Results for "Vocalist"

Vivian Buczek

"Special guest" in Clark Terry's concert, "The lovely swinging, Vivian" says the swedish media about the newcoming jazzsinger Vivian Buczek. Vivian has performed with some of the top international jazz artists such as the legendary trumpet player Clark Terry, Scot Hamilton (ts), Harry Allen(ts) as well as Swedish jazz artists like Putte Wickman (cl), Jan Allan (tp), Svante Thuresson (voc), Claes Crona (p), Jan Lundgren(p), Magnus Lindgren (ts, fl, cl) Rigmor Gustafsson (voc), Viktoria Tolstoy (voc), the Danish saxofon player Jesper Thilo and the world known opera singer Barbara Hendricks. Vivian is born In Malmö and graduated from Malmoe Academy of Music in 2003

Sabrina Starke

It might have taken Sabrina Starke a long time to perfect her sound, but it is evident on her new album “Bags & Suitcases” that she has used her time well. “I am a thinker, someone who is very conscious of each move she makes,” Sabrina explains. “It took me a long time to find the right form, but I carefully took each step along the way.” Her 2008 debut album “Yellow Brick Road” garnered her both critical acclaim and commercial success, including going platinum in the Netherlands after leading the charts for 52 consecutive weeks and winning the prestigious Edison Pop Award for Best Newcomer in 2008 and in 2009, the Edison Jazzism People’s Choice Award. Fast forward another year and Sabrina is recording “Bags & Suitcases” in Miami, Florida, collaborating with producer Pete Wallace whose credits include working with superstars such as Pink, Michael Bolton, Herbie Hancock and Alejandro Sanz

Jeanne Carroll

Born: January 15, 1931

Carroll grew up in Mississippi, near Clarksdale , and moved with her ​​family to Memphis to Chicago , where she was soon able to establish itself in the jazz and blues club scene. During World War II, she sang to Charlie Agnew Orchestra, which later at the El Rancho in Las Vegas was committed, [2] She also appeared in the 1944 movie musical Sing a Jingle (Director: Edward C. Lilley ) on. [3] She eventually returned to Chicago, where she sang in clubs and recorded for the label Adelphi Records. [4] Throughout her career she appeared with the orchestras of Count Basie , Duke Ellington , as well as Muddy Waters , Willie Dixon , Little Brother Montgomery ( Vicksburg Blues, 1969) and Buddy Guy on

Angelita Jimenez

Angelita Jiménez is a singer, songwriter, composer from Brazil. Playing the guitar from a very young age, she has mastered her sound which combines Brazilian contemporary with Bossa Nova and Samba influences perfect for easy listening. Her vocals are silky, gentle, and rounded combining traditional and contemporary effortlessly both in English and Portuguese. Born to musical parents her mother was a classical singer and her father a composer, conductor and pianist. Whilst at University PUC Campinas, studying for a degree in Public Relations, Angelita began to hone her professional career performing as a vocalist-guitarist and launching a successful all girl band Cumadre Fulo which became, in a very short period of time an established act within her home state Sao Paulo. After University, Angelita relocated to Florianopolis, south of Brazil

Sarah Marie Young

After winning the 2011 Shure Montreux Vocal Competition, judged by the one and only Quincy Jones, Sarah Marie Young decided to use the prize, a week in the Swiss mountains at Balik Farm Studios, to record a full length album of originals. The songs, a narrative of the cold Chicago winters, mixed into relationships with family, friends and lovers, bore “Too Many Februaries”. Drawing from jazz, r&b, folk and funk roots, Sarah Marie Young’s songwriting debut has proven to be promising. With her July 2013 release at Schubas in Chicago, and packed shows at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival and Chicago Jazz Festival, Sarah Marie Young’s live show led by her intoxicating voice is not to be missed. Vocally, Sarah Marie Young’s range and agility is stunning, with lush, intimate harmonies on “Too Late To Say Goodbye” accompanied by her trusty baritone ukulele

Rahe

Born: June

She loves Los Angeles.

Anna Louise Andersson

Born: September 17, 1983

After nearly 6 years in the US, (more than 3 of those spent in New York) Jazz and Soul artist Anna Louise is now returning to her native country Sweden to work on material for a new recording and take a brake from “The Big Apple”. The day before her departure she was invited to perform live at the “Ginger New York” TV show at MNN studios in Manhattan, in front of an audience of approx. 800’000 viewers. Because of an earlier appearance at the “Sissy Show” in August, Anna Louise was invited back to MNN by executive producer and host Ginger Broderick who said about the singer: “The New York Jazz scene will miss this astral talent while she is away but when Anna Louise returns we will be there to celebrate the return of her serious influence on the New York Jazz scene along with the multitudes of her fan base.” A few days before that, Anna also did her last show with trombone legend Jack Jeffers and The New York Classics, the 16-piece Big Band she had performed with numerous times at the Zinc Bar in Manhattan. Anna Louise met Mr

Danny Bacher

Born: January 15

Danny Bacher is a Singer, Saxophonist, songwriter and Consummate performer. The New York Times calls Bacher, "A Prodigiously Talented Musical Preservationist". He's a dynamic entertainer with world-class talents in music, theater, and comedy. His clean, crisp delivery is reminiscent of the true greats in entertainment. An engaging stage presence, a smooth- as-silk voice, and the gift of a storyteller all come together to complete this package. Add to that his saxophone prowess and you have one of the hottest musicians on the scene today. He has been a fixture on the New York stage in venues like Birdland, Town Hall, The Blue Note, and Carnegie Hall, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and has toured internationally

Kaissa

To wèni na mala na ma wassa Mboa, mboa mboa (Wherever I go I’m looking for home home home) This is the chorus of Kaïssa’s song “To Ndje,” in which she sings of her longing for Africa and the hope to someday return to her homeland of Cameroon. The song envelopes the listener and she conveys the message with such emotion that we are on the journey with her, a spellbinding singer heralded as the New Voice of Africa. When an original voice rises up, music lovers are moved to listen. Now Kaïssa is the one motivating a fast-growing audience, connecting through soaring vocal talents and the irresistible African-inspired rhythms of her songs. A child of the culturally rich Republic of Cameroon, Kaïssa’s passion for music was fueled by the romance of Paris, where her family relocated when she was still young. Kaissa’s vocal ability began to turn heads in studios throughout the City of Lights, and when the opportunity to join French multi-media artist CharlElie Couture’s European tour arose, Kaïssa stepped on the bus and never looked on the bus and never looked back. Kaïssa’s voice is a unique instrument an electric mix of character and clarity, strength and fragility, total control and unbridled joy

Lisa Deveaux

In possession of a soulful soprano kissed with jazzy overtones and a way with her pen that brings clarity to the workings of a woman’s heart, Lisa Deveaux caresses listeners with beautiful songs of love and a singular sound that hypnotizes. For her second album, “Language of Love”, singer / songwriter Deveaux plumbs the depths of her heart to share personal statements about relationships �" from the sweetest of intimacies to the most heartbreaking of separations. Having gone through a bad relationship, she came out on the other side with a strong desire to tell her “real life truth” about love. With the sincere vulnerability of a woman and the fearless expression of an artist, Lisa dives heart first into the secrets that a woman often holds back for fear of revealing too much of her soul. Each song on Language of Love �" seven co-penned by Lisa �" speaks to a core emotion one feels within relationships. “Language of Love is a look into my journal,” the lady shares