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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

Danny Freyer

New artist, Danny Freyer debuts his first vocal Jazz album, Must Be Love Described as having a classic, yet contemporary sound, the LA-based vocalist and songwriter has a swinging time with such standards as “That Old Black Magic," “Begin the Beguine,” and ”Stardust," as well as putting his own lyrics to legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker's solo on the classic composition Yardbird Suite. Freyer, a rich-timbered baritone brings his original style to song interpretations and also reveals his songwriting talents with title track “Must Be Love, or Else I’m Drunk,” and the upbeat “Tanked as a Fish, Buzzed Bombed and Blitzed.” Ella Fitzgerald’s pianist/conductor (and accompanist to Mel Tormé, Bing Crosby, Anita O’Day, Sammy Davis Jr.), Paul T

Nicole Herzog

Nicole Herzog, daugther of a Congolese mother and a Swiss father. At the age of 4 Nicole started taking lessons in classical ballet, and until her 16th birthday she pursued her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Singing and playing the piano had been just two more hobbies for a long years. Her passion for solo singing sparked when she participated in a musical organized by her high school. She kept singing in regional pop, soul, R'n'B and funk bands. Because of a rising interest in Jazz, she applied for the International Jazzfestival Generations 2004, where she participated in workshops held by Adrian Mears, Ira Coleman, Lewis Nash, Dick Oatts and others