Results for "Vocalist"

Brenda Countz

This Washington, D.C. native who is currently based in Los Angeles, California began her music career in the community church. For many years she enjoyed singing while balancing raising a family, a demanding career as a Congressional reporter and her volunteer work. In the year 2000, at the suggestion of international jazz vocalist Ronnie Wells, she auditioned for and was chosen to perform in the East Coast Jazz Festival. The overwhelming positive response to that performance set in motion a whole new career as a performing vocalist. Since that time she has performed on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and numerous jazz venues and private events on both the East and West coasts. Her performances are filled with upbeat and soulful tunes by such greats as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and Carlos Jobim, to name a few. In June 2014, she released her first album, Joyful Jazz, backed by the Llew Matthews Quartet. She has extraordinary vocal range and versatility combined with a warm and powerful stage presence

SereJazz

Sere brings you jazz music — sensual, sassy and sizzling — with original songs composed and produced especially for her by Eliyora Entertainment’s™ Sherese Timeless. Sere’s vocals are recorded LIVE by One Take Studios™ using their Zero-Edit Recording™ — so you know she’s keeping it real! So far, Sere has released ten original Jazz songs, with more on the way: -Barb Wire -Broken -Candle -Crows -Green Light -Green Light with just bass -Hope’s Door -Morning Moon -Soul Road -Stranded PREVIEW / BUY - You can hear clips of each song and purchase MP3 downloads at her website: serejazz.com. LISTEN FREE - You can also enjoy listening free to all of Sere’s music exclusively at Ever Entertainment®, Whatever-Whenever-Wherever Entertainment, where Artists make the money and You enjoy free! Artists receive 100% of their Channel’s sponsor revenue — so tell your friends! Just go to: ever-entertainment.com

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Terrie Odabi

Terrie Odabi is easily the most dynamic blues and soul woman to have emerged in the Bay Area since Etta James came out of San Francisco’s Fillmore District in the Fifties. Terrie has a powerful set of pipes, writes terrific tunes, leads a kicking band, and has onstage movements that perfectly match the rhythms of her material. Surely stardom awaits her." –Lee Hildebrand, contributor to the *San Francisco Chronicle*, *East Bay Express*, and Living Blues Magazine 2014 Winner of Bay Area Regional Finals International Blues Challenge 2014 Semi Finalist of the Memphis International Blues Challenge 2015 Winner of Bay Area Regional Finals International Blues Challenge 2015 Semi Finalist of the Memphis International Blues Challenge 2015 Winner of the Black Music Award for Best Female Blues Artist 2014 Headline for the Zacatecas Jazz Festival in Zacatecas Mexico Few vocalists own the stage like Terrie Odabi

Lauren Lee

Born: July 16, 1987

Lauren Lee is a forward-thinking vocalist, pianist, and composer based in New York City. A native of the St. Louis (MO) metropolitan area, her foray into creative music began as a teenager in the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, an experience that lead her on a wild goose chase of sorts to find her own sound in the adventurous music scene as a young innovator in a special brand of improvisation she calls “Vocal Instrumentalism”. Likened to female jazz pioneers that came before her like Carla Bley and Jen Shyu, Lee’s music has been described as, “equal parts hip jazz, avant adventure, and… something completely different” (John Pietaro, Dissident Arts)

Ana Velinova

"Vocally outstanding, stylistically elegant, innovative and passionate Ana’s performances soar effortlessly mesmerizing audiences around the globe." Jazz vocalist and songwriter Ana Velinova has inspired audiences around the world with her wide range arstistic talents. With repertoire extending from Mozart and Stravinsky to Ellington, Dorsey and Jobim, Ana has shared the stage with many accomplished jazz artists including Bob Moses, Neil Swainson, Don Thompson, Brad Turner, Willard Dyson and Miles Black to name a few. A native of Sofia, Bulgaria, Ana has lived and performed in major US and Canadian cities

Audrey Martin

Born: May 22, 1957

At its best music can heal the sick and sooth the soul, refresh the spirit and embolden the meek. Vocalist Audrey Martin experienced first hand the power of a song to provide hope and emotional sustenance in the darkest of times. With her captivating debut album, Living Room, the Berkeley jazz singer shares a lifetime of wisdom with a highly personal repertoire that gracefully encompasses gems from the American Songbook and treasures from pop and jazz singer/songwriters such as Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln and Blossom Dearie. Living Room is scheduled for a summer release on August 26, 2014. “The songs that I recorded are all pieces I’ve been singing and working on for several years,” Martin says

Ashley Daneman

Born: January 11

Ashley Daneman is a jazz singer-songwriter whose work explores the fault lines between self-reflection, vulnerability, and transformation. With two critically acclaimed albums and performances from the Kennedy Center to intimate listening rooms across the U.S., Daneman creates music that feels like late-night conversations between old friends - unfiltered, open, and unmistakably human.

Alicia Olatuja

Born: June 16

ALICIA OLATUJA (SHORT BIO) Singer Alicia Olatuja wowed everyone at the 2013 presidential inauguration with her solo during the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s performance of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” She’s already earned raves from the New York Daily News and on the View, and with the Choir’s album released on iTunes, and a single "In The Dark" released on March 5 from Alicia’s own forthcoming CD, things are only looking up for her career. Alicia Olatuja’s reputation has been growing since her arrival in New York in 2005. The New York Times praised her performance with her husband, bassist Michael Olatuja, in their band The Olatuja Project, lauding her “strong, lustrous tone.” The Olatuja Project, where Alicia sings in various African dialects such as Yoruba and Shona, recently released their debut album, the Promise. Alicia has sung with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir since 2007, often performs as a soloist with the Juilliard Jazz ensemble, and has sung with various recording artists such as Christian McBride, Chaka Khan and Bebe Winans

Laurie Fagen

Born: October 26