Results for "Vocalist"

Ledisi

Born: March 28, 1972

2021 Grammy winner, Ledisi is a twelve time Grammy nominated powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning almost two decades. Since arriving on the scene in the late 1990’s, she's garnered three Soul Train Music awards,  an NAACP Theater Award and six NAACP Image Award nominations.  Most recently, Ledisi received two LA Alliance Ovation Award nominations one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. 

Born in New Orleans and raised in Oakland, CA, , Ledisi has wowed fans with her unparallelled vocals ever since she burst onto the scene.  She has truly earned a place in the pantheon of the greatest singers of her generation. Ledisi is a favorite of The Obamas and a long list of icons including the late-Prince, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and so many more.  She has headlined two nationally sold-out tours, performed alongside Dave Matthews, Kelly Clarkson, Vince Gill and Maxwell as well as jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Patti Austin.

Teena Marie

Born: March 5, 1956

She is quite simply, one of a kind, a phenomenon of sorts in the world of soul music. For an amazing twenty-five years - since her Motown debut "Wild And Peaceful" - hit the streets, Teena Marie has been delivering her own brand of classic R&B to a loyal, steadfast (and primarily black) audience. Even though she hasn't had a new release since her "Passion Play" on her own Sarai label in 1994, Teena hasn't stopped working, touring constantly and offering those die-hard fans the kind of hardcore, intense emotionally-driven vocalizing that has made her a serious fixture on the music scene

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Toscanellie Marcelain

Jazz Vocalist, bandleader and clinician, Toscanellie Lady T. Marcelain features the songs of the hottest years of vocal jazz. A national and international performance favorite, she has enjoyed great success with her dedication to the preservation and perpetuation of America's jazz.

Lady T. held an 8-year Friday and Saturday night residency at the Ciao Bella Ristorante/Pacific Blue Seafood-Steaks- Oysters Restaurant in Glen Ellyn, IL. Other venues have included Salt Creek Wine Bar (Brookfield, IL), Blue Star Bistro and Wine Bar (Chicago, IL), CHANT (Hyde Park, IL), Philander's (Oak Park, IL), the Sushi House Dragon Lounge (Oak Park, IL), Cyrano's Farm Kitchen (Chicago, IL), the Jazz Showcase (Chicago, IL), Vittorio's (Glen Ellyn, IL), Scores Nite Club (Harwood Heights, IL), Roth's Steak House (Lemont, IL), Bistro America (Geneva, IL), Erik & Me (St

Aimée Laryss Moseka

Aimée Lalyss-Moseka is an innovative artist in music with her own band The New @adress. She is an author- composer, who plays the acoustic guitar and the piano. Aimée Lalyss-Moseka is a native of the R.D.Congo, in the region of the Equator, from her hometown of Bumba. She was born in a family of musicians, her father was the leader of the well known group in East-Africa VICO JAZZ. Inspired by Tribal melodies like Mongango sung by her grand mother, Aimée Lalyss-Moseka began singing at the age of 9. As artistic studies she attended the P.E.A Vocational School, and the Performing-Art London Croydon, UK

Seth Weaver

Born: August 13, 1990

Seth Weaver has rapidly established a reputation as one of the most exciting new jazz names on the NYC jazz scene. Whether though his brilliant improvised trombone solos, rich baritone vocals, original compositions, or his dedicated teaching, his passion for music and unique talent shines through. Seth’s latest project is a big band album titled “Truth,” slated for release in March 2020, and will be showcased at Birdland in an April 2020 concert. Weaver has performed at Dizzy’s, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Bass Performance Hall, to name a few, and has performed in Amsterdam and Dublin

Gabrielle Stravelli

Vocalist and songwriter Gabrielle Stravelli blends musical traditions with a modern, genre-bending sensibility. The rhythmic swing of jazz frames her original compositions while as an actor and storyteller she reinterprets the Great American Songbook as well as works by contemporary artists as varied as Willie Nelson, Chick Corea and John Fogerty. Unexpected, highly individual choices are her trademark. “Pick Up My Pieces: Gabrielle Stravelli Sings Willie Nelson,” released in 2019, is a jazz and blues exploration that mines Nelson’s catalog, from his earliest works to his most recent. The album’s release was celebrated with a sold out concert at the iconic Birdland Jazz Club and the album has received unanimous accolades from critics for All About Jazz, The Midwest Record, and a featured write-up in The Wall Street Journal

Amikaeyla and Trelawny Rose

This is the first tribute album recorded live by vocal duo Amikaeyla and Trelawny Rose to singer Eva Cassidy who is beloved all over the world for her fresh and pure arrangements. Tribute albums are one of the most intimate and moving forms of artistic expression. They must be handled with utmost care and consideration, not just for the music, but for the artist’s absolute intent. Amikaeyla and Trelawny’s live recording delivers a heartfelt tribute and brings the essence of Eva Cassidy’s music with their new interpretations and vocal arrangements sung in harmony. Eva Cassidy’s untimely death from melanoma in 1996 at age 33 is one that the music community will mourn for years to come

Dick Van Dyke

Born: December 13, 1925

Richard Wayne Van Dyke born in West Plains, Missouri, usually credited as Dick Van Dyke, is a noted American television and movie actor. He is most famous for his starring roles on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (with Mary Tyler Moore) in the 1960s and "Diagnosis: Murder" in the 1990s. Dick Van Dyke's entertainment career began during World War II when he participated in variety shows and worked as an announcer while serving in the military. That career has continued with five decades of work as an actor on network and local television, the stage and in motion pictures. The television work started with his role as host of variety programs in Atlanta, Georgia, and his first foray into network television came in 1956 as the emcee of CBS Television's Cartoon Theater. But it was his role as Rob Petrie on the classic CBS situation comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show that insured his place in television history

Edward O. Mason

Born: October 26, 1950

Edward O. Mason, aka ED-O is a singer / songwriter; composer; producer; and sound engineer born and raised in Harlem, NY, USA. Loving father and grandfather, Vietnam veteran, he graduated from Monroe Business (1977 - AOS in Management / Accounting), and NY Institute of Technology (1995 - BS in Marketing). He specializes in evoking tranquil thoughts and moods, which he calls "Rhythm and Soul Symphony." It provides a temporary, but a peaceful sanctuary to your troubled and weary mind. You can find traces of many genre in his music, making it a somewhat "universal" language. Take a five minute "vacation" from the race..