Results for "Vocalist"

Kandace Springs

Every so often a new singer emerges who’s able to assimilate multiple musical touchstones and still come off sounding remarkably fresh and unburdened by the past. Kandace Springs is one of those artists. The 27-year-old, Nashville-based singer, songwriter and pianist counts such stylists as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack and Norah Jones as her heroes, but as evidenced by her sparkling full-length Blue Note Records debut, Soul Eyes, Springs mimics none of them.

Instead Springs allows her comely alto to become a conduit that touches upon soul, jazz and pop while transforming those aforementioned influences into a personalized sound that reveals itself effortlessly. “The artists who have inspired me the most all sang so naturally,” Springs says. “That helped me find my own sound.”

Thelma Houston

After 47 years of performing, Thelma Houston continues to celebrate her long and outstanding career and shows no signs of slowing down! Over the course of many years, promoters have been asking Thelma, when is she going to return to her Motown roots? After much thought, Thelma has decided that the timing was right to launch a brand new band show called: “Thelma Houston: Motown, Memories & Me!” The show features non-stop classic Motown songs (that we all know and love,) along with tributes to her gospel roots, and to the legendary Jimmy Webb, who wrote and produced Thelma's debut album called "Sunshower." Thelma was asked to join a stellar list of artists honoring the illustrious career of the late Donna Summer, who Thelma knew

Frankie Alexander

Karla Bauer

As founder and CEO of SHINE On! Music LLC, I have combined my two loves: creating and performing my original jazz music and giving access to high-quality art programs to youth from the underserved communities where I volunteer weekly and in the rural communities where I grew up. I travel to these targeted areas to bring the SHINE On! Music Workshop and Community Outreach Concert program to their communities.

SHINE On! Music Workshop - The students are taught how to develop their careers in the arts. But unlike any other art program, the primary goal of the workshop is to teach youth how to promote themselves successfully and 'safely' in a digital world and how to protect themselves from opportunists in the industry.

Stephanie Oliver

James Apollo

Born: December 25

The story of vocalist and bandleader James Apollo is as remarkable as any who perseveres against abject adversity. From a small frontier town, Apollo would watch bands come and go, and it wasn’t long before his own band The Apollo Trio was running on the same circuit, bringing a new take on American jazz and swing to a restless generation. The road proved dangerously fruitful, with the boys getting an education in the rigors of constant travel and the dark side of club life. Apollo himself was hospitalized for 6 months after a harrowing motorcycle accident. The underworld materializes in Apollo’s songs, both as a writer and interpreter of modern and classic standards

Maryanne Reall

Whether it's jazz, blues, a French tune or a sly “tongue in cheek” pop tune, critics, fans and musicians agree that vocalist Maryanne Reall has a distinctive way of taking you on an intimate adventure with her innate musicality, warm mellifluous tone, subtle caressing of each lyric and tastefully selected repertoire. A native New Englander, music has always been Maryanne’s passion. This passion and her dream to live in ‘California’, inspired by Joni Mitchell’s song, were both realized back in the 90’s. Since then, she’s appeared at countless venues from clubs and festivals to some of L.A.'s top jazz rooms including the world-renown Catalina Jazz Club, the World Stage Performance Gallery and the Southern California Jazz Festival

UDEiGWE

Born: May 6

UDEiGWE (pronounced oo-DEE-gweh) is the stage name of Lawrence Udeigwe, a Nigerian-born, New York–based artist working at the intersection of music, mathematics, and cognition. His work explores how structure shapes the way we think, using sound and lyric to make sense of perception, identity, and lived experience.

Grounded in jazz, soul, and West African rhythm, his music balances warmth and sophistication with clarity and restraint. As a singer, composer, and pianist, he draws on groove, melody, and space to create performances that are both immediate and reflective, where the music is felt first and understood more deeply over time.

David DuVall

Born: August 17, 1997

Geraldine Oliver

Born: November 7