Results for "Vocalist"

Carol Fredette

Born: April 15, 1940

“Carol Fredette is everything you need in a jazz singer. She thinks, swings and phrases like a creative instrumentalist, yet her way with words captures the essence of a lyric,” says critic Dan Morgenstern, one of her many fans. Her deep expressive voice, strong sense of swing and charismatic presence have wowed audiences, critics and fellow musicians the world over. Fredette’s reputation has continued to grow as a fine educator, vocal coach and record producer. As a kid growing up in the Bronx, Carol was weaned on the music of Chet Baker, Stan Kenton and Frank Sinatra. Barely 18 and fresh out of Florida State University, where she sang regularly with the college jazz band, she hit New York and immediately landed a gig at Greenwich Village’s infamous Page Three

Rebecca Teplow

Born: January 1, 1970

Rebecca Teplow began her musical path as a classically trained violinist. while attending Yeshiva of Flatbush elementary school. After graduating from the prestigious High School of Performing Arts, Rebecca then went on to pursue a degree in Music Performance where she studied under violinist Itzhak Perlman and composer Robert Starer. Eventually, her thoughts turned from instrumental performance to the creation of music. Rebecca's compelling need to write songs was realized with the release of her first CD in 2004, entitled "T'filot/Prayers." "Teplow boasts the voice of a pop diva with a hint of Barbara Streisand, well suited to her dramatic, cello-flecked, pop-rock arrangements"Rebecca's musical compositions combine her classical training along with a potent spiritual view of Jewishness

Tony Middleton

Born: June 26, 1934

Tony Middleton………One of the most versatile performers in entertainment today, has been described as 
having “a rare ability” and a “vocal talent unsurpassed”. Tony’s career is an interesting and diversified one, which spans many years of accomplishments. Although 
as a teenager, he was working towards becoming a “golden gloves” boxer, he changed course and became the 
lead singer and songwriter of a group called “The Willows”. They are most known for the crossover song, 
he wrote, “Church Bells May Ring”. They did “My Dear Dearest Darling”, “Dolores”, “White Cliffs of Dover”
and many more

Irene and Her Latin Jazz Band

Born: September 22

Interview from Smooth Jazz.com You’ve just released your second CD. “A Song of You,” which, as with your first project, “Summer Samba,” is a rich tapestry of Brazilian and Latin tunes and rhythms. What brought about the focus for you on this enticing genre of music? When I started taking singing lessons about eight years ago, I was singing a lot of jazz standards; The Great American Songbook. I began to get bored with that style and started asking my music teacher to add Latin rhythms to those songs on his keyboard when I was singing them. That made it a lot more for fun for me

Victoria Horne

Born: March 25

Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Victoria was exposed to the music and vocal styles of Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, and Dinah Washington due to her Mother's influence and passion for music. A desire to sing, dance, and act developed naturally, Victoria was enrolled into a local dancing school. Her first vocal performance, at the age of five little Victoria sang,"The Dark Town Strutter's Ball,” as part of a show case for young performers, Victoria also tap danced! As a teen she began vocal instruction with Dr. Boatner, Sonny Stitts Dad. Performing in school productions, becoming more intent on developing a serious career as an entertainer was a work in progress. Choosing the stage name of Paula Desmond, (Victoria) received great reviews for her performance in The Prodigal Sister, presented By Woodie King, Jr. Later deciding to use her own name which is Victoria Horne to launch her singing career, the French musician's nicknamed her "J.J

Marky Quayle

Born: April 9, 1952

Gospel Vocalist & Recording Artist My dad loved music and had it playing in the house all the time when he was home. It was a happy time. Many of the songs I know now, I learned before I was 8 years old listening to my father's records. Two of Dad's closest friends were musical greats George Shearing and Les Brown (The Band Of Renown). They often stayed in our house when I was growing up. When I was six, the Mary Kaye Trio sang live in my father's living room. This inspired me so much I knew right then I wanted to be a singer. My first professional singing job didn't come til I was 20 years old, when I was hired by the great Jazz guitarist Jerry Hahn to be the vocalist with his 6 piece band

Lisa Kirchner

Lisa Kirchner is a singer, songwriter and actress who performs an eclectic, multi-lingual repertoire that includes gems from The Great American Songbook, contemporary and original jazz and blues tunes, the French songs of Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel and Poulenc, and Brazilian tunes from Gaetano Veloco, Luis Bonfa, Chico Buarque, as well as contemporary art and theatre songs. Lisa Kirchner has appeared at Foxwoods Casino, Ryles Jazz Club and is a regular on the New York City jazz club circuit, appearing at Iridium, Birdland, The Village Gate, 55 Bar, Maxime's, Porters NYC, Orbit, Tatou, Niagara, , Cleopatra's Needle, many other clubs in New York and in Paris

Jen Shyu

Born: March 28, 1978

Born in Peoria, Illinois, USA, from Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, 2016 Doris Duke Artist Jen Shyu (Chinese name: 徐秋雁) is an experimental jazz vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, producer, and Fulbright scholar. Known mostly for her virtuosic singing with saxophonist and 2014 MacArthur Genius Fellow Steve Coleman since 2003 and having collaborated with innovators Anthony Braxton, Bobby Previte, Chris Potter, Michael Formanek, and David Binney to name a few, she has performed her own music around the world in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rubin Museum of Art, Ringling International Arts Festival, Asia Society, Roulette, Blue Note, Bimhuis, Salihara Theater, National Gugak Center, and National Theater of Korea and festivals around the world. A Stanford University graduate in opera with classical violin and ballet training, Jen had already won many piano competitions and played the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No

Aline Vida

Born: June 22

When one feels deep passion for creating art, keeping such fervor alive isn't a question; it's an absolute must. Singer/songwriter Aline Vida knows this, for expressing herself in song is a natural part of her everyday life. This current Seattle, Washington resident spent much of her formidable years moving around the West Coast with her family, spending time in southern California and Arizona. Aline says she was just a toddler when she found her voice. "My parents used to record me on cassette tape when I was a baby," Aline explains. "And once, my mom was singing 'You Light Up My Life.' I just started singing, and eventually I noticed that I received a lot of positive feedback

Sasha Masakowski

Born: September 24, 1986

Legendary jazz vocalist Leah Chase says of Sasha “the future of jazz is in great hands! Whether she’s singing a great standard or an obscure samba, her musical fearlessness is a joy to hear.” Sasha Masakowski is a rising star on the New Orleans music scene. Being raised by a distinguished classical pianist mother and a legendary jazz guitarist father (Steve Masakowski of New Orleans's Astral Project), she has a natural gift and love for music. Sasha began singing when she was very young and decided at a very early age that she wanted to pursue the career of a musicial artist. In high school she attended the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and graduated as a highest level senior with a certificate in Musical Theatre