Results for "Vocalist"

Chuck Wansley

Chuck Wansley was born in Queens, NYC and raised in a jazz loving family. Convincing his Grandmother to buy him his first drum set and starring in every high school theatrical production he could, Chuck recognized his passion for entertaining and music at an early age. After graduation, Chuck joined the international youth group Up With People and traveled the globe for 4 years, entertaining world leaders and massive crowds at notable venues like the Royal Albert Hall, La Scala and Carnegie Hall. Playing the dance club circuit for years as drummer & vocalist throughout the Northeast, Chuck and his band opened for global acts like Earth, Wind & Fire, Chic and Tavares

Candace Marie DeClue

Born: January 7, 1987

Whether singing through the changes of the most arcane jazz tunes, or hanging sweet harmony notes in pop/rock outfits, the light always shines just right on the carefully crafted yet authentic and grounded vocals of Candy DeClue. From a young age the singer's voice earned her audience and even an acceptance letter from Berklee College of Music, which DeClue would respectfully declined in favor of the burgeoning music scene in Austin, Texas. Her vintage vocals pairs well with the modern sensibility and a frankness that puts you face to face with the music. This has won her spots in top Jazz Combos and Big Bands affiliated with Texas State University

Kiyoe Wakabayashi

Born: January 29

Kiyoe is a San Francisco-based jazz vocalist. She has performed at various festivals and venues throughout California, and performs in Japan from time to time. She has performed with some great jazz musicians, including the late Smith Dobson, Herb Ellis, the late Bob Florence, Marcos Silva, Carlos Oliveira, etc. She also has sung in premier vocal jazz ensemble groups, including Vocal Flight and Synchronicity, which was one of the 6 finalists in the national competition hosted by Berklee School of Music. She has studied jazz vocals with Madeline Eastman, Dina De Rose, Gail Dobson, Claudia Villerla, Moyseis Marques, Roger Letson, Michelle Hawkins, and vocal coach Jane Sharp

Sibyl González

Born: December 28, 1983

Sibyl Gonzalez is a young virtuous singer from Caracas Venezuela and living in Madrid, though it might be thought that her musical career is at it's beginnings, she has a great vocal jazz performance and deep knowledge and understanding of the gender, as if it were instinctive, reactive and emotional. She has won college festivals and was part of several Big Bands in his hometown, she has made multiple concert halls in Caracas and Madrid, and has been involved in jazz festivals in Venezuela, additionally, has been Granted by the Foundation Barquisimeto Jazz Festival twice. The Jazz and contemporary music are the protagonists of their proposal, mixing classic trends swing, the Blues, the Venezuelan music and the fusion of different styles with contemporary jazz

Ana-Cristina Leonte

Born: February 18, 1989

This project brings together five of romanian jazz's most interesting names: singer/songwriter Ana-Cristina Leonte , pianist Albert Tajti , sax player Alex Munte, bassist Michael Acker and drummer Tavi Scurtu. Although they represent a new generation, they have all had a very rich presence in various musical situations, harvesting precious experiences and cultivating their skills . Each of them contributes to the group with their sensibilities and influences, the defining traits of their artistic personalities . In this formula they explore new spheres of jazz, whee modern nuances, combined with modal jazz flavours, subtle folkloric nostalgia and outbursts on free jazz energy result in original compositions with a special sound, that maintains a delicate balance between modernity and tradition, the written and the spontaneously improvised, the simple and the complex

Elizabeth Aguillera

John Nicholas Peters

John Nicholas Peters has been teaching voice privately in Philadelphia since 1984 and studying vocal technique in Europe and the United States since 1974. He personally studied with numerous teachers, including Franghia Spiliopoulou, the teacher of opera star Agnes Baltsa, soprano Mireig Flery who was a friend and colleague of opera legend Maria Callas, internationally acclaimed heldentenor John Mitchinson, Franco Iglesias who taught Placido Domingo and Raymond Buckingham who taught Julia Migenes and Neil Schicoff. In addition, he has attended numerous master classes and workshops on vocal technique in Europe and the United States

Emmett Wheatfall

Born: August 16, 1957

Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland, Oregon where he reads, writes, and performs poetry. He has self-published four books of poetry entitled He Sees Things (2010), We Think We Know (2011), The Meaning of Me (2012), and Bread Widow (2013). Emmett has written four chapbooks under the titles Queen of the Nile, I Too Am A Slave, The Majestic, and Midnight In Madrid. His poems have been published in online journals and periodicals. He has released one non-lyrical poetry CD titled I Speak, and three lyrical poetry CDs. When I Was Young (2010) is a thematic CD that speaks to love, hope, betrayal, and fidelity addressed in various social and cultural context

Sarah Silverman

Born: August 1, 1979

Born into a gifted musical family, singer/pianist Sarah Silverman grew up surrounded by music. Early inspiration was drawn from her parents; her father toured as a drummer with jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie and her mother performed as a classical violinist in Toronto. From a young age, Sarah exhibited multifarious talents; theatre and dance, in addition to music, played a large role in shaping her as an artist. As a student, Sarah attended the Glenn Gould School of Music on scholarship and earned her Bachelors Degree in classical piano performance with James Anagnoson. She spent six years in conservatory honing her skills on piano, and in 2004 Sarah relocated to New York to complete her Masters Degree at the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) with Daniel Epstein. During her time at MSM Sarah began to widen her musical scope and gravitate towards jazz

Habaka KFJ

Born: December 2

After transferring to Atlanta, Georgia international jazz singer/songwriter and recording artist, Habaka Kay Foster Jackson extensively started performing throughout Europe participating in numerous Jazz, Gospel, and Blues festivals. Born in the music capital Nashville, Tennessee, and reared in Bloomfield, Connecticut Habaka was positively impacted by the constant influences of world-renowned talent during her formative years. Coming from a musical family her father Melvin Jackson was tenor saxophonist for the legendary B.B. King and her mother Mary Ann Jackson was also a jazz vocalist and dancer who traveled extensively in bands that included Elvis Presley