Results for "Vocalist"

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

Jacki DePiro

Born: June 10, 1976

Having performed twice by Presidential invitation at the White House including a command performance for the President, Jacki DePiro has the proud lineage of having been a prot�g� to jazz legend Shirley Horn, a Celebrity spokes-model, a narrator and main-stage vocalist for A-List clients including hundreds of performances and events for Canon, Anheiser Busch, Universal Studios, Panasonic, Roland Corp., Prous, USWA, Sony, etc. , and an ongoing and increasing reputation that places her as one of the world’s foremost Jazz Vocal talents encompassing a well-earned reputation as a “total celebrity” of class, talent, poise, looks, ultimate professionalism, accomplishment and experience

Agathe Iracema

Young Agathe charms the audience with a warm and sultry voice, she has an incredible scenic presence and an impressive artistic maturity. She has been immersed from a very young age in music, and her franco-brazilian background gives her a precious musical richness. Agathe Iracema, was born in Paris, with a brazilian father and a french mother. She was immersed in music from a very Young age in music, and her franco-brazilian background gives her a precious musical palette from which to draw.jazz through tapdance and through her brazilian bass player father. She’s all ears and eyes. At the age of 14, she received the help of the american singer Sheila Jordan, she records three tunes with Vincent Bourgeyx (piano) and Juan-Sebastien Jimenez (double bass). The following year saw the first performance of the ‘Agathe Jazz Quartet’ at the Café Universel Jazz Club

Anna Bonomolo

Born: April 10, 1966

Let me tell you a little about myself. I was born in Palermo and grew up with many dreams other than becoming a singer. I graduated from university, worked, married, had a son, and I’ve always loved music. Journalists and music critics have noted her unique voice and called her a black-white singer. She began singing in local clubs in Italy with two groups, performing with Marcello Mandreucci, and eventually winning an audition to sing with the Duke Ellington Singers (directed by Enzo Randisi) at the Massimo Opera House in Palermo. In 1997 she won second place at the Banjo Festival at Benevento, directed by Gegè Telesforo

Andreas Backer

Born: April 18, 1981

Andreas Backer grew up in Oslo, and started playing the trumpet in his teenage-years. He continued studying the trumpet and music in general during music high school, and further on through music education the following years. At the age of 22 he decided to change his main instrument from trumpet to voice. 2004-2008 Backer studied jazz vocals, piano and composition in Stavanger, Norway. 2008-2010 he continued his education with a Masters degree in performing vocals, improvisation and composition at The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. 2011-2012 he studied composition/instrumentation at The Norwegian Academy of Music. As a singer/vocalist, composer, arranger, improviser, pianist and lyricist Andreas Backer has released “Like the music isn’t there”, with Andreas Backer Trio and “Vardag” with Ester & Andreas

Golden Skipper

Yes, "Golden Skipper" is his real, given name (many people ask). Golden has always been of a musical mind and inclination, singing in various church and amateur groups throughout the Richmond area throughout the years. But, after retiring from a long career in the private sector, he decided to follow the urging of friends and family and dive in to singing as a soloist within a band. He has done so most recently with guitarist Gene Pendleton's "Sketches" band, where he can be hears singing crowd favorites such as "Sonny", "What You Won't Do For Love", and "Mornin'". With a deep and shining baritone voice reminiscent of the likes of Lou Rawls, Golden not only sings beautifully, but is a wonderfully likable and kind individual to all who are acquainted with him

Ronnie Rose

Originally from Massachusetts, Ronnie Rose has a career that has, so far, spanned five decades. He began performing in his teens singing with local bands back in the “Battle of the Bands” era. As a young man, Ronnie worked at a local hospital washing pots and pans, but was fired because he would not stop singing. Twenty-five years later, the same hospital hired him to perform at their yearly black tie fundraiser dinner dance. Moving to Rhode Island in his twenties started him on the path of becoming one of the most respected entertainers in all of the state. The State of Rhode Island even had a questionnaire to see if you were a knowledgeable Rhode Islander which included the question, "Do you know who Ronnie Rose is?" As his career continued to expand, Ronnie performed with several nightclub acts, then jumped onto the Disco scene in the late '70's with the group Powerful People, signing with Epic Records to release their single “(Little Girl) Say Yes.” He found his true calling when he began performing at wedding receptions and corporate events

Brendan Schuster

Born: December 3, 1993

Juliet Green

Born: August 30

Swinging standards, sparkling vocalese, sumptuous ballads and smart lyrics are the signature of this Bay Area vocalist. Performing solo or with a vocal ensemble, Juliet Green is a storyteller and songwriter with roots in the jazz tradition and branches reaching into modern popular music. Originally from Maui, Hawaii, Juliet Green has been a singer, songwriter and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1991. As a finalist in the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Vocal Competition, Juliet sang with the Chris Grasso trio on the Ronnie Wells Main Stage in February 2014. Her latest record, "Think About That", features her original songs as well as her original lyrics on songs by Anton Schwartz, Wycliffe Gordon, Greg Murai, and Isaac Raz