florida.As an a native of the Greater Seattle area, Jacqueline was taught by legendary Jack Halm in her early years and who currently remains a director of music in the Bellevue School District at Seattle Pacific University. During that time she took first place for vocals at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Competition three years in a row (1985-1988). After High School she studied Music and History at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she developed a deepunderstanding of jazz and the historical origins of the musicshe sings today. In the past, she has performed in few venues throughout Louisiana, and Northern Florida.

Maria Farinha

Born: May 3, 1962

Brief Bio: International Jazz Award Nominee (June 2008-Beverley Hills- California-USA), MARIA FARINHA (singer/composer/educator) is internationally recognized as one of the foremost performers of Brazilian Jazz and Bossa Nova. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, she began musical studies as a young child and began playing piano professionally at the age of 16. Her career began to soar in the late 1980s in USA with the rise of her new hybrid style of Brazilian Jazz. She studied piano, voice and composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the University of South Florida, and is currently pursuing a Philosophical Doctoral degree in ethnomusicology at York University in Toronto where she is also a Jazz Vocal teacher

Angela Watson Modeste

Born: January 31

The combination of a sultry timeless voice and natural beauty has Angela turning heads and hearts every time she hits the stage. She manages to subtly incorporate influences including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Whitney Houston, but emerges with a sound that is distinctly her own. Beautiful and classy, yet funky, Angela is a legend in the making. Growing up in Texas, Angela lived between a small town called Dobbin with her grandmother and father and Houston with her mother. Angela’s father was a dancer, actor, singer and exposed Angela to a world of music from Rock to Gospel. Angelas mother, when she was barely old enough to talk, was known for winning lip-syncing contests with music from Anita Baker to Diana Ross

Mia Kim

Born to a musical family in Korea, Mia was performing with her sisters at an early age, entertaining the US troops. After several promises by a number of 'agents', the Kim Sisters finally got invited to America to perform in Las Vegas in 1959. The trio got a four week contract in the Thunderbird Hotel, as a supporting act to the 'China Doll Revue'. Their showmanship and entertainment value was finally noticed by the entertainment director of the Stardust Hotel, and given a two week contract which extended to eight and a half months. They worked six shows a night, and after sleeping briefly, learned new instruments and rehearsed until it was time to play again. The big break came when they were invited on the Ed Sullivan show, and the Kim Sisters were invited to play all over America. In February 1960 The Kim Sisters were featured in Life Magazine. Mia married Tommy Vig in March 1967, after they had been playing together for several years 'back to back' on a rotating stage. Mia also starred at the Desert Inn Hotel, and appeared on the Ed Sullivan Live TV Show 24 times

Catie Waters

Born: February 9, 1994

The music of Dallas-based singer/songwriter Catie Waters has been described as a unique blend of jazz and soul, with rich undertones of R&B and funk grooves. Undoubtedly unique and unwavering in her commitment to her artistic vision, there is an intellect and maturity that penetrates through her music. Appealing to multiple genres, Catie knows exactly who she is as an artist. Dark, enchanting, soulful and haunting, Catie’s original music and lyrics are derived from early life experiences that inspired introspection and accelerated maturity, fostering the gifted mind of a uniquely talented artist

Satin Doll Trio

Born: February 23, 1965

The Satin Doll Trio is an elegant ensemble that performs in the intimate "supper club" jazz style made popular by artists such as Julie London, Sarah Vaughan, and Peggy Lee during the early 1950's. They have appeared on the stages of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Corcoran Gallery’s Armand Hammer Auditorium, and have made television appearances on the BET Jazz channel programs "Jazz Central" and "Impressions". The group makes regular appearances at prestigious venues throughout the Washington D.C. area and Eastern United States and has received exceptional reviews from the Washington Post, the Washington Times, and from JazzReview.com.

Norbert Kögging

Born: April 21, 1981

Norbert is bandleader/vocalist/composer for his band KØGGING (www.kogging.com). His compositions are rooted in jazz and singersongwriting. In March of 2011 KØGGING records its debutalbum ‘Daydreaming’ in Banff, Canada. After recording KØGGING plays a tour in Western Canada (Vancouver, Edmonton ao). CDrelease 'Daydreaming': December 9, 2011. Besides KØGGING, Norbert is a member of jazzgroup Square Orange (www.squareorangemusic.com) and he works as a freelance vocalist in different projects and productions. Norbert finds it very inspriring to get in touch with different artists and musical styles. Being a vocal coach Norbert works in his Studio in Utrecht (nl)

Alicia Hall Moran

Alicia Hall Moran is known primarily as a classically-trained singer (starring as “Bess” in Porgy & Bess on national tour and as an alternate in the role on Broadway) and performing artist with deep ties to Jazz and it's contemporary fans and practitioners. Moran was a named artist at the 2015 Venice Biennale and the 2012 Whitney Biennial. She's been commissioned for music and live performance by the Museum of Modern Art, the Gardner Museum in Boston, The Kitchen New York, and ArtPublic for Miami Art Basel, and been featured as a vocalist at the Guggenheim, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker Art Center, and Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others

Lola Regenthal

Born: September 16, 1982

Lola Regenthal, born and raised in Räpplinge on the island Öland SE, developed her passion for music at an early age. At age 10 Lola began her musical journey behind the drumset. This led her into the world of jazz, and together with her passion for singing, Soul, Funk and Jazz made Lola develop a childish joy towards what the voice can accomplish. Lola studied music high school in Oskarshamn SE, then received her bachelor in jazzvocals at Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg followed by an erasmus semester at ZHdK (Züricher Hochschule der Künste) as well as a masters in vocal pedagogy at Gothenburg University. For several years, Lola held concerts at the swedish royal family's summer residence Solliden, Öland SE such as Crown Princess Victorias birthdays, concerts held on Solliden stage and during other big events at the palace. After the studies at ZHdK Lola stayed 2 years in Switzerland

Yasam Hancilar

Born: June 17, 1979

Yaşam Hancılar is a Turkish/Dutch jazz singer who is a devoted and passionate artist with many tangible qualities. He sings in a way that is charming you fully along. His elegant style, and his unique and warm sound that surrounds you simply brighten your mood. With his acoustic jazz quartet, he seeks for fresh, new, personal and creative ways of interpretation of the jazz standards and originals. Storytelling and musicality are the major characteristics of his choice of repertoire. After taking part in different projects in his musical journey as a singer and an instrumentalist, he founded his first jazz band Jazzmates at the beginning of 2007, in Turkey