Results for "Vocalist"

Jordan von Haslow

Born: August 3

Jordan von Haslow is a cool jazz vocalist who was born in Chicago. He initially performed under the stage name KJ, but changed his name after marrying a New York financier.

Jordan's only jazz recording was entitled “This Could Be the Start of Something” which was recorded in Sydney, Australia at the historic Paradise Studios. The album featured Matt Baker on piano, Kory Horwood on bass, Even Mannell on drums, and Adrian Cunningham on flute/tenor saxophone. It was released by Voix Chic Records and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, which led to a career-long recording contract with Sony.

Ellen Winters

Born: May 16, 1969

Ellen is an award winning Jazz singer, who has been performing for more than 25 years. She got her musical start at Whitefish Bay High School ( a suburb of Milwaukee) with amazing teachers like Randall Swiggum and Nancy McKinley Ehlinger. Ellen went on to the University of Minnesota, where she pursued a B.A. in English - while spending lots of time in the Music Department and studying privately with Noel Robinson and Dr. Clifton Ware. She was a featured soloist in the first collegiate performance of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass," and was also a member of the U of MN Opera Theater (Libby Larsen's "Claire de Lune" wordless quartet,) the Concert Choir and the original Vocal Jazz Singers, under the direction of Dr

Mark Miller

Mark Miller is a Los Angeles based vocalist, pianist, and jazz promoter whose first CD "Dreamer With A Penny" features three great West Coast pianists including Page Cavanaugh, Jane Getz, and Joyce Collins. Also contributing are bassist Bob Maize, and drummers Dave Tull, and Ralph Penland. In his first national review, JazzTimes Magazine calls his work "masterpieces of interpretation". Page Cavanaugh calls him "one of the best singers in the business". Michael Feinstein wrote, "Your interpretations are joyful, swinging, and a pleasue to hear." Available in stores and on CD Baby, this CD is already getting considerable airplay in Southern California.

Kathy Yolanda Rice

Born: December 8, 1959

Kathy Y. Rice was born and raised in the cosmopolitan city of Huntsville, Alabama, where her passion for music and art was recognized at an early age. She studied piano at age 6 and began formal voice training at age 12. After graduating from Alabama A & M University in Music, she began a parallel career in the federal government, which led to her living and singing in New York, Texas, Arizona and California. After retuning home to Huntsville, Kathy embarked on a recording project with Record Producer, Kelvin Wooten, formerly of Toni! Tony! Tone! Kelvin brings a fresh sound to Kathy's original music, as he has for other singers that he's produced, such as Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Kelly Price

Bruce A. Henry

Bruce A. Henry was born in West Point, Mississippi, home of Howling Wolf, and was singing publicly by the age of 5 in his Baptist church on the West side of Chicago. His musical education as a child included immersion in the work of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, favorites of Bruce's father (a pianist and Bruce's first musical mentor). Although he was classically trained at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, his love for improvisation proved to be a stronger calling. Influenced by Nina Simone, Al Jarreau and John Coltrane, to name a few, Bruce's journey has resulted in an eclectic style of world influenced jazz vocals and composition

Alma Micic

Alma Micic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. At the age of 16 she started performing with a local quartet at a time when jazz was making a big comeback in Belgrade. Soon she became a frequent guest vocalist with the Radio Belgrade Big Band and began touring and appearing at many local jazz festivals as well as television and radio broadcasts. In 1995, she received a scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Alma graduated in 1999 with a BM in Jazz Performance. Alma has been a resident of New York City since 2000. She has appeared at prominent venues such as the Jazz Standard, Scullers, as well as various international festivals and concert halls

Tracy Mothershed

Born: May 19, 1966

Tracy Mothershed, A vocal stylist whose approach to performing is reminiscent of the past but takes her talent towards the future blending international music and musicians to create true art. Her passion is jazz but her vision is to reach audiences where they live, through their hearts & souls. She has performed various types of music from classical to garage. Tracy's voice is nothing less than Lush, Warm, Soulful, & Inviting.

Anje West

Born: April 6, 1966

In 1998, with no Portuguese language skills, but a heart full of desire to perform Brazilian music, Anje, along with husband and musical director Kym Ambrose (vibes) founded The View From Madeleine's Couch; a band still going strong 17 years down the track, and specialising in their own original Brazilian-influenced music and their favourite tunes from the bossa, samba, forro and baiao realms. This is a band that has very much put their own stamp on the genre, preferring to take the music and run off somewhere beautiful with it. Rather than exacting replication, the music is performed with reverence and respect to its roots, and the band's sound remains unique in Brazilian/Jazz music in Australia. Anje is considered one of Australia's finest interpreters of the genre, and is an award-winning songwriter, taking out the Queensland Music Award for World Music Song of the Year in 2009

Abimbola popoola

Born: April 24, 1981

i am a female artist born into music word am from west african nigeria i derive my inspiration from God i have been into some backup artist singing classic and funk jazz at the since 1999 but for now i have done two songs presently i have no reconding label yet in which am still looking forward to

Marilyn Scott

Why do some artists thrive for decades in the ever-changing music world and others fade away so quickly? The reasons are myriad but there’s one factor shared by all of the true survivors: originality. The key to longevity is having something to say, and being able to say it in a manner unlike any other performer. Marilyn Scott is such an artist. The veteran vocalist has been releasing critically acclaimed, cross-genre recordings for more than four decades, both as a leader and collaborator, and has dazzled audiences all over the world with her powerful live performances. She’s worked with some of the most gifted musicians in the world, including such highly regarded jazz ensembles as Spyro Gyra and the Yellowjackets, and some of the hottest names in the blues and R&B world, from Bobby Womack to Tower of Power to Etta James. Throughout all of her work, there’s been one constant