Results for "Vocalist"

Kirsten Tegtmeyer

Kirsten first realized her love of voice while singing in her hometown church in Cazenovia, NY. It wasn't long before she started writing songs and performing them in High School which led to her attending Onondaga Community College for music and studying with central New York legend, Ronnie Leigh. In 2011 she was drawn to Manhattan where she performed regularly with the group KTQ. These days she lives in Syracuse and performs with E.S.P. at clubs and festivals around Central NY. Kirsten has performed with Bob Piorum, Ronnie Leigh, Melissa Gardiner, Rawn Randall, Chris Derosa and Jamie Cullum to name a few.

Anne Ducros

Born: 1959

Native of the North of France, Anne Ducros began her classic training within the conservatoire of Boulogne Sur Mer with Lyne Durian. Introduced to the vocal jazz from 1986, she soon set up her first jazz quartet with which she won various international competitions. After six albums including her debut 'Don't You Take a Change' in 1990, and ten years spent touring the world with the greatest musicians (Chick Corea, Jacky Terrasson, Kenny Barron...) and her own quartet, Anne released her latest album in 2013. Titled 'Either way', the album is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald.

Jason Paul Curtis

Jason Paul Curtis has been singing with big bands, orchestras and quartets in the DMV since 2010.

His Spotify station has four critically-acclaimed albums covering jazz, holiday music and the new Virginia State Song. He brought his quartet, Swinglab, to the White House from 2012 to 2016 for Holidays at the White House, played the title role of Sweeney Todd with his son, Jaron, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in 2021 and founded his quintet, DC Martini, with Matt Trimboli in 2022.

He's the father of three busy kids and husband to one brilliant wife.

Luiza Sales

Born: March 24, 1988

Luiza Sales is a brazilian singer and songwriter that makes new brazilian music with jazz flavour. In 2012 she released her first CD, “Breve Leveza”. In the repertoire, songs written by young composers from Rio de Janeiro and songs written by Luiza Sales, Rosa Passos and Djavan - her main musical influences. Brazilian styles such as samba, bossa nova and baião appear in this diverse and eclectic album, produced by Daniel Garcia, who flew from LA to Rio just to work with Luiza. She toured around Brazil, playing in different stages in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte

Joanne Togati

Born: November 16

I attended NYU for classical voice, and also studied at New World School of the Arts. I have a background in theater as well having studied at the Red Bull Theater, NYC, HB Studios, and am the author of Running Luce. I love jazz and am putting out my first ever EP entitled Love, recorded this year at Tedesco Studios, Paramus NJ.

Larry Braggs

Andrea Carlson

Andrea Carlson, vocalist, guitarist, bandleader, and composer, was born in Tennessee and lived throughout the USA before the family settled in Chicago, where she attended high school and college. She earned her BM in Classical Guitar at the American Conservatory of Music. Moonlighting throughout her studies, she performed music from the 20s, 30s, and 40s with several different bands, as a vocalist. For 10 years, Andrea appeared in many top venues and festivals — a highlight was opening for the one and only James Brown, in Fort Worth, TX! After moving to the Philadelphia area, she began to perform solo, using her classical guitar skills to create finger-style jazz accompaniment for Great American Songbook standards

Maartje Meijer

Born: February 15, 1985

Maartje Meijer (1985) is a singer, songwriter and pianist. Her debut CD was released in 2013. She studied at the Utrecht and Amsterdam conservatories: jazz vocals and jazz piano. She got lessons from a.o. Deborah Brown, Harmen Fraanje, Bert van den Brink & Cor Bakker and graduated cum laude. During her masters degree she took arranging lessons with Jörg Achim Keller (chief conductor and arranger with the NDR big band). This led to several arranging assignments for example for the Lajjazzo (LandesJugendOrchestra) conducted by Jiggs Whigham. Also she developed the skills to write counterpoint and modern fugue like compositions

Annette Genovese

Annette has performed and recorded in the New York Tri-State area for over 25 years and done 3 tours in the Middle East. Working solo and in various groups, she has written or arranged, and recorded dozens of songs for her own albums, Indie artists, and commercials. Managing her own projects, she has created several professionally produced albums ranging from new wave, gospel rock, pop, funk, and jazz. For each project, she has provided primary creative oversight from initial vision through song arrangement/writing, recording, mixing, and final mastering. Latest Release: ABand - HeartBeats ABand’s debut CD, HEART BEATS, is a jazz-fusion compilation with mainstream standard jazz covering the broad canvas, highlighted with subtle hues of soul, blues, funk, pop and even some hip hop

Diane Ducey

Jazz has, and always will, hold a special place in Diane's heart, for it is the supreme triple threat—making music with other people, touching people through music, and bringing to life an era where once people danced and remembered together. Mayhaps Diane will find a little niche in the south of France where she can ply her trade anew, but for now, she is writing her own original music.