Results for "Vocalist"

Mandy Goodhandy

Born: November 28, 1953

Mandy Goodhandy aka Amanda Taylor is a singer/recording artist, entertainer, author and Canada’s 1st trans woman stand- up comic. She was also the first trans woman singer to be excepted into the TO Jazz Festival 2016. Mandy co-owns and operates 120 Diner & Club120 in Toronto. 120 Diner features live performances by talented musicians & comedians. She and her business partner Todd Klinck were also TO Pride Parade Grand Marshalls in 2010. She performs songs & comedy at many events and is also a popular choice as an accomplished speaker.

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Nina Baun Jeppesen

Born: September 1, 1984

“Nina is a very talented and conscientious singer with a totally professional attitude to music making. Refreshingly, Nina views herself as more than just a soloist; her contribution is always for the greater good of the music…” says Django Bates, musician and composer, about Nina Baun’s music. “What I’m doing is organic and in constant development, and I do not let my compositions be limited by fixed types of music. This record (“Something is always moving”, debut album released in DK in 2011 red.) is an offer of me, and just like people skip around between what is easy and what is hard, so do my music”, she says. The tune Something is Moving, which will be on Nina Baun’s second album, was written in a rehearsal room in New York

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Lisa Yves

Born: May 15, 1967

Lisa Yves is a vocalist and musician She works with producer Crit Harmon and musicians Brad Hatfield, Marty Ballou, Jim Gwin, Duke Levine, Steve Sadler. She has recorded for the Bose Company with Dave McKenna. As the first vocal jazz singer at NYU, Lisa has sung with Harry Connick Jr., Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops and starred in Rocker Moms, a TV reality series. She also produces young singer/songwriter artists in her studio. Lisa has co-written songs with Crit Harmon, Richard Swanson, Jeff Franzel, Kathy Kosins, April Lang Music by Lisa Yves available for broadcasting opportunities

Tia Brazda

Tia Brazda has established herself as a sparkling presence on the jazz scene at home and abroad. Having honed her cutting-edge sound in the clubs of Toronto, Tia’s sassy songs and pin-up girl style pay homage to the golden era while adding a modern twist - a mix of swing jazz, a bit of blues and a dash of rockabilly. Her first EP ‘Cabin Fever’ burst onto the scene in 2012, hitting #1 on the iTunes Canada Jazz Chart as well as receiving play on BBC and CBC Radio, Jazz FM 91.1 and college radio stations across Canada. Her latest album ‘Bandshell’ debuted at #1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart and #3 on the Nielsen Soundscan Chart in Canada

JPJQ

Born: April 23, 1971

Electronic Press Kit JPJQ always surprises, excites, pleases and engages audiences with their blend of tradition, ingenuity, and joyful noise. Anchored by vocalist Julia Pinckney Jones and bassist/arranger Adam R Jones (Portland, OR), JPJQ "Team Vancouver" features Andrew R Smith and Max Ley, and JPJQ "Team Portland" adds Timothy Van Cleave and Alexander Margititch. This international quartet specializes in cross-genre, post-modern interpretations of popular songs and anthemic hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, pairing new arrangements in vintage styles with polished and tested classic jazz. JPJQ's debut album, I Want Love, was released in 2016.

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Lauren Bush

Born: May 12, 1986

Known for her charming delivery of a lyric and her impeccable time, 2016 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition finalist, Lauren Bush is a contemporary Canadian jazz vocalist based in London, UK. All About Jazz noted that "Bush is one of the freshest and most exciting vocalists to appear on the scene for some time." and Downbeat Magazine commented on "her unique phrasing, perfect diction and scatting abilities." Her 2016 debut album, All My Treasures, comprised of 12 carefully selected, favourite jazz standards, was produced by jazz luminary Ian Shaw and met with critical acclaim

Julia Pinckney Jones

Born: April 23, 1971

Julia started singing classic jazz with her family at about age 12. After a lengthy detour through light opera, musical theatre, top 40, hard rock, disco, alt-country, R&B, reggae and neo-soul, she has taken all the best from her eclectic career and brought it back home. JPJQ feels like that joyful homecoming. Her voice is an unapologetic departure from the "smoky voiced" female crooners the jazz world has come to expect. She chooses to show off the power of her upper register, allowing her to create a strong, joyful sound that is influenced as much by Aretha as it is by Ella.