Results for "Vocalist"

Sanna Ruohoniemi

“Sanna is a very special singer, she will move you. With her quiet, naked persona and her truly honest musicianship she will take you to places and she will touch your heart. Sanna has very personal voice, sometimes soft and sweet, sometimes playful and sometimes really intense with a strong will – in all cases her expression is beautifuly clear. She is an accomplished improviser whether she sings lyrics, scat or in free improvisation. Sanna Ruohoniemi is a genuine jazz musician, true to her inner self, a seeker exploring the boundaries of her musical ability – very brave in her pursuit and certainly succesfull

Carol Bach-y-Rita

Born: October 30

VOCALIST CAROL BACH-Y-RITA RELEASES MINHA CASA / my house on ARUGULA RECORDS A STUNNING BLEND OF JAZZ, BEBOP and BRAZILIAN MUSIC COMING SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 Listening to vocalist CAROL BACH-Y-RITA sing, it comes as no surprise that she’s also a dancer. Her singing has a supple fluidity that suggests a body in motion. On her newest CD, MINHA CASA / my house, she performs re-imagined standards and original songs that celebrate both well- and lesser-known Brazilian rhythms. Bach-y-Rita’s band features stellar musicians who are leaders in their own right, including LARRY KOONSE on guitar, BILL CANTOS on piano, JOHN LEFTWICH on bass, and MIKE SHAPIRO on drums and percussion

Stirling Austin

Stirling Austin is a jazz singer and entertainer with a vast repertoire of jazz standards and swing classics. Stirling covers songs form all the legendary crooners, from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin and Harry Connick Jr and Michael Bublé.

Nancy Hamilton

Born: October 13, 1955

Pacific Northwest vocalist

Sonia Alfonso

Vadim Cruscov

Born: July 30, 1980

Vadim Cruscov is born in Timisoara, Romania, on 30 July 1980. Graduate civil engineer and translator, alumnus from the "Nikolaus Lenau" Lyceum and the Faculty of Construction, German Civil Engineering Department, within the Polytehnic University of Timisoara, presently studying Music Theory at the "Gheorghe Dima" Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca. Vadim is a passionate listener and singer of Blues, Vocal Jazz and Swing of the 20th century. His debut project from 2014, „Welcome To My World”, was a natural consequence of this passion. Through this, he wished to further deliver the message of Love, as it was sung by Dean Martin more than half a century ago

Laura Windley

Born: October 16

Laura came to jazz music from the dance floor, picking up swing dancing in 1998. A few years later she became a DJ for those same dances, broadening her knowledge and love of jazz and swing with non-stop listening and music collecting. From there it was only natural that she try singing the songs that she had grown to love and, because a swing singer needs a swinging band, Laura went on to co-found the Mint Julep Jazz Band with her husband, trombone player Lucian Cobb, in 2012. Laura has become a staple of swing dance events throughout the U.S., performing with her own band as well as bands lead by Jonathan Stout, Michael Gamble, Paul Cosentino, Craig Gildner, and Jonathan Doyle. Singing in a sweet style with a serious rhythmic underpinning and drawing comparisons to a young Ella Fitzgerald, Ivie Anderson, and Helen Forrest, Laura is known for her authenticity of sound – as you enter the dance hall, you may think you are hearing a vintage recording

Sam Fazio

Sam Fazio made his return to the Chicago music scene in 2009 and has been making an impact ever since. Sam is a graduate of DePaul University’s School of Music. Sam’s repertoire includes a unique mix of American standards, swing tunes and pop classics. His heartfelt interpretations showcase his soulful, yet classic style. Sam is currently on hiatus from the Coq d'Or at the Drake Hotel, where he held residency for the past 5 years. Sam has performed at many of the prestigious venues around the US, such as Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, Andy's Jazz Club, Untitled and SPACE (Chicago), Cliff Bell’s (Detroit), and Feinstein's at the Loews Regency and 54 Below (New York City)

Gretje Angell

Born: July 25

Jazz vocalist Gretje Angell grew up in smoky, dimly-lit clubs as a little-girl roadie for her jazz-drummer father. Her grandfather was also a jazz drummer, so you could say Gretje was born to swing. “If it doesn’t groove then I don’t give it a sh*#,” the Los Angeles-based singer says with a good chuckle. Gretje ascended the bandstand on her own time. She worked through a heavy dose of stage fright, welcomed motherhood, and studied classical and opera prior launching her jazz career. Today, she announces her debut, "…in any key", a classic jazz vocal album—the kind of long player you put on while savoring wine and cooking and cleaning

Gabrielle Russell

Born: May 25, 1969

Gabrielle Russell is a newcomer vocalist to the Jazz scene, playing with Norwich based quintet Contour in 2014 - 15, she relocated to Yorkshire in 2016 and is seeking to form a new band.