Results for "Vocalist"

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.

Michael Dusk

Born: February 4, 1966

Michael grew up in Central New York (Elmira) and started drum lessons at age 8yrs old and eventually attending the Tony Monforte School of Modern Drumming in Binghamton, NY. For six years, under Mr. Monforte's guidance learned theory, Pop, Rock, and Jazz popular Radio hits, yet always had a love for singing and writing his own lyrics. "I do things the old fashion way with pen and notebook, haha also hate computers!" I don't even carry a cell phone around. I believe that if people and especially teens stopped staring down at their cell phones and tablets most of the day, they could look up to the sky and see how beatiful the World really is

Sky Covington

Born: April 6, 1971

Sky Covington was the winner of the "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist" honor at the 2016 Detroit Music Awards. It is her 6th music award in the past 4 years. Sky's Jazzy sound takes audiences on an intriguing musical journey that provides fascination for the ears. Sky began her career performing in glee clubs from elementary to junior high school. Her music training came from noted saxophonist, Scott Reiter, and from Harold Bowles, who was a session musician for Motown. She also received private drama training. Sky was born in Detroit but relocated to Atlanta at the age of 16. While there she gazed upon the star lit sky overhead and was so inspired by it that she made a bold decision to drop her birth name, Nicole, in favor of “Sky” to symbolize her life philosophy: “No Limits”