Results for "Vocalist"

Natalie Jean

Natalie Jean is a talented singer/songwriter. As a young child she used to sing along with her father, Guy R. Jean, a famous Haitian artist, in their home. She started her career by writing poetry. However, music has always been her passion. In April of 2013, Natalie released her first CD entitled, Obsession. She has performed at the following venues in the MD/DC area, French Embassy, Takoma Station, Ebenezers Coffeehouse, Twins Jazz, Mad Momos, and the Pinch. She has also begun to write and perform for many different genres besides her own, such as Rap, Country, Dance, and Heavy metal. Currently, She has been nominated in the Best Dance Category in the 2014 Artist in Music Awards, as well as having 5 nominations in The 2014 Indie Music Music Channel Awards for Best Blues Song, Best Blues Artist, Best Jazz Song, Best Best Rap Song, and Best R&B Artist

Julie Benko

Born: March 24

Julie Benko is an actress, singer, and writer based in New York City. She has performed on Broadway, national tours, and in regional theaters across the country. She has released three albums: Introducing Julie Benko (2017), Hand in Hand (Club44 Records, 2021), and Chrstmas With You (Club44 Records, 2023). All her records were arranged and produced by her frequent collaborator (and husband) jazz pianst Jason Yeager. 

Julie is best known for her portrayal of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway, skyrocketing to fame and joining the annals of theatrical lore for her sensational understudy-to-star trajectory in the show. She received numerous accolades for her interpretation, including Theatre World's Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre. She was named the 2022 Breakout Star for Theater by the New York Times, included in Variety's 10 Broadway Stars to Watch in 2023, honored as one of 40 Under 40 for Crain's New York Business, hailed by CBS Mornings as "Broadway's breakout star," and profiled in numerous national media outlets such as the New York Times and Time. In the fall of 2023, she originated her first role on Broadway, playing Ruth in the long-gestating Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman musical Harmony. She has played leading roles in off-Broadway and regional productions across the nation, including the title role in Jane Eyre, Girl in Once, and many more. She will make her film debut in the upcoming full-length feature "Caravan." A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts BFA and MFA programs, she is constantly involved in developmental readings and workshops of new works at venues throughout New York City.

Derbhile Fabie

Derbhile Fabie is an accomplished Irish vocalist and keyboard player based in Chicago. Influenced by great jazz singers such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O’Day, she delivers sincere renditions of our Fabie Anstee Trio original tunes that evoke memories of long ago. Fabie Anstee Trio are a group of Chicago musicians who compose and perform original tunes in the style of early-to-mid-twentieth century popular music. The Fabie Anstee Trio are a fresh voice in today’s songwriting landscape. Their music pays tribute to the tradition of the Great American Songbook. It is their hope to bring the craft of songsmanship back into the public musical consciousness so that they can share the music that they love with the world.

Donna Kay

Born: May 9

Donna Kay spent her earliest years in front of the television, memorizing every commercial jingle during the Golden Age of TV Advertising. She began formal music studies at age 8, and has been playing something-or-other ever since. From piano, she moved to voice studies, picked up the bass in a post-punk grunge band, made beautiful sounds for Atlanta's Liar's Club, and played keyboards and sang back up for the Americana band Wonderful Johnson in a paradise called Naples, Florida.

In 2008, Donna Kay moved to Greenville, SC, where she met jazz bassist Shannon Hoover, who mentored her and helped her become a reputable jazz singer. Her collaboration with jazz and experimental percussionist Daniel Zongrone led her to an artist in residence in Berlin, Germany, in the summer of 2014. The duet, called Vibe Vox, performed stripped-down versions of their electronic soundscapes in Berlin and Prague. Not wanting to go back to The Great American Songbook, whose pages by this time had begun to fray, Donna Kay decided to start a Gypsy Jazz/Western Swing/Boogie Blues band. Kay called her new band The Carousers. Kay enlisted the musical direction of Monty Craig, who was then an adjunct Professor of Guitar Studies at Clemson University. Monty enlisted the original line-up and played with The Carousers for seven years. The band boasted some of the best players in the region, including German native Hans Wolff on violin, Robert Nance on upright bass, Kevin Korschgen on percussion, Reed Miller on guitar, Jorge Garcia and Adam Knight on guitar and even Mark Rapp on trumpet. The band recorded a CD (Possessed), and EP (Devil Water) and two singles. (Across the Alley From the Alamo and the original tune, Free and Easy (Monty Craig).

Julie Michels

Les Grant

Jazz Vocalist, Actor, Writer, and Entrepreneur Les Grant has appeared in off-Broadway and regional theatre, commercials, voiceovers, and independent films. He attended Circle in the Square's Musical Theatre Program in NYC, and wrote and starred in the one-person show Lonesome When You Go, which was featured at the Pulse Ensemble Theatre's OPAL series and selected by the NBC network for their PSNBC program in New York. Les studied acting at the Wilma Theatre and was a member of the University of Pennsylvania's award- winning Counterparts vocal jazz ensemble. As a Jazz Singer and Bandleader, Les performs regularly in and around New York, as well as throughout Europe with his band, the Les Grant 5

Danisa Fagan

Danisa Fagan began singing at age of 11 and discovered a passion for voice and music, a passion that continues to burn within her, nourishing her soul and defining her life. She considers the great Billie Holiday, her inspiration, as the emblematic vocal artist. Holiday’s inspiration left an indelible stamp on Danisa’s style. But far from being a copy of Holiday, Danisa’s vocal style is all her own. Danisa is a uniquely original singer, with a voice that is wonderfully captivating. Her singing is by turns serious and whimsical, soulful and jazzy. She is at home singing in Spanish, English and French

Gökçe Göknel

Vocalist from Istanbul, Turkey.

Ebru Dengiz

Born: February 17, 1976

Ebru Dengiz is an Istanbul based jazz vocalist. When Ebru is singing, along with the modern and classic jazz pieces, it is quite possible to hear folk, pop, country even indie sounds. 2010: Studied repertoire and improvisation with Elif Caglar, sound and vocal techniques with Randy Esen. Studied jazz harmony and ear training, jazz history and attended workshops and seminars by prominent musicians like Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Kevin Mahogany, Amy London, Maucha Adnet, Adam Rudolph, John Beasley and Donovan Mixon. 2012 - Performed at 23rd Akbank International Jazz Festival (Istanbul) with her band For Ensemble. 2012 - Featured as vocalist in the song 'Lightyears', at album "Interstallar Alchemy" by Telescope Thieves which published in US

Liz Holmes