Results for "Vocalist"

Lalah Hathaway

Lucrecia

Lucrecia is a talented singer which, after having established some impressive artistic credentials, is finally garnering some well deserved international recognition. Born in the El Vedado (Havana, Cuba) and raised in Guanabacoa, Lucrecia began her musical studies at age 6 with a concentration in piano at El Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba (The Superior Institute of Art in Cuba). She would go on to receive numerous awards for her musical development as her studies progressed. Lucrecia received public recognition when she became the lead vocalist and keyboard player for the famous Cuban all-female orchestra Anacaona

Jake Koelzer

Born: August 1, 1990

Singer/songwriter and jazz vocalist Jake Koelzer, 21. Originally from Montana, Koelzer attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music, and in 2010 released his debut album, "Quarter Two Three." A collection of original compositions, blending styles of Jazz, Pop, and R&B. Lively Times wrote, "Koelzer already conjures the low-light ambience of hip uptown nightclubs and large downtown ballrooms, exuding confidence from flawless technique and spot-on intonation." Jake studied voice and piano with Jeni Fleming, Daniela Schachter, and Gwendolyn Leathers. He has been featured with numerous Trios, Combos, and Big Bands, as well as opening for the legendary Nancy King

Carrie Wicks

Born: December 29, 1969

A restrained, deeply musical jazz singer who also co-writes genre-busting songs, Carrie Wicks is one of a kind. In 2010 her debut CD on OA2 Records, I’ll Get Around to It, catapulted her to national acclaim. She followed it with Barely There in 2012 and Maybe in October 2015. Her fourth Origin album, Reverie, releases October 2019. A three-time nominee for the Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year Award, she’s known for her lustrous, burnished tone; her uncanny sense of phrasing; and a delivery that’s both understated and passionate. Her early musical background included playing viola in Summit, New Jersey, singing harmonies during middle school in a church choir in Dorset, Vermont, and then playing cornet in jazz band in high school

Marilia Vesco

Jazz singer. Composer and musician. She uses languages and dialects without limits. Ethnic and mediterranean music influences merge in new harmonisations...

Demetria Joyce Bailey

Demetria Joyce Bailey, Biography coming soon...

Michelle Lordi

Born: April 15

On her critically hailed 2015 album Drive, Michelle Lordi joined forces with pianist/arranger Orrin Evans, who produced the project and accompanied her on a program of emotionally taut ballads featuring an all star Philadelphia band. With her new album Dream a Little Dream, she delivers an intoxicating set of beloved standards with an illustrious cast of Philadelphia jazz veterans, including the storied tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna and guitarist Sonny Troy (who have played together since they met in South Philadelphia in Frankie Avalon's band in the late 1950s). A singer blessed with a sumptuous voice, Michelle Lordi turns each musical encounter into an emotionally charged communion, creating an exhilarating circuit between her voice, her collaborators and the audience

Patricia Talem

Born: December 21, 1978

Patricia Talem é parte de uma nova geração de talentos da música brasileira. Desde cedo convive com o mundo da música e da dança. Aos 14 anos iniciou seus estudos musicais, tendo aulas de piano e canto. Em 2006 iniciou junto ao produtor Marco da Costa uma pesquisa para seu primeiro álbum, intitulado Patricia Talem. “O objetivo era buscar composições que retratassem meu atual momento de vida, o estado de minha alma”, diz Patricia Talem. O álbum foi gravado em Los Angeles. A produção é de Marco da Costa (Rita Lee, Hermeto Pascoal, Itamar Assumpção, Bocato, entre outros) e Sandro Albert (Milton Nascimento, Victor Bailey, Abraham Laboriel, Kenny Garret, Peter Erskine, entre outros). A base do disco, a “cozinha”, contou com a participação dos Yellowjackets : Russell Ferrante e Jimmy Haslip

Leslie Lewis

Leslie, a native of East Orange, New Jersey, has toured as a featured jazz vocalist with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, with Musique Sur La Mer Chamber Orchestra in concert in London, as well as performances with Jazz Tap Ensemble in New York and Los Angeles. She began her career with a move to Los Angeles to perform as a singer/dancer at Disneyland. That lead to performances at Disneyworld in Orlando FL and Opryland in Nashville TN. Back in California, Leslie was featured along with Jack Sheldon on the Tom Kubis Big Band recording “At Last” and expanded her career into acting roles in films and television

Andréa Wood

Born: May

Andréa Wood is living proof that music was meant to evolve. As a vocalist, she has been praised by JazzTimes Magazine for her “astonishing vocal range effective in conveying the emotions of a song.” As a composer and arranger, she mines even deeper ore with a signature sound that is at once cerebral and accessible. On all fronts, she draws on jazz, soul, and Brazilian influences, balancing innovative songwriting with respect for the standards through which she learned her craft. Born and raised in the heart of Washington, D.C., where she attended the prestigious Duke Ellington School of Arts, she grew up in a musical household