Results for "Vocalist"

Luiza Zan

Born: October 3, 1980

Born in 1980, Luiza Zan began her career at the age of 4. That's when she won her first award at a contest for "Soimii Patriei" ("The Fatherland's Falcons", a Communist youth organisation). Some time later, the same song, played at a children's contest ("Frunzulita d'alior"), would bring her the grand prize at the International Festival "Cerbul de Aur" ("Golden Stag") 2004, a week after winning second place at the Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. At Montreux, she had her first chance of being accompanied by renowned musicians. She was joined onstage by such people as Geri Allen, Bob Hurst, Eric Harland and Omar Hakim. 2004, an outstanding year for her, ended with another award received at the Jazz Awards Festivity held by the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation, the "Confirmation Award"

Sima Verzino

Sheri Izzard

Born: April 16, 1946

Professional singer and music teacher for 40+ years....home is KC, grew up with jazz, sang local jingles and live performances as well as teach, returned two years ago; before that 25 yrs. in Los Angeles, singing for 65 movie scores, many TV scores and on-screen roles, live performance in solo, bands, and a cappella jazz groups, (vocals in Inner Voices). Movie roles also in Sister Act 1 & 2 to be specific (gold record). Now performing with "Sheri and the Shoes" in KC, MO.,and lives on the Ks. side of Kansas City. (Topeka is the capitol of Ks. but I don't live there, so I didn't fill it in.

Paula Morin

Born: July 10, 1945

Former recording artist with CBS Records in the UK. Recorded 2 albums and 4 singles with my band FF&Z. Both albums were released again in digital format as double CD package and distributed in the US, UK and Europe. Lead vocalist for several bands in LA in Rock/Country genre. Now living near Boston and writing Jazz tunes, R&B and kids' stuff. making videos with songs as soundtracks and heading up a music company Cool Crow Music with a recording studio north of Boston.

Lori Fulton

Taeko Ota

Even though Taeko Ota loved to sing more than anything, she had never thought to become a singer until her late 20’s. Instead, she studied and pursued a career in the business world. Her world changed one day when she was studying English and accounting in Pittsburgh, PA. She heard the voice of Frank Sinatra singing “Fly Me to The Moon,” while standing in a local bar. It was impossible to ignore his voice and presence, and even though she did not know who that enchanting voice belonged to, it was clear that it had made its mark on her. After returning to Japan, she decided to learn to sing jazz

Leesa Richards

Kaitlyn Fay

Kaitlyn Fay is an educator, jazz vocalist, flutist, and baritone saxophonist, holding a M.M. in Jazz Voice Performance from William Paterson University and a B.S. in Music Education and Classical Flute Performance from Elon University.

As a jazz vocalist, Kaitlyn has performed in venues across New York City, New Jersey, Westchester County, the Capital Region of New York, as well as the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. As part of the 35th Annual Jazz Room concert series at William Paterson University, Kaitlyn opened for jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli with her Ella Fitzgerald Tribute Ensemble, and opened for the Count Basie Orchestra with the WPU Vocal Jazz Studio. Her debut jazz standards album, Curiosity, was released in 2013; and in the summer of 2014, Kaitlyn was a featured vocalist in the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival alongside Judi Silvano. She can be heard playing baritone saxophone on albums with NJ-based band Big Beat (2015) and the upstate NY band Keith Pray's Big Soul Ensemble (2024). Fay's most recent vocal recording project is an album entitled Cockeyed Optimist (2025), featuring Great American Songbook selections, jazz standards, and several original songs.

Valentina Marino

Vocalist, songwriter, arranger and lyricist Valentina Marino brings the sensitivity, sophistication and earthiness of her Mediterranean roots to cutting edge jazz. "Her depth of feeling…touches the hearts of all who hear her...Valentina Marino's interpretation of Dorham's "Blue Bossa" with Lawson's lyric paints pictures of the flow of waters' life that transcend the notion of singing into a numinous expression of authentic artistry'' says Grammy nominee Janet Lawson. "A musician who loves to share the magic" - in the words of jazz vocalist Amy London; "Creative, spontaneous: a passionate vocalist with an enormous capacity to communicate with her audience"- Cameron Brown, bassist and band leader. Marino began her musical studies at the University of Music in Rome, continued taking piano and voice lessons in Vienna and later attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where she received a BFA in Vocal Jazz Performance under the mentor ship of, among others, legendary bass player Reggie Workman, saxophonist David Glasser and vocalists Amy London, La Tania Hall, Julie Hardy and Janet Lawson. While deeply rooted in Jazz, Marino is a musical gypsy, in constant search for unexplored paths where jazz can meet the energetic vibes and rhythms of Tango and Brazilian music and where pop songs can explore the language of improvisation or land into adventurous arrangements

Marlena Kellie

Born: October 24, 1985

This young lady is the real deal. Described as Authentic by some of the top musicians and promoters today she has a full calendar and its easy to see why. Phenomenal vocals from gospel chops to soft rich jazz and filled with raw emotion. "Pretty as a picture without trying her down to earth ingénue persona is a breath of fresh air to the jazz diva stereotype