Results for "Vocalist"

Sadiki Pierre

Born: September 3, 1980

Sadiki Pierre is a talented upright bass player who is uniquely capable of playing and fusing almost any style of music including classical, jazz, latin, reggae and R&B. When he first started playing the upright bass, he had no interest in actually learning the instrument and instead was only looking for a way to get out of his sixth grade class. Fortunately, he chose the right distraction from his schoolwork. It soon became apparent that he was quite musically adept. Although his parents could not initially afford to buy him his own instrument and pay for private lessons, he was still chosen to perform with the New York State School Music Association’s All-State Orchestra in addition to performing with another prestigious student orchestra throughout Europe. Despite the encouragement of those closest to him to study at a school like Juilliard or Berklee to become a full-time musician, Sadiki chose to attend an aviation school called Daniel Webster College in order to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a professional pilot

The Blue Dahlia ~ Dahlia Dumont

Born: October 6, 1984

Dahlia Dumont, leader of The Blue Dahlia: vocals, ukulele-player, singer-songwriter. Brooklyn-girl, but a nomad at heart, Dahlia Dumont traveled the world from an early age, always absorbing the cultural and musical influences in her path. Her Eastern European heritage and her years as an anthropology student and teacher in France and Senegal shaped her musical palette, and in 2012 she created her project The Blue Dahlia. The Blue Dahlia: Lyrics in English and French, French and Mexican accordion, klezmer violin, warm and joyous rhythms of reggae, ska and Latin America, the sensual voice of jazz and French chanson

Hiromi Kanda

Reviewing Hiromi Kanda’s sophomore album, Days of Yesterday, the esteemed website All About Jazz called the Japanese-born performer an “exceptional vocalist” and noted that she “delivers a lyric with remarkable intimacy.” Prior to that, JazzTimes magazine raved about Kanda’s debut, Hiromi in Love, stating that she possessed a “solid voice” and comparing her to such giants as Linda Ronstadt, Marlene Dietrich and Astrud Gilberto. The Honolulu Star Bulletin, meanwhile, praised Hiromi’s “timeless beauty.” Since her emergence in the American market a decade ago, Hiromi Kanda has wowed audiences here with her innate ability to embody and reinvigorate the music of the bygone era that gave us the Great American Songbook

Richard Conrad Morgan

Born: May 27, 1956

Born in Eastbourne, England, in 1956, Richard Morgan grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. In 1981, he put away his turntable before going off to study in Canada and he only took it out again twenty years later in Switzerland. Re-inventing himself as a singer/songwriter in 2005 was therefore something of a surprise. A warm voice, melodies that swing, witty lyrics: Richard Morgan's songs remind one of the standards of the Golden Age of jazz. Also a documentary film-maker (www.invisipics.com) Music available:
"Letting Go," an EP of four jazz songs, 2007;
"The Less You Do," an album of 12 jazz songs, 2010;
"Mist," instrumental single, 2011;
"Popcorn," experimental instrumental single, 2014;
"Je me débrouille," jazz single, 2014;
"My Titanic," an album of 12 pop/experimental songs, 2016;
"Same Mistake," pop single, 2018.

All available at CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music ....

Maud Hixson

Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Maud made her Guthrie Theater debut in the Noel Coward revue Coward’s Women, also appearing in Park Square Theater’s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long-running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter’s and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015

V. Shayne Frederick

Born: December 2

V. Shayne Frederick is “soulful” [with comparisons to Jazz legends Andy Bey and Leon Thomas in Downbeat Magazine] and an “elastic vocalist” [Metro Philadelphia] and pianist captivating audiences for nearly 20 years, lauded by Philadelphia Inquirer as "Jazz star […] touted as one of the region's greatest jazz singers […] with his silken baritone and elegant charm,” and additional comparisons to Nat King Cole. He’s electrified TEDx, NPR, and countless concert halls, museums, and stages throughout this hemisphere, including his recent performance as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. 

LaVon Hardison

Born: July 19

LaVon Hardison sings jazz standards, originals, and her own eclectic and compelling arrangements of popular songs. She is equally at home at jazz clubs, corporate events, private parties, and sacred settings. Her background in musical theater, opera, and jazz provides a solid foundation for her accessible, joyful, and engaging musical explorations. LaVon is beyond versatile. She brings her glowing, open heart to every performance and has thrilled audiences all over the world. “I try to make music that delights me,” LaVon says. “When I first started singing jazz I felt that I had to do it a certain way

Hetty Kate

Born: June 16

British-Australian jazz vocalist Hetty Kate has built an international career over two decades, performing at major festivals and venues across 28 countries. Born in England, raised in Australia, and based in Paris since 2017, she brings a classically trained voice and deep knowledge of the American Songbook to stages from New Zealand to New York.

Critics have consistently praised her work. Chris May of All About Jazz describes her as "charismatic and technically gifted," while jazz critic and author Will Friedwald calls her "one of the best swing-style singers on the current scene." Marc Myers of Jazzwax likens her to "Peggy Lee on a Vespa," and John Shand of the Sydney Morning Herald notes she "reminds me of a good champagne: simultaneously effervescent and restrained." Australian jazz luminary James Morrison observes she has "a stage presence only matched by the clarity of her voice."

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Katerina Brown

Born: July 16, 1982

Born in 1982 in a small town outside St. Petersburg, Katerina Brown was drawn to music as an infant. Jazz and American records were still hard to come by in the waning years of the Soviet Union, but she soaked up her father’s albums by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Studying classical music throughout her adolescence, she started performing in local clubs as a teenager, singing mostly blues and standards. Ambitious and eager to learn more, she moved to St. Petersburg at 19 and quickly fell in with a cadre of young musicians who loved and played jazz. A savvy bandleader by 21, she started performing regularly at the Red Lion Blues Club, which was owned by an American, and spent the next five years working steadily around the city as a blues singer