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Zan Gardner

Zan Gardner is a professional Jazz and Blues vocalist who is emerging as one of the most unique talents in the Philadelphia tri-state area.

She enjoyed a performance schedule at the internationally known Jazz Club "Zanzibar Blue" every week for over 6 years as well as performances at "Ortliebs Jazzhaus" with Fahreed Baron and Mickey Roker, Chris's Jazz Cafe with pianist Sam Dockery (formerly with Betty Carter and Art Blakey), the "Hotel Atop The Bellevue", "River Blues", the Penn Jazz Festival opening for Branford Marsalis and many other venues and festivals.

She is most recognized for her highly original musical interpretations and almost baritone vocal techniques which capture her audiences and convey to them the rich emotions of song lyrics and meaning.

Her style has been described by one media source as "having the true presence of a performer who lives through her music from a wail to a tender hush".

Zan Gardner died in a tragic car accident, May 1, 2007.

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Album Review

Zan Gardner: Here's My Heart

Read "Here's My Heart" reviewed by Gina Vodegel


Vocalist Zan Gardner was tragically killed in an accident on May 1, 2007, just one day before her 59th birthday. Listening to Here's My Heart after so many months now is a weird but transcendent experience. After having heard her rendition of the classic “As Times Goes By" back when the album was just released, her version came to mind each time I heard someone else sing it, whether on the radio, in a television show or in a movie. ...

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Zan Gardner: Here's My Heart...

Read "Here's My Heart..." reviewed by AAJ Staff


Where do all of these remarkable new singers come from? For every Kurt Elling or Nnenna Freelon who captures the imagination of listeners through major-label promotion and sheer talent, dozens of other equally inspiring singers remain undiscovered, as might have Elling and Freelon but for the good fortune of their circumstances. It seems as if every time you turn around, another singer is recording a CD that reveals a distinctive voice expressing the feelings of a personality who sees things ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Here's My Heart

Dreambox Media
2007

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Here's My Heart...

Dreambox Media
2001

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Here's My Heart

Dreambox Media
2000

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