Results for "Vocalist"

Cucu Diamantes

Born of Spanish, African, Chinese and French heritage, CuCuDiamantes is a fascinating singer-songwriter and actress from Cuba. Together with producer and guitarrist Andres Levin, Diamantes co-founded the sizzling-hot Latin fusion band, Yerba Buena, and was directly responsible for garnering major recognition and popularity for the band, including a Grammy nomination, special request performances with artists such as Dave Matthews, Ray Charles, Juanes and Celia Cruz. After 8 years as Yerba Buena’s principal vocalist and songwriter, Diamantes released her first solo record, “CuCuLand” in March 2009 to much anticipation

Sally Nyolo

Born: 1965

Sally Nyolo comes from the South of Cameroon. She was born in the Eton Land, in the small village of Eyen- Meyong, near the town of Tala, in the Lékié region. She left her homeland at the age of 13 to settle in Paris where she has lived since. Sally built up her professional experience from 1982 to 1994, first as a backing-singer working with numerous French or Africa artists, Jacques Higelin, Sixun, Nicole Croisille, Touré Kunda, and plenty of others. Then after joining the group Zap Mama in 1993, she recorded the album "Sabsylma" and two live records (in Japan, and at Montreux). In 1996, Sally Nyolo recorded her first solo album, entitled "Tribu" (Tribe), published by the Lusafrica Label

SharonMarie Cline

Born: March 25

Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Sharon Cline is an extraordinary young vocalist who brings a unique & distinguished sense of jazz history to her song stylings. Her brilliant interpretations of standards, show tunes, and classic jazz ballads leave a lasting impression on her listeners that is truly unforgettable! She is exciting, sexy, fun and mesmerizing. Her style is reminiscent of a time gone by, yet is distinctively contemporary. Growing up in the South, with a very musical family, Sharon was influenced by the great torch singers she heard playing on her mother’s phonograph. All throughout the day, the sounds of Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole resounded throughout the house

Lara Solnicki

Born: April 29

"She has emerged from the Canadian scene with a spellbinding voice... with boldly unique style and a vocal attitude of her own. Solnicki has been rightfully labeled a vocal purist, and naturally sings any jazz arrangement with relative ease. With exceptional tonal control and her mastery of inflection, Lara Solnicki has without doubt, charted her vocal journey, affirming her position as a world class jazz singer. " (−Everett. R. Davis, All About Jazz) Canadian vocalist, composer and poet Lara Solnicki is one of Greg Osby's Inner Circle Music artists. She enjoys a busy schedule, performing and recording with many of Canada’s finest musicians

Rondi Marsh

Born: November 26

Rondi is an adult-contemporary performing songwriter from Washington state. She has been writing folk-rock, rock and jazz-pop songs since she was 13. Her music from her first two releases "Cache" and "Thorny Bouquet" can be heard and purchased at Amazon.com, I-tunes, Net-spin, Rhapsody as well as other online stores around the world. Her first two releases have received airplay on radio stations in several countries around the world and she has a strong presence on the internet . She has recieved postive press and recognition for her first two albums including winner of best Harmony and Aesthetics Award, Los Angeles "Call to the Arts" conference. Her upcoming release of "The Journal" in 2010 is her first self-produced album recorded in Seattle at Garey Shelton Studios over the span of the last five years

Henry Manetta

Зоряна Рось

Born: March 24, 1974

Przebieg działalności artystycznej: Dyplom z udziału w konkursie ludowej i estradowej piosenki „Berezil-1994”(nagroda sympatii widzuw).Wielokrotnie udział w konkursach pianistów- wykonawców utworów muzycznych fakultetu muzycznego Uniwersytetu Podkarpackiego.1995 r.

Myra Taylor

Born: February 24, 1917

Myra Taylor was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She began performing as a teenager and continued performing into her nineties. Myra Jardine Taylor was born in Bonner Springs, Kansas, but her family moved to Kansas City, Missouri's historic 18th and Vine area when she was a child. Working as a housekeeper at age 14, she began dancing at the Sunset and Reno clubs on 12th street. Being underage, she entered some clubs by sneaking in through a rear window and eventually attracted attention singing. In the 1930s, she toured the Midwest with Clarence Love's band. She moved to Chicago in 1937 and worked with Warren “Baby” Dodds, Lonnie Johnson, Roy Eldridge and Lil Hardin Armstrong

Robert Janz

More an artist than musician, Robert Janz communicates with whatever medium is at hand; in this case, the spoken word. Where do words come from? Well, from here: http://bornborne.blogspot.com

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Colin Henderson

Born: September 10, 1962

After a long break from music Colin is back with the flow after many years of abstinence. Six years ago he took up guitar as a form of therapy with no real plans to go further. Inevitably the therapy quickly become an obsession and he's now back with a terrible thirst!...and currently working on material for a début album he hopes to record some time early 2011. Watch this space!