Results for "Vocalist"

Eva Simontacchi

va Simontacchi studied music and voice at the NAM in Milano, and at the SMUM in Lugano (Switzerland) with Anna Bakja. She is a Vocal Power Academy certified instructor. Her training includes Master Classes, workshops seminars and conferences held by some of the most reknown singers or voice experts such as Maria Pia De Vito, Laura Fedele, Michele Hendricks, Prof. Franco Fussi, Phil Minton, and many others. Among the educators with whom she studied during Master Classes or Courses are: Elisabeth Howard (Vocal Power Academy, L.A.), Mary Setrakian (Black Nexxus, N.Y. and L.A.), jazz legend Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton

Junji Delfino

Born: July 10, 1960

“Junji Delfino started singing at the age of four and by the age of ten her father, himself a renowned Filipino jazz musician and composer, was sneaking her into jazz clubs. It was here that Junji became infused with jazz ��" its melancholy yet exuberant love of life, its scatty sense of humour, its love of playful improvisation while remaining true to achingly beautiful melodies, its sudden switches from madcap to melancholy. All this can be found in the way Junji sings. Her voice teases you with its humour and moves you with its tenderness. And this is what makes Junji a true jazz singer.”

Antonia Bennett

Antonia Bennett lives her life and musical career by Duke Ellington's advice, "Number one, never give up. Number two, remember number one!" Antonia is a jazz vocalist and the daughter of legendary artist Tony Bennett. With a distinctive voice that The New York Times describes as "Billie Holliday and Rickie Lee Jones, with a hint of Betty Boop." Antonia is a gifted song interpreter who performs music from the Great American Songbook and her own originals.

The youngest daughter of Tony Bennett and actress Sandra Grant Bennett, Antonia grew up in Los Angeles and started singing with her father by age four. During that time, Antonia was surrounded by some of the greatest vocalists of all time, including Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra – known to get up and sing at her father's parties during the holidays. Antonia's passion for music grew stronger. After high school, she attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Kim Versteynen

Born: June 21, 1984

Belgian singer Kim Versteynen (1984) combines a fresh face with a warm voice in the modern jazz community: with a deeply researched focus on improvisation and interaction within the band, she takes the audience for an emotional ride. The creativity and intuïtion she shows in her music are supported by two Master degrees. In her jazz quartet, Kim In the Middle, she constantly pushes the boundries of musicality and genres and with her duo Kim Versteynen & Tim Finoulst she already won the 2013 Concours Des Jeunes Talents at the Leffe Jazz Nights in Dinant. As vocal coach she shapes and motivates new talent. Kim has a Master in Art History from the University of Ghent (B) and a Master in jazz singing from the Conservatory of Maastricht (NL). She attended lessons and masterclasses with Dianne Reeves, Sheila Jordan, Norma Winstone, David Linx, Jef Neve, John Abercrombie etc. During her studies in Maastricht she started her Kim Versteynen Trio with pianist Arne Van Coillie and double bass player Flor Van Leugenhaeghe. When drummer Luc Vanden Bosch joined the band the trio became the quartet Kim In the Middle with which Kim recorded her well received debut album in 2011. In April 2014 the second album Open & Close came out. The new 2018 album The 7 Year Itch introduced the new talented drummer Gert-Jan Dreessen. In 2012 she recorded the album Easy Street with the band Hepcats. First Time, the debut album of her price winning duo with Tim Finoulst (guitar) was released in 2014. The duo was the supporting act for the 2015 belgian tour of the Dave Douglas Quintet. Kim's involved in the cross-over project, Gershwin: classical music meets jazz. In 2017 3 new projects were born. Together with piano player Arne Van Coillie, she focusses on songs with interesting stories in the duo project Here's To Life!. She's the singer-in-a-diva-gown of the extended Hepcats with a personnel of 8. This real-deal swingband plays the music from the thirties and forties to which lindy hop dancers love to show their moves. You can also find her in international carillion towers for her cooperations with carillonneur Jan Verheyen. During her time at the Conservatory she started working as a singing teacher at the academies of Voeren-Riemst, Lanaken, Genk and Tongeren. Meanwhile, as a singing teacher specialized in jazz, she is associated with the academy of Genk, the Conservatory of Hasselt and the pre-professional secundary school, Musart, at Kindsheid Jesu, Hasselt. Her students now populate the international and national conservatories like Berlin, Amsterdam, Ghent, Brussels, Maastricht, etc.

Nu Shooz Orchestra

THE NU SHOOZ ORCHESTRA The SHOOZ are back!!! More than two decades after their 1986 Top Ten Hit single, “I Can’t Wait,” took the world by storm, NU SHOOZ returns with a new album, “Pandora’s Box”, and a 10 piece orchestra Gil Evans would have loved. Formed in Portland, Oregon in the summer of 1979, their line-up has changed over time, but in all its various forms, they’ve always pushed the boundaries between pop, funk, and jazz. Now, with the release of Pandora’s Box, Portland’s favorite soul explorers take one giant leap for mankind with a brave new sound, combining their signature brand of funk with elements borrowed from Film Noir, ‘60s Spy Movies and even Tarzan. Yes, Tarzan. Lyrical and dreamlike, playful and sublime, PANDORA’S BOX is the latest stop in the continuing journeys of band leaders Valerie Day and John Smith

Aimua Eghobamien

Aimua /'ʌɪmwə/ is a British artist who sings and composes, writes lyrics, poetry and essays and takes photographs.

He produced and released Brazen. Simple. (2017), London Live (2014) and Poured Gently (2010). These projects include original music, lyrics and poetry; and new arrangements of jazz, classical, rock and pop standards.

He was nominated for Best Music Producer—Independent Music Award for Brazen. Simple. He was longlisted for The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition.

He has a BA in Creative Writing from Hunter College of the City University of New York and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. He also studied Jazz Vocal Performance at City College of the City University of New York and photography at the International Center of Photography in New York.

Mamaloose Music

Born: July 9, 1900

Child of the Greenwich Village Folk scene returns to roots and writes songs about the inner landscape beyond the crisis of midlife. Sings odes to opposites as she plays the Bitter End in NY or the Hope Market Cafe in Hope Idaho. A cross between Emmylou Harris and Edith Piaf, she is a weaver of words using humor and sadness as weft and warp.

Nikolas Giamalis

Born: March 28, 1956

singer ,composer, piano tuner ,teacher in music scholl Drama City Greece

Donna McElroy

Rosalia de Cuba

Born: September 4, 1970

ROSALIA DE CUBA was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, where she studied music history and singing. She´s a singer with a powerful voice and personality that celebrate the Caribbean, Cuba, and international rhythms. Rosalia knows how to transmit feelings, passion and joy in each song. She is a natural and charismatic singer who shines on stage! When you hear her deep voice, it reminds you of Cesaria Evora, Celia Cruz, and Shirley Bassey. It is a fusion between world music and Cuban rhythms, with a repertoire of well-known songs that have made history in fused with Cuban rhythms. The dynamic and elegant song choices can range from all-time classics (jazz standards, bossa, pop, soul, Latin jazz, boleros) to the most authentic and delicious Cuban rhythm