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Cristina Mora

Cristina Mora

Shelley Neill

Shelley Neill was born in the culturally rich rough and tumble Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey in the 1950’s, and abandoned by her Irish Catholic mother and Hungarian father at birth. She was adopted, as an infant, into a Jewish family that had grown up and lived in Newark. She considers herself “a child of Newark.” Her most vivid childhood memories of Newark in the 1950’s - cobblestone streets, people speaking in English, Yiddish, and Italian, horse-drawn vegetable carts, streets with names that sounded strange – Peshein Avenue and Demerest Street – where her grandparents lived - egg kindlers, fresh-killed chickens, Silverman’s Bakery, chocolate egg creams, family circle meetings, chain-link fenced school playgrounds

Tyra Penn

Born: August 2, 1970

Tyra Penn sings around New England with Her Army Of Snakes, a jazz-based band performing songs from the modern American songbook; and with jump blues and swing band The Red Riders. Until recently, Tyra was also the host of the morning drive time jazz program "A Tasteful Blend", on WICN in Worcester. Now a fugitive from the jazz police, she and her Snakes slither around the music of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Kurt Weill, and whatever else strikes their reptilian fancy.

Leila Adu

With a voice like hot treacle on broken glass, whether singing of love or social change, fans consistently return to {{m: Leila Adu = 19983}} concerts to be “taken away to a parallel dimension of music and thought.” Since returning to Europe in 2006, Leila performed both solo with piano and with her live band at various venues, as well as recordings from The Orchestra Pit and live studio sessions and interviews on BBC World Service and Resonance fm. Leila has performed her original songs and improvisations at improv, jazz festvials and rock venues with international artists such as John Edwards, Steve Noble, Hannah Marshall, Nicola Guazzaloca, Mike Cooper, Steve Beresford, Jeff Henderson, Jim Denley, Richard Nunns, Fabrizio Spera, David Long, Jack Body, Alison Isadora, Jan-Bas Bollen, Audrey Chen, Lissa Meridan, Lol Coxhill and Leo Tadagawa

Caroll Vanwelden

Born: May 24, 1971

At the age of seven Caroll started her music training playing the classical piano. After a while, it became apparent she had a talent both for music and mathematics, two passions she would combine all through her student years. During her studies she took private courses with top Belgian jazz performer David Linx and the famous American jazz singer Judy Niemack. During that time, Caroll also worked together with the great Peter Girth at the Staatstheater of Darmstadt (Germany) where she wrote a dissertation on 'Artistic freedom or financial waste within the Performing Arts'. After completing her engineering studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1994, Caroll was determined to go forward and continue in her ambition as a musician

Marva Wright

Born: March 20, 1948

Marva Wright, the powerhouse New Orleans blues and gospel belter who left her job as a school secretary to sing around the world was enormously popular among fellow musicians in The Big Easy. Ms. Wright was an impressive live performer who moved easily between gospel spirituals and bawdy blues romps. In her late-blooming career, she released albums on local and international record labels, and performed across Europe, in Russia and Brazil, and at blues festivals around the United States. She drew large crowds at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell, and staged an annual Christmas concert at Tipitina’s

Rene Mark Barrow

Born: July 6, 1979

Miss Sophie Lee

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Miss Sophie Lee moved to New Orleans in 2001 in search of its rich musical and culinary culture. She quickly found Frenchmen Street and the New Orleans Jazz Vipers who along with Bart Ramsey, collaborated with her on her first New Orleans self-titled CD in 2006. In the Summer and Fall of 2009, Sophie, Bart and members of the Jazz Vipers (now called "The New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings") collaborated again for another Miss Sophie Lee CD, "Tallulah Moon." This time around they are joined by a stellar group of New Orleans musicians including "Washboard" Chaz Leary, St

Auriol Proudfoot

Born: January

A British singer based in London, Auriol Proudfoot is fast leaving her mark on the London scene with her trademark sultry vocals, sparkling performances and musical flair. Having originally trained intensively as a classical musician and jazz singer as a music scholar at Wells Cathedral School of Music, Auriol now runs a top jazz band and has performed in renowned music venues, weddings, corporate functions and private parties across London and the South East. Most recently seen entertaining at the star-studded ‘coming out’ party for rugby legend Gareth Thomas, Auriol has built up a reputation for consistently first class performances

Hannah Rose Diamond

Born: November 13, 1986

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