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Boston born daughter of Big Band vocalist, Nancy Carr and trumpet player, Nick Capezuto, Amanda Carr is a multi-styled vocalist/pianist that, although began early on in the rock and pop genre has more recently focused on fresh interpretations of the Great American Songbook, following in her parent’s musical footsteps. For three decades she has recorded and performed internationally, adding her own musical gems as well which have received critical acclaim from a tough bevy of jazz reviewers including 4-stars from All Music Guide,Jazz Review.com donned her “…a first rate vocalist” and she was featured and praised by Nat Hentoff in a back-page story/article in the September 2007 issue of The Wall Street Journal. Among her many performances,she is currently starring in “A Tribute to Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman” with the Everett Longstreth Orchestra., starting an official U.S. Tour in 2008, traveling to various states and cities nationwide with this 14 -piece big band. Amanda frequently is the featured vocalist with The Artie Shaw Orchestra (led by Dick Johnson), Harry James Orchestra (Fred Radke) and has appeared with the Glenn Miller Band (Larry O'Brien). Boston based daughter of a big band vocalist and trumpeter (Nick Capezuto, most known for Herb Pomeroy Band), Amanda Carr is a multi-styled vocalist/pianist that began early on in her teens in the rock and pop genre, but has in recent years focused on fresh interpretations of the Great American Songbook, following in her parent’s musical footsteps. For over three decades she’s performed and recorded both in the U.S. and Italy. Both her and her CD’s have received critical acclaim from a tough bevy of jazz reviewers. Her 2005 recording, TENDER TRAP debuted on the National Jazz Charts at 55 and received 4-stars from All Music Guide. Her follow-up recording in 2007 was a feature story by Nat Hentoff in The Wall Street Journal which catapulted her to global exposure with sales and airplay. She’s also featured in Nat Hentoff’s upcoming Biography, “At the Jazz Band Ball: 60 Years on the Jazz Scene” due out in 2010 (Univ. of California Press) Among her varied performances, she stars in “A Tribute to Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman” a big band show that has travelled to various cities nationwide completing a 30-date 2008-09 touring season. Amanda has been featured with The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Harry James Band and has also appeared with the Glenn Miller Band among her many other guest vocal appearances.

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Amanda Carr: Common Thread: Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band

Read "Common Thread: Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


If vocalist Amanda Carr were a place, she would probably be Rodeo Drive, Chicago's Magnificent Mile, or New York's elegant 57th Street. With Common Thread, she validates the fact that she has the vocal elegance, phrasing sophistication, premier jazz chops, and the sheer class to back up that hypothesis. Complemented beautifully here by Kenny Hadley's cooking Big Band (comprised of some of Boston's finest “beans"), Carr embarks on a savvy, swinging tour of some of the better ...

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Amanda Carr: Soon

Read "Soon" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


Recently, I had the pleasure of hearing vocalist Amanda Carr perform an impromptu duet with the great jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York. Although it was a one tune exposure, I was so impressed by her talent, spirit and onstage charm that I felt compelled to pick up soon. I'm very glad I did.

Soon wastes no time in demonstrating Carr as a vocalist who can burn and cool. The CD kicks off with “Close ...

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Amanda Carr: Tender Trap

Read "Tender Trap" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone


Amanda Carr is a Boston-based jazz vocalist who performs at Foxwoods Casino and Fleet Center and sings the national anthem at Fenway Park. She has two earlier albums, has worked with the Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra and the Artie Shaw Band, and headlined the Euro Jazz Festival in San Giorgio, Italy.

This outing finds Carr with the John Wilkins Trio, further assisted by several reedmen and trumpeters throughout the album. The thirteen tunes are very well-chosen, with a ...

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Jazz Singer Amanda Carr Performing at Boston Pops 4th of July Concert on Esplanade

Jazz Singer Amanda Carr Performing at Boston Pops 4th of July Concert on Esplanade

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts


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Jazz Singer Amanda Carr Appearing at Chianti Jazz Lounge in Beverly on Sunday, February 13

Jazz Singer Amanda Carr Appearing at Chianti Jazz Lounge in Beverly on Sunday, February 13

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts


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Vocalists Donna McElroy and Amanda Carr Headline Melrose Jazzfest This Sunday, October 3

Vocalists Donna McElroy and Amanda Carr Headline Melrose Jazzfest This Sunday, October 3

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts

The annual Melrose Jazzfest takes place this Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. Tickets to the festival are $15 for adults and $7 for children and seniors, and are available online or by calling 617 957-1697. The all-day event kicks off at 2:00 p.m. with Jazz4Kids, featuring percussionist Ricardo Monzon and saxophonist Stan Strickland. The Melrose JazzCollective with vocalist Donna McElroy performs at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Kenny Hadley Big Band ...

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Amanda Carr and Kenny Hadley Big Band Jazz Brunch

Amanda Carr and Kenny Hadley Big Band Jazz Brunch

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts

The New England Center for the Performing Arts is presenting Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band jazz brunch at Mechanics Hall in Worchester on Sunday, November 15 at noon. The event is being hosted by WBZ radio personality Jordan Rich. The event includes a culinary feast promptly at noon followed by a big ban program. Joining Ms. Carr and the band is a chorus of singers from the Franklin Performing Arts Company. Tickets to the brunch/concert are available ...

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Nat Hentoff Features Amanda Carr in 9/5 Issue of the Wall Street Journal

Nat Hentoff Features Amanda Carr in 9/5 Issue of the Wall Street Journal

Source: All About Jazz


“Many of the most resoundingly exciting sounds in music and joyous rhythms came from the big jazz bands. They are still alive in the new CD, “Common Thread’....” Nat Hentoff “...Common Thread is a class act... the complete package packed with local stars and stars-to-be, and not to be missed by any jazz fan.” Kevin Convey, THE BOSTON HERALD “... The swing is undeniable, her freedom around the beat, the aptness of her phrasing, her ability to blend with the other musicians.” Jon Garelick THE BOSTON PHOENIX WALL STREET JOURNAL “Amanda Carr, a true jazz singer in a time of wannabes

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Common Thread

Alanna Records
2009

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Common Thread: Amanda...

Original Music Services
2009

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Soon

Original Music Services
2008

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Tender Trap

Original Music Services
2005

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It's a Big Wide Wonderful World

From: Common Thread
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