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A NancysingsBilllie
Hi, I my name is Nancy Ridley-Hughes. I first heard Billie Holiday's music from the movie "Lady Sings the Blues" starring Diana Ross. A friend gave me a Billie Holidy record in '82 and after that I purchased everything I could find. I...Aafje van Summeren
About Aafje van Summeren Fresh to the jazz scene, Aafje van Summeren has already begun to bring audiences a taste of her true inimitable vocal style. Sprung from her cultural upbringing in the Netherlands, van Summeren has taken her...
Aaron Akins
Aaron Akins is one of the most versatile vocalists and song writers in the music business.His background includes the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1997 along with Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock and Eric Clapton, among others; as well as...
Abbey Lincoln
"How can you have a career and never say anything? To experience it all and not say a word, you're supposed to stand up and speak your mind in the music. Some people like to hear some reality. I'm not trying to save or fix the world....Abbie Gardner
HISTORY Abbie began singing Jazz standards with The Galvanized Jazz Band in 2001 and has since cut her teeth as a vocalist with The Stan Rubin Orchestra, Vince Giordanos Nighthawks, The New Deal Orchestra and Herb Gardners Groundhog...
Abigail Riccards
Since arriving on the New York scene in 2003, vocalist Abigail Riccards has garnered much attention from the jazz community for her effortless swing, heartbreaking tone, and personalized approach to lyrics. Abigail's inimitable approach to...Abimbola popoola
i am a female artist born into music word am from west african nigeria i derive my inspiration from God i have been into some backup artist singing classic and funk jazz at the since 1999 but for now i have done two songs presently i...Acacia
From Buenos Aires, Argentina, Acacia is a singer/songwriter with a very personal voice - not comparable to any of the usual latin vocalists. Her style ranges from blues, r&b, soul and ballads to pop and alternative rock, with sometimes...Adam Brock
Adam loves to sing Jazz, Blues, and Soul! Listen for him!Add One
Biography missing, add it now.Adela Dalto
Adela Dalto - vocalist, composer, recording artist The most important talent that any creative artist can have and develop is the ability to touch the heart and soul of the listeners. Having been immersed for several decades in the...Adelaide Ruble
Adelaide Ruble is a native Virginian and studied music at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. She grew up in a jazz family. "My father played trumpet in the Louis Armstrong style and jammed with Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. As a young girl, I...Adele Nicols
Nicols began training as a classical pianist at the age of seven and continued for five years. Then she stopped studying until at nineteen, during her junior year of college in Florence, Italy, she was lucky enough to have been mentored by...Adele Wilding
Award-winning Adele Wilding is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and pianist. A distinctive writer of finely crafted melodies and introspective lyrics, she is receiving increasing recognition from both sides of the...Adele Zane
Singer and songwriter ADELE ZANE has performed at such prestigious New York City jazz clubs as the world famous Birdland, the hot Iridium Jazz Room and has been a regular at the cutting edge Cutting Room since it opened. Lauded by critics...
Adele-Marina Wilding
Award-winning Adele-Marina Wilding is a multi-talented singer/songwriter, composer/arranger and pianist. Previously based in England and Scotland, she paid her dues on the UK music scene, establishing herself as a respected...Adi Braun
"If you're a fan of high-grade vocal work with assured confidence, superb diction, sharp timing and a theatrical flair for the dramatictime to meet Adi Brauna jazz singer with a bold vocal delivery crammed with character(and) a...Adia Ledbetter
Adia Ledbetter was born in Durham, N.C. She started singing in elementary school and church and started taking voice lessons in high school. After high school, she took a break from voice lessons to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in...Adonis Puentes
Adonis Puentes has the gift to see both the past and the present of Cuban music. And,on Vida, his solo debut, he shows that he is uniquely qualified to straddle the generations, embodying a contemporary vision of a true Cuban Sonora. Such...Adriana Miki
Originally from Sao Paolo, now living in Lisbon, Portugal, singer Adriana Miki, at a very young age, found herself irresistibly drawn to music. “Music has been part of my soul since before I could walk, “Adriana recalls. ”As a child...
Aga Zaryan
Aga Zaryan born January 17, 1976 - is an internationally recognized jazz vocalist of the new generation. Aga conveys the finest of the history of jazz to today's audiences, continuing the traditions of great artists like Shirley Horn,...Aggerbæk
International singer-songwriter ready with new album.The past years, Benjamin Aggerbæks music has brought him around the world, and set the foundation for his three weekly openmic scenes in Copenhagen. Now...
Aika Hirahara
Daughter of legendary saxophone player Makoto Hirahara (Columbia Records Japan) and sister of Japanese pop star Ayaka Hirahara , aika (Aika Hirahara) began playing the saxophone while growing up in Tokyo. aikaʼs love for music led her to...Aiko Shimada
Aiko was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Oregon when she was 18 to study English.She started singing and playing guitar when she was 24. She first joined a folk-rock band, became a jazz DJ at a college radio station (KBVR-FM), and...
Aili Ikonen
Aili Ikonen is a versatile vocalist living in Helsinki, Finland. Aili is moving fluently across the diverse field of jazz, folk and pop. She has been touring over Europe and Finland, performing in various venues from significant jazz...
Aimée Laryss Moseka
Aimée Lalyss-Moseka is an innovative artist in music with her own band The New @adress. She is an author- composer, who plays the acoustic guitar and the piano. Aimée Lalyss-Moseka is a native of the R.D.Congo, in the region of the...
Aimee Allen
Aimee Allen’s intimate connection with music began as a child. Her childhood was quite literally scored with classic jazz, because of her mother's intense love of the music. The influence of the jazz tradition can be heard in...Aimee Petra
An exceptional talent, Aimee Petra boasts a 4-octave range of dynamic color and presence. Rooted in musical theatre and later classically trained, Aimee has performed and recorded music of varying styles. After many years singing opera,...
Aimua Eghobamien
As you explore Aimua Eghobamien's personal background his musical style begins to fall in place. With a dad who listened to a world of music from British Pop to Highlife and Calypso; a mum who sang him Ẹdo lullabies; and siblings who...
AJ Brown
“The most promising young vocalist I have heard in over thirty-five years of working the music Industry. He is going places! ” Dr Ian Darrington MBE This young, Halifax (Yorkshire) born singer ��" songwriter ��" saxophonist has...
Akemi Yamada
Akemi Yamada ( stage name “akemi”) is a native of Tokyo, Japan, and was raised in a musical family and enjoyed classical(orchestral and choral) music, Japanese and American pop music, and Hawaiian music. She studied classical piano...Akiko Pavolka
Akiko Pavolka is a New York-based musician, composer and educator who’s strikingly original music blends pop and jazz with the music and sensibilities of her native Japan. She has released four records as a leader, most recently the...
Akua Allrich
Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich has proven herself to be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher, has successfully etched out a place for...Al "Coffee" McDaniel
Al “Coffee” McDaniel is a smooth baritone vocalist, a very tasteful guitarist, and an irresistible entertainer. His very relaxing vocals, and colorful guitar riffs, makes him a double-threat and, the real deal. He has released several...
Al Bowlly
The most popular vocalist in Britain during the 1930s, Al Bowlly showcased a range of material unsurpassed by any contemporary other than Bing Crosby. He was also a true international recording artist: born in Mozambique to Greek and...Al Campos
Al Campos is the son of his late preacher father and a gospel singing mother. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Current resident of Copenhagen Denmark & Los Angeles. Al is a singer, trombone player, songwriter, producer and arranger....AL Goodah
Biografie AL GOODAH: nourishment for the soul Musical career Al Goodah (Carlo Goedhart) draws on a rich cultural heritage of Caribbean music. Born in Paramaribo (Surinam), he grew up in a family of singers and musicians. His mother and...
Al Green
The title of Al Green’s Lay It Down truly tells it like it is. Conceived as a collaboration between the soul legend and a handful of gifted young admirers from the worlds of contemporary R&B and hip hop, the album is drawn from a...
Al Hibbler
A distinctive baritone singer who came into prominence with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1940s, and scored a hit later with his version of the song "Unchained Melody." Albert Hibbler was born in August of 1915 in the little town...
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau's unique vocal style is one of the world's most precious treasures. His innovative musical expressions have made him one of the most exciting and critically-acclaimed performers of our time with five Grammy Awards, scores of...Al Jolson
Al Jolson lived "The American Dream." Born in Lithuania, Jolson rose through the ranks of vaudeville as a comedian and a blackface "Mammy" singer. By 1920, he had become the biggest star on Broadway, but he is probably best remembered for...
Alac Sanders
Entdeckte seine Stimme im jugendlichen Alter von 13 Jahren als Schlagzeuger der Geraer Jazzband Black&Blue.Seit 9 Jahren arbeitet er an seiner eigenen Stimme und erhielt Unterricht und Einfluesse unter Anderem von Ingeborg Sadlik, Sabine...
Alan Leatherman
It was at an early age Alan realized the importance that music would play in his life. The Spinners, Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Theory and the true gems of the likes of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane,...
Alan Paul
Alan Paul is an entertainer in every sense: He has always loved to perform, from the early days in Red's Candy Store to concert stages all over the world, he has delighted audiences during his lifelong career. Alan was born in Newark, New...
Alberta Hunter
“ if you are at the end of your journey,weary, worn and nothing seems the same you’re not alone my love’s eternal,Remember my name.” So it is with these lyrics, we recognize Alberta Hunter, a jazz and blues singer from the early...Albita
Albita is one of the most recognized voices in the Latin music scene. She is known as a vibrant singer and a qualified rumbera. Albita began her career at very young age, coming from a home of parents who were famous singers. As young...
Alex Pangman
Specializing in the popular music of the late 1920s, 1930s and early 1940s, and posessing a spark for the underplayed gems of that era, she has been thrice nominated at the Canadian National Jazz Awards, has composed and sung for film,...Alex Stewart
Just 21 years of age, singer Alex Stewart is already creating a buzz as one of the most precociously talented vocalists of the new generation.With a voice rooted in Connick and Sinatra, and with a touch of the Kurt Elling rasp,...
Alexandra Cabanilla
Only 21 years old, Alexandra Cabanilla, has become one of the most important contemporary and jazz music exponents in her native country: Ecuador. Winner of several and important festivals, Ecuadorian Youth Symphonic Orchestra’s...Alexandra Day
When Alexandra Day was 3, she started playing songs on the tiny toy piano in her room. Fast forward 20 years. She studied piano at Messiah College, and then switched to voice at Temple University. You can catch her singing around town...Alexandra Sherling
Alexandra Sherling.Talent, Charm & Jazz!
Alexandra (Shura) Sherling was born to be famous. Her talented parents, Olesya Sherling (mother,...
Alexis Cole
With a voice praised as “a deep contralto as smooth and dark as the richest espresso” (Jazz Times, November 2007,) award-winning jazz vocalist Alexis Cole has made an impressive impact on audiences ever since she first took the stage...Alice Babs
Swedish born Hildur Alice Nilsson, professionally known as Alice Babs first appeared publicly at the age of twelve, and she achieved instant fame. Her first hit recording was a song known in English as “The Yodeling Girl”. A string of...
Alice Claire Ranieri
Born in London (UK) Studies: 2002 2003 2004 2005 Saint Louis College of Music in Rome. Solmization, piano, lyric and jazz with many teachers such as Maria Pia De Vito and Susanna Stivali. Masterclasses with Mark Murphy, Tollak, P'tah...
Alicia Saldenha
ALICIA SALDENHA (pronounced sal-dáy-nya) was born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She started singing and dancing from early childhood, then toured the Caribbean and the United States as a teenager in several musical...
Alida Rohr
an uninteresting person leading an uninteresting life. ...haven't managed to hurt anyone w/ this music...got us fired from alotta clubs... still strung out on the performance thing... don't givasht about the image thing. did a double...Aline Vida
A singer with depth, a distinct powerful voice, who writes songs and sings them with emotion. You wont find another singer that sounds like her. Born in Southern California she has been singing since she was a baby. Her mother began to...
Alison Cecile Johns
Alison Cecile Johns is a vocalist and composer with one foot in the world of Jazz, rock and R&B, and the other in an open field of world music and electronica. Legendary composer Pauline Oliveros praised her "spiritual voice", and she...
Alison Ruble
After a decade long apprenticeship in Chicago’s vibrant music scene, Alison Ruble has emerged in recent years as one of the city’s premier and in demand jazz vocalists. Having honed her skills with steady work at a number of...
Allan Harris
The 2004 New York Nightlife Award Winner For 'Outstanding Male Jazz Vocalist" 10/15/2007 2:00:53 PM - Amidst a serious shortage of great male jazz singers, Allan Harris is a blessing. With a rich velvety voice and a dynamic stage manner,...
Allison Adams Tucker
Born in San Diego, California, multi-lingual jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker began singing before she could speak. Allison was raised by classically trained musical parents, and began performing in front of audiences at age 5. She...
Alma Micic
Alma Micic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. At the age of 16 she started performing with a local quartet at a time when jazz was making a big comeback in Belgrade. Soon she became a frequent guest vocalist with the Radio Belgrade...
Alma Smith
By Jim GallertAlma Smith has been a professional musician for more than fifty years. The youngest of nine children, Alma was born in Montgomery, Alabama and raised in...
Altamease Nelson
Raised in Detroit, Michigan. Studied voice in New York at the Third Street Music Settlement and with Carlotta Wilson. Sang at several well known New York venues, i.e. Casablanca, Small's Paradise, Broadway Lounge, Catch a Rising...
Alysa Haas
Cabaret artist ALYSA HAAS is a native New Yorker. She received her training in voice, musical theater and dance at Webster University and Fordham University and earned a Masters Degree in Speech Pathology at NYU. She studied voice and...Alyson Green
Jazz singer Alyson Green has gained recognition for her sensitive and unique interpretation of some of the great jazz classics. Jazz has always played a large part in Alyson's life. Her father was a jazz drummer and her maternal...
Alyssa Graham
An echo can soothe, and an echo can haunt. In Roman myth, Echo is the beautiful nymph with the musical voice forever calling after a boy in love with his own reflection. Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Alyssa Graham's sophomore CD,...
Amanda Carr
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...
Amanda King
Combining the best of jazz and cabaret by focusing on the words, the music, and the swing, Amanda King masterfully interprets the music she adores. Based in San Francisco and well known to audiences throughout California, she specializes...Amanda Kyle
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Amaryllis Santiago
Amaryllis has a passion for community, music and writing. She is currently promoting her latest CD, "No Me Doy Por Vencida" and will be submitting to The 14th Latin Grammy (r) 2013. "For Consideration” and will be sharing the stage...Amazing Musicwomen
Amazing Musicwomen Ensemble Jazz Vocalist/Historian Joan Cartwright and her ensemble trace the origins of Jazz from the West Coast of Africa to the clubs of Harlem. This presentation highlights the life, times and tunes of America’s...Amber Navran
Amber Navran is a multi-faceted young composer who brings new meaning to the phrase "singer songwriter." Originally an instrumentalist, she has been playing saxophone and clarinet for 8 years, and is currently attending the University of...
Ambience
The bands formation and success is rooted in each member's dedication to the sophistication and beauty of the Golden Era of Jazz. When this idea is mixed with modern swing and latin feels, you get the distinctive and intoxicating sound of...Amelia Browning
Amelia Browning’s mother sang jazz tunes to her instead of lullabies. It’s easy to understand why those very songs and that style of music began to fill her waking hours as well. As an up and coming jazz vocalist, Amelia Browning,...
Amikaeyla
The ten selections on Being in Love, singer-songwriter Amikaeyla’s latest CD, are both spiritually uplifting and soothing to the soul. They are in many ways an extension of her years of experience in a wide variety of musical genres...
Amikaeyla and Trelawny Rose
This is the first tribute album recorded live by vocal duo Amikaeyla and Trelawny Rose to singer Eva Cassidy who is beloved all over the world for her fresh and pure arrangements. Tribute albums are one of the most intimate and moving...
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, born in 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, and music history and criticism, a poet icon and revolutionary political activist who has recited poetry and lectured...
Amy Barlow
Things you should know about Amy Barlow She’s performed everywhere - NYC, Puerto Rico, LA, Bermuda, Buffalo, and even that hotspot of hotspots, Binghamton, NY (OK, it’s her hometown). Caroline's Comedy Club (opening for Leno,...
Amy Cervini
Amy Cervini is a regular at New York clubs including Birdland, Makor, The Knitting Factory, The Bluenote, Cornelia Street Cafe, 55 Bar and Joe's Pub. She also appeared at numerous clubs and concert halls around the world; from Toronto to...Amy Crawford
Visit www.amycrawfordmusic.com or myspace.com/amycrawfordmusic for more information.Amy Jacob Saville
Just a singer :-)Ana Benzon
Ana & the Bandmasters is a Split,Croatia based jazz/blues band.This unique band put together by a few respectful and multi-talented musicians who are well known to jazz lovers in Croatia and abroad. We try to give a new twist to much loved...
Ana Gazzola
Ms. Ana Gazzola started playing the guitar and singing at the age of 5 in Caxias do Sul, a small town, in southern Brasil. Ms. Gazzola began her professional career singing as an opening act for the world famous bolero's singer Lucho...
Anaela
January 2004, the jazz internet project: "Anaela & Misha Bossa Nova Lightly" - our little support for the popularization of the bossa nova music, international friendship and the preservation of the rainforest can be foundAnar"Buba"Tagyzade
Anar "Buba" TAGYZADE was born in 1973 Baku (Azerbaijan). Began his professional carrier as a scat-vocalist at the age 21. Worked with many fantastic musicians,toured around the world. In 2002 moved to Stockholm,(Sweden), Leading the...
Anastasia Glazkova
Anastasia Glazkova - jazz singer and composer was born in Kazakhstan,Kokshetau. Graduated from musical kollege like a pianist. In 1996 moved to Omsk where began her jazz career as a soloist of Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra "Square" and sang...Anders Holst
By: Chuck Taylor Senior Correspondent/Billboard Magazine, New York Anders Holst is a regal contender to become the new crowned prince of contemporary romantic music. The original compositions across Romantika glide with the ease and...Andi Hopgood
Andi has always been surrounded by diverse selection of music. Her father being a musician and mother a dancer exposed her to all kinds of music form an early age. Jazz quickly became a favourite to listen to, but didn't become a...
Andre Pabarciute
I study piano playing, composition, and musical theory at the local college of arts. My style in jazz vocals started forming at 2001 when I has become a pupil of Vladimir Chekasin and got an acquaintance with the world vocal jazz scene. I...Andrea Celeste
Andrea Celeste was born in Pontedera on the 31st of August 1986. When only 11 years old she started giving her first public performances and took up the study of classical singing and piano under the guidance of M. Vittorio Scali. Her...Andrea Claburn
Born in Baltimore to a classical pianist mother and jazz aficionado father, Andrea Claburn is a classically trained pianist and violinist who brings a musician’s depth to vocal jazz performance. With fresh arrangements, original...
Andrea Dutra
Andréa Dutra is a Brazilian singer from Rio de Janeiro. Her most important influences are MPB (popular Brazilian music), samba and jazz. She has worked with many important Brazilian musicians like Tim Maia, Seu Jorge, Sandra de Sá,...Andrea Fultz
A n d r e a F u l t z & t h e G e r m a n P r o j e k t Jazz is an infinitely malleable art form, and Andrea Fultz may be the first vocalist to stretch the music in such a convincingly Teutonic direction. A singer who combines a...Andrea Mann
Andrea Mann's relaxed and smoky vocal style has been compared to those of Diana Krall and Julie London. But her mixture of classic material from the Great American Songbook, Brazilian bossa novas and arrangements of pop songs by the likes...Andrea Moraes Manson
Andrea moved to the U.S. in 2000 and married trombonist/composer David Manson in 2002. Although trained as an architect, Andrea began singing with her husband in O Som Do Jazz, a Brazilian band based in Florida. With a strong voice,...
Andrea Tierra
Andrea Tierra is a 24 year old singer-songwriter from Medellin, Colombia. She has been performing traditional Colombian music since the age of twelve. Andrea is the result of innovative mix of popular Latin-American rhythms with jazz,...Andrea Watts
Andrea was born in New Hampshire, grew up in Southern California, has been living in New York since '88 and, has been singing and performing for many years. From '95 to '02 she sang Italian standards such as: O Sole Mio, Mama, Al Di La,...
Andrea Wolper
Andrea Wolper has been described as "a giant singer" (In Tune International) with "an inventive, thrilling, appealing musical vision" (Blogcritics) who “brings songs to life, whatever their source, working in a milieu that begins...
Andrea Wood
“The Duke Ellington School of the Arts graduate moves fearlessly up and down octaves, all the while maintaining a distinct sense of purpose. She can explore the upper register in a beguiling waft, or plunge into the basement with...Andrew Suvalsky
Andrew Suvalsky's recently released jazz-pop CD, "Vintage Pop and the Jazz Sides”, is about love as seen, tasted and experienced from all sides. The recording interprets and artfully meshes the line between two musical worlds�"jazz...
Andy Bey
Singer Andy Bey is one of this country's best-kept secrets as an interpreter of the American songbook. Born on Oct. 28, 1939, in Newark, N.J., Bey was self-taught at the piano, and by the age of 3 could play by ear (he did receive...
Andy De Campos
From childhood in Toronto, Andy was mostly moved by classical music and powerful orchestrations; especially of film soundtracks. Jazz found him in his teens; then the crooners. He once heard a a famous singer say: "you wanna learn how to...
Andy Walker
20 years' carrier , singing the best of swing all over the world , had performed in everyplace where the good music remain the same forever .Angel Rose, singer
“Re: Writeup on George Gee's Swing Band: "... a singer named ANGEL ROSE who does ballads with a silken voice and swings the blues."” L. Fobins - Issuu Jazz Culture...Angela Bingham
Angela Bingham is a true jazz musician who happens to be a vocalist. Her singing is characterized by the qualities of honest expression, solid swinging and an emphasis on the blues. With a clear, steady tone and a penchant for...
Angela Carole Brown
Los Angeles native Angela Carole Brown has been a veteran of the L.A. music scene for two decades as a vocalist, recording artist, and songwriter. She has recorded voice-overs, movie cues, jingles, and CDs for herself and other artists,...
Angela Hagenbach
This versatile Kansas City native sings everything from swinging, straight-ahead jazz and blues to sensual, rhythmic Latin Jazz with seemingly effortless agility. Her lush contralto spans a range of nearly three octaves, and her rich life...
Angela Maria
Angela was born in Lima-Peru. She studied in school of Santa margarita where she received music lessons from Genaro Chumpitazi. She then migrated to Rome-Italy where she learnt jazz vocals in Saint Louis music school Rome. She also got a...Angela Roberts
Angela Roberts is a Jacksonville, FL native living in NYC since graduating from the Jazz program at the University of North Florida. Deeply rooted in the richest musical styles ~ from jazz, blues, and folk, to r&b and rock ~ she is most...Angela Rossi
One of the most versatile singers living in Boston, Angela Rossi’s unique repertoire traverses traditional, classical and jazz genres and explores over five centuries of music. A native of Milan, Italy, Ms. Rossi has frequently performed...
Angela Shella
Angela Shella Bio: Not too many kids grow up with both a Hammond organ and a baby grande piano in their living room. Angela Shella did. She is one of the entertainment industry’s most personable songwriters. Through...
Angela Strehli
Vocalist Angela Strehli is an incredibly gifted singer and songwriter, a Texas blues historian, impresario and fan. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Strehli comes out of the same windswept town that produced Buddy Holly, Joe Ely, Waylon Jennings...Angela Watson Modeste
The combination of a sultry timeless voice and natural beauty has Angela turning heads and hearts every time she hits the stage. She manages to subtly incorporate influences including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Whitney Houston, but...
Angelique Kidjo
A powerful singer and tireless performer, Angelique Kidjo has been one of the most successful performers to emerge on world music stages in the 1990s and 2000s. Her music not only draws from African traditions but also interprets the ways...
Angelita Jimenez
Angelita Jiménez is a singer, songwriter, composer from Brazil. Playing the guitar from a very young age, she has mastered her sound which combines Brazilian contemporary with Bossa Nova and Samba influences perfect for easy listening....Angie Contini
Angie Contini is a performer and songwriter living in Sydney, with a diverse background in music, dance, theatre, and cabaret. While working as a jazz and blues singer, she has gradually developed a repertoire that reflects on the forms of...Angie Whitney
ANGIE WHITNEY- AN INSPIRING STORY: Let’s take a trip back to the future and twist and shout into the 60’s and catapult ourselves into the early 70’s when Motown was king and girl groups like Diana Ross and The Supremes and The...
Anita Baker
Anita Baker is a sophisticated jazz vocalist with a string of hits from the late 1980s and early 1990s. A six time Grammy winner, in 1994, with success assured, Baker cut back her activities to focus on home and motherhood, in the...
Anita Guy
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Anita O'Day
Born Anita Belle Colton in Chicago, Illinois on October 18, 1919, O’Day got her start as a teen. She eventually changed her name to O’Day and in the late 1930’s began singing in a jazz club called the Off-Beat, a popular hangout...Anita Pollard
Born in Perth, Western Austraia. Living in Sydney since 1991. Started singing in my thirties, apart from a triumphant run as Calamity Jane in Highschool. Studied with Raymond Long, Amander Colliver, Joy Yates (Sydney Conservatorium of...Anita Wardell
Biography missing, add it now.Aniya
A creative and subtle jazz and ballad vocalist, Aniya puts a lot of heart and feeling into the lyrics that she sings. Her warm and quietly expressive voice is heard regularly in the Los Angeles area. When she was 18, Aniya started working...
Anje West
Anje is a singer with over 20 years experience, many of which she's spent as one of Australia's finest interpreters of Brazilian music. Her work with The View From Madeleine's Couch (co-founded in 1998 with vibist husband, Kym...Anka Koziel
Anka Koziel - born in a small Polish town and currently living in the Netherlands, works as a free-lance vocalist, educator at the jazz dept of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, arranger and composer. In 2008 she released her debut...
Ann Hampton Callaway
Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the finest singer/songwriters of our time. The statuesque performer dazzles music lovers as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, and educator. Her talents have made her equally at home in...Ann Mitchell
Ann Mitchell is a professional musician/vocalist with over 20 years experience in various vocal music venues. She is a dynamic performer who always strives to captivate an audience. Ann is also a producer of many innovative programs. Her...Anna
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Anna Acevedo Lyman
What do you do when you are a Latinamerican Jazz Vocalist from Motown, living in Canada? Anna Lyman is half Mexican, speaks and sings in English,Spanish, and Portuguese, (also speaks some Brazilian Portuguese, thanks to the Brazilian...
Anna Elizabeth Kendrick
Anna Elizabeth Kendrick is a modern day old-fashioned jazz songbird and composer. She revisits the spirit of the earlier decades of the last century in her song-writing and singing style, particularly embracing the 30's, 40's and 50's....Anna Jacyszyn
Anna Jacyszyn " Jazz Voice Anna’s professional music background began in dance music. A backing vocalist in England for Yazz, Marshall Jefferson, Cher, but her one love was jazz. Hearing her voice; you can here traces of Julie London...
Anna Kendrick
Anna Elizabeth Kendrick is a multi-talented artist. She acts, sings, writes & do a little dance. Anna knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a performing artist and has pursued her goals ever since. She has studied acting,...Anna Lee Roberts
Anna Lee Roberts recently began singing jazz standards professionally in the Twin Cities. She is a board-certified music therapist who works primarily in healthcare settings and leads a team of integrative therapists for her organization....
Anna Louise Andersson
After nearly 6 years in the US, (more than 3 of those spent in New York) Jazz and Soul artist Anna Louise is now returning to her native country Sweden to work on material for a new recording and take a brake from “The Big Apple”. The...
Anna Luna Lucas
Jazz singer from Barcelona, Formed in Jazz and brazilian jazz. She have just recorded her 6th project. Jazz instrumental tunes sung in spanish. Originals and classics from Miles, Henderson, Gillespie....with spanish lyrics. Swing, bossa...Anna Maria Flechero
Anna Maria Flechero descends from African-American and Filipino heritage, she was born in San Francisco and resides in the area still to this day. Even though she was raised by her grandmother, “Big Mama,” Anna Maria was heavily...
Anna Maria Jopek
"I couldn't think of anything more inspiring, motivating and ear opening than working with Pat. He's been my first and most important mentor for years, but to actually make music with him was the most thrilling experience in my life..." -...
Anna Mjoll
Anna Mjöll was born inReykjavik, Iceland. She is the daughter of guitarist, composer and arranger Olafur Gaukur and singer, model and radio program director/producer Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir. Her parents had one of the most successful...Anna Rejda
Anna Rejda ________________________________________ Anna Rejda sings jazz repertoire varying from Ella Fitzgerald's songs to exclusively instrumental compositions by Wayne Shorter and Ornette Coleman. She is fascinated specifically by...Anne Farnsworth
Jazz pianist and vocalist Anne Farnsworth lives in Los Angeles, where she divides her time between performing, teaching, and journalism. She has toured extensively in the States and abroad.
Anne's columns, essays, reviews,...
Anne Mironchik
"One of New York City's Finest Jazz Singer Songwriters!" Anne is a gifted and versatile musician: jazz vocalist, pianist, composer and lyricist with a conservatory degree and advanced studies with prominent, NYC jazz instructors. Anne's...
Anne Walsh
Anne Walsh was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts where a large Brazilian population dwells, and as a child her vivid imagination was initially captured by songs ranging from Broadway productions like The Sound Of Music, and singers like...Anne-Lise Larsen
Musical style: intense chill. A mood that blends feelings and sentimentality with a retro inspired modern electronic twist. A lifetime ago, Anne-Lise earned her bona fide musician stripes from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. But...
Annette Hanshaw
Annette Hanshaw whose career only lasted about 10 years was known as "The Personality Girl". Her short-lived recording career produced upwards to 250 sides. Annette was often confused for the voice of Betty Boop - singer Helen Kane. This...
Annie Denison
Annie Denison is a great jazz singer. (Even musicians love her) She has performed with her critically acclaimed 'Annie & the Jazz Orphans', which features Jim Kaczmarek (sax), Barry Velleman (piano), John Babbitt (bass) and Bob Budny...
Annie Kozuch
Annie Kozuch was raised in Mexico City and, after training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (R.A.D.A.) in London, she graduated from Mills College (Oakland, CA) with a B.A. in Dramatic Arts. Her broad-based experience includes...
Annie McClendon
To Purchase Annie McClendon's latest CD's, drop her an email direct at Jazzhottie24@aol.com for more information. There isn't much musically that Annie McClendon can't do, and do well and she is steadily making a name for herself in the...
Annie Ross
Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been...Anthony Everest
An Internet artist has held the No1 position on UK Jazz Charts ARTISTE for an incredible 15 weeks and No1 Global Jazz Charts Artiste for 4 Weeks, simultaneously; beating Jamie Culum (No4), James Morrison, James Blunt and was Higher than,...
Antoinette Montague
In the music world, jazz and blues have a long history as close companions, but singer Antoinette Montague joins those genres in holy matrimony on her debut album, Pretty Blues. The phrase “Pretty Blues” is simply another way...
Antonia Bennett
The music, at the same time contemporary and timeless, gives wing to a unique voice--sultry, yet warm and familiar like a classic beauty dancing happily in her favorite party dress. This voice is slightly sassy, completely classy, part...
Antonio Barbagallo
Antonio Barbagallo is a jazz vocalist, guitar player, and composer from Catania, Italy.Arriving on US shores, Barbagallo studied with Barry Harris, one of the few living icons of Be-bop. As luck would have it, he was selected to play...
Antonio De Lillis
Antonio sings Jazz with several bands performing on television and at numerous gigs, concerts, and festivals whilst holding down a career teaching jazz improvisation, scat singing, and contemporary vocal techniques....
Antony Mwangi
From a humble background, patience, persistence and perseverance have taught this young man to share his love of Music to the world and to you especially his eager fans with a an Album that fuses, love, deception, struggle, strength and a...
April Hall
April Hall combines her deep roots in southern gospel and blues with an urban soulfulness and sophistication. Her voice, described as “Glorious” by the Boston Globe, is an instrument of astonishing beauty and versatility, capable...April Spain
My name is April Spain. I was born in Texas, but was raised in the Washington D.C. area wgere my family and cultural environment exposed me to the sounds that helped to shape my musical style. Although self taught on piano, I discovered...
April Williams
A Los Angeles native and the daughter of one of Hollywood's Top studio and session musicians, music has always fueled the soul of April Williams, whose vocal style effortlessly melds jazz and pop into an appealing concoction of...Ardina Lockhart
Once in a while an artist comes along that truly is able to seamlessly combine talent, beauty and creativity. In these days of custom-made teen stars and over-produced talent not quite ready for prime time, it is refreshing to see someone...
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged. Her astonishing run of late-'60s hits with Atlantic...
Argelis
Argelis began her music studies in Panama City, Panama where she graduated with a degree in guitar performance from the National Conservatory of Music and a bachelor of arts in music from the University of Panama. She was then awarded a...Ariana
Just a gringa in el paso. Looking for a couple of special jazz affectionado/instrumentalists. I particularly need a jazz drummer dedicated to weekly practice on west side el paso
Ariane Jacobi
Jazz vocalist Ariane Jacobi was born in Cologne. She began piano lessons and tap dancing at the age of fourteen. Ariane developed an early love for jazz on records. “ Since I was little, I loved old school blowers, especially tenormen,...
Arlee Leonard
BIOGRAPHY OF ARLEE LEONARD Vocalist, Songwriter, Poet, Producer, Writer
"Arlee Leonard has written some impressive originals, and her voice crackles with life. Deep and woody, she's sensual at the same time that she's...
Arlene Bardelle
Arlene Bardelle has been dazzling audiences with her tasteful vocal stylings for the past several years. Chicago is her home base, where she works with some of the finest musicians in town. Arlene was a mainstay at the famed Coq D'or in...Arlene Smith
Jazz Vocalist Like great wine, jazz vocalists - if they are very lucky, and like great wines the lucky ones are rare, grow better with age. There is a resonance, mellowness, a richness that only time, and perhaps a few thousand nights in a...
Arthur Prysock
During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, mostly for the Old Town label, Prysock found his deep, velvety tones...
Asako Takasaki
About Asako Takasaki; Born in Toyama, Japan, Asako fell in love with Jazz when she was 20 years old. She was encouraged by her long time mentor Hirotaka Izumi to start singing and her first professional engagement was to sing the...Ashford & Simpson
Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the choir...Ashley Elise Meier
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Ashley Faatoalia
Ashley Faatoalia is a versatile and inspirational singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Ashley has been singing for as long as he can remember. He studied voice at Chapman University and since then he has been writing music and...
Ashley Gonzalez
Ashley Gonzalez, "a fine young jazz vocalist" (USA Today), crafts her music with descriptive textures and rich harmonies, taking us to autobiographical landscapes. Her lyrics, and her take on standards, reveal the coexistence of...Ashley St Pierre
Ashley fell in love with jazz in elementary school when she first heard a recording of Etta James singing "At Last". She began listening to as much of it as she could, learning most of her technique and repertoire from recordings. She...
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto - vocalist, recording artist, composer Astrud Gilberto, known as "The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as "The Queen of Bossa-Nova," is an artist with roots firmly planted in Brazilian music. Her music has become...Attaboy
attaboy is a four-piece improvisational rock band based in Denmark.
Aubrey Johnson
Aubrey Johnson is a Boston-based singer/composer/arranger whose music combines her many stylistic influences which range from jazz, pop, and folk, to opera, Brazilian, and Turkish music, creating her unique brand of improvisation-rooted...Aubrey Parasolle
With her thick, low alto tone and heavy swing rhythm, Aubrey Parasolle’s voice emotes a quality akin to jazz singers who have been singing for decades. However, once one sees her edgy hair, petite stature, and hears her thick Jersey...
Audrey Moira Shimkas
The song is Audrey! Anyone who has ever watched Audrey perform responds to the openness and confidence she exudes as a vocal artist, to the rich warmth of her voice, the movement of her body, and the subtle emotional power of her...
Audrey Silver
AUDREY SILVER Vocalist Audrey Silver consistently impresses audiences all over New York City as a warm and sensitive jazz stylist. She has become a familiar face at 55 Bar, The Cutting Room, Bargemusic, Sweet Rhythm, Cleopatra's Needle...Auriol Proudfoot
A British singer based in London, Auriol Proudfoot is fast leaving her mark on the London scene with her trademark sultry vocals, sparkling performances and musical flair. Having originally trained intensively as a classical musician and...
Avery Burdette
Biography missing, add it now.Ayanda
Whether you’re laid back relaxing to her mellow grooves or shakin’ to her diva funk, Ayanda’s distinctive style of music commands your attention and doesn’t let go. Her original blend of Jazz, R&B, Funk, with a twist of attitude,...Ayça Miraç
Ayça Miraç was born in Germany by turkish parents. Her father is a recognised poet who lives in Istanbul, her mother a turkish teacher in Germany. Ayça grew up with singing,piano and ballet lessons and studied at a Conservatory in the...
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
With her third full-length album, Israeli-born Ayelet Rose Gottlieb has elevated to a rarefied level of artistry. On the new album, Upto Here | From Here, releasing August 11 on her own Arogole Records imprint and distributed through...Babooshki
Babooshki formed as a band organically in 2009. The thing that brought these young and talented musicians together is a passion to find common ground between the neighbouring countries of Poland and the Ukraine on a cultural as well as...
Babs Gonzales
Jazz singers used the scat technique, that means using the voice to create notes that are not words so the voice works like a musical instrument - and they also used slang in their music. Vocalists such as Slim Gaillard, and Babs...
Barb Jungr
After an extraordinarily successful 2010, with her new CD The Men I Love released on Naim Label, appearances on NY1 and BBC Breakfast TV, a sellout tour of Australia, several highly praised shows in New York, and performances for the...Barbara Blair
“Music is my life. My voice is my soul. It’s all and everything I am.” Vocalist, educator, and jazz messenger Barbara Blair counts herself among the fortunate few who spend their life following their passion. With a deep, rich voice,...
Barbara Dane
"Bessie Smith in Stereo" said jazz critic Leonard Feather in Playboy magazine when Barbara Dane burst onto the scene in the late '50s. Time magazine said of her: "The voice is pure, rich...rare as a 20 karat diamond." To Ebony magazine,...
Barbara Fasano
barbara fasano has been hailed as one of the nation’s most stunning and soulful singers. Frank Scheck of The New York Post raves, "Fasano is a gorgeous, soulful singer who has an actor’s intensity in whatever she sings." Whether...Barbara Fowler
No stranger to the music industry, Barbara's recording career began as the lead vocalist of the trio Sinnamon, whose chart topper "Thanks to You" soared to #1 on Billboard's Dance Chart, followed by "Knocking On My Door" which reached #8...Barbara Jordan
I am a professional trad jazz/dixieland/swing vocalist living in the Toronto area. Some of my favourite artists are Mildred Bailey, Peggy Lee and Lee Wiley.Barbara Lea
Barbara Lea was born Barbara Ann Le Cocq in Detroit, Michigan, on April 10, 1929. Her family moved to the suburb of Melvindale in 1932. Times were bleak in the 1930s and she had her first job at the age of 7 delivering newspapers. She...
Barbara Martin
Barbara Martin It’s easy to be wary when a musician is described with a long string of superlatives. But one listen to jazz and blues singer-songwriter Barbara Martin and you will believe what the critics say about her. Witty. ...
Barbara Montgomery
Barbara Montgomery has been in the entertainment field for over thirty years as a music industry executive, publisher, producer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, as well as working in production for film and television. She began...
Barbara Morrison
Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and raised in Romulus, Michigan, Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio in Detroit at the age of 10. Well known in the Los Angeles area for her duo and trio dates Ms. Morrison also tours...Barbara Reney
Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer Produced Mini Jazz Fest / Marathon of world-class Montreal Jazz musicians at Rialto Theatre in Montreal titled: Du Jazz pour le Japon Montreal. Over 70 outstanding Jazz musicians -...
Barbara Rosene
Barbara Rosene is a passionate vocalist whose interpretations uncover the richness of jazz classics through the subtle, skilled delivery of one truly in love with the genre she sings. Vibrantly at home in a style reflective of 1920s...
Barbara Sfraga
Barbara Sfraga is an artist who gathers no moss as she rolls through life, constantly evolving. Jazz Times said “She has never met a genre she didn't like or couldn't assimilate.” Described as “consistently inventive” (Billboard)...Barbara Steel
Soulful, playful and sassy contemporary jazz that is fresh lyrically , original musically, sultry and sexy vocally... Barbara skillfully takes the listener to places they have never been with traditional standards , interpreting the...
Barbie Anaka
A clear, fresh voice: smooth jazz, seductive soul, sophisticated songwriting, deep emotions and pure pop perfection…that’s the sound of Barbie Anaka, northwest contemporary vocalist, songwriter, pianist, producer, and music...
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand was born in Williamsburg, New York, to Emanuel Streisand and Diana Ida. Her father was a high school teacher, whose parents were Austrian. He died when Barbra was just 15 months old. Streisand has a half-sister, Roslyn...
Basia
Basia is emerging with her strongest work yet, It's That Girl Again, an album that brings her trademark global pop/jazz sound into today. From the first track “If Not Now Then When”--the bouncing melody, soaring horns, and the feeling...Beareather Reddy
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Beat Kaestli
“Beat Kaestli’s emergence as a vocalist bespeaks a life full of experience. Like Jazz itself, his willingness to adapt and improvise has given rise to a unique young man and artist.” (David Donnenfeld, Esquire Magazine) A...
Beata Pater
One of the most inventive, versatile and intriguing jazz singers on the scene today, Beata Pater is not only an improvising vocalist but an arranger, composer and violinist. Her haunting voice is as effective on moody ballads as it is...
Beata Przybytek
An outstanding vocalist, pianist and composer. She is widely acknowledged as one of the most intriguing Polish voices. After graduating from Public Music High School in Bielsko-Biala in the piano class, she continued her education at the...
Bebel Gilberto
At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her Mother's first solo album 'Miucha'. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and legendary Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a Jazz festival in New York's Carnegie Hall . Back in Brazil...
Becca Stevens
“Making music is as natural as breathing for me, and just as essential,” says Becca Stevens. “Music is an anchor in my life, one of the few constants. It allows me to express things that are beyond words and communicate on a very...
Belinda Underwood
A QUICK HERSTORY: Belinda Underwood's first exposures to music occurred five nights a week while she was captive in her jazz-pianist-mother's womb. With birth, the nightly exposure continued while she napped under the...
Bella Autumn
Bella nació en verano pero eligió el otoño. Conquistó su mundo, lo dejó y se convirtió. Bella es música: sin tiempo ni dueño. Rodeada de música siempre, nunca entendió que eran una para la otra hasta que una serie de eventos...
Ben E. King
Possessing one of the most elegant baritone voices ever, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alumnus Ben E. King’s imprint on the musical landscape is so indelible that an optimum barometer has been set for countless aspiring performers. From a...
Benjamin Duncan
I'm a 25 year-old jazz & blues vocalist in the California Central Valley and Bay Area. Recently finished these recordings and hope that they entertain, inspire, or relax any of you fantastic listeners. I am working to develop a group of my...
Benjamin Sears
Benjamin Sears (with Bradford Conner) Benjamin Sears & Bradford Conner have been performing together since 1989. They are among those rare performers who combine entertaining performances with outstanding historical research and who can...Beny Moré
Beny Moré - Afro-Cuban Singer (1919 - 1963) Beny Moré embodies the best of Cuban music, its rhythm, its soul, its humor, and its joy. He is the greatest singer ever to emerge from Cuba, and is regarded as the benchmark for all...
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Blues singer Bertha “ Chippie” Hill began her career as a dancer working with Ethel Waters in 1919. She was given the nickname "Chippie" because of her young age and her small size early in her career. During the late 1920's, she began...Bess Durey
Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Bess Durey carving out her own unique space as an impressive singer, composer and bandleader on the Canadian Jazz scene. With a “fluid and pitch-perfect voice”, Bess is on the forefront of a new...
Bessie Smith
“Empress of the Blues” She embodied the meaning of the blues, living the life she sang about. Bessie Smith set the standard for blues singers on how it should be done. Bessie Smith, born on Apr. 15, 1894, in...Bettina Pohle
Bettina Pohle has been singing all her life. Born in Berlin, she started taking piano lessons at age 6, later adding flute and voice to her music education. She sang with the Berliner Konzertchor for years, before leaving for the United...Betty Buckley
Betty Buckley, Tony award winning American theatre, Film, TV star and singer, was born on Big Spring, Texas and brought up in Fort Worth. She is the daughter of Betty Bob, a dancer and a journalist and Ernest Lynn Buckley, a retired...
Betty Carter
Betty Carter was born Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan, on May 16, 1930. At a young age, she began the study of piano at the Detroit Conservatory of Music, and by the time she was a teenager she was slready sitting in with Charlie...Betty Joplin
BETTY JOPLIN GRAMMY NOMINATED VOCALIST ASCAP’s ABE OLMAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT NAIRD AWARD RECIPIENT Betty's mother recognized her God-given talent when she was 3 years old. At the age of 4, (so young and small her feet were...
Betty Roche
Betty Roche’s recording of "Take the A Train" with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1952 has remained one of the most famous and enduring of Ellington's recordings, and the song with which she is associated. Born Mary Elizabeth Roche in...Betty Shirley
Jazz Vocalist extraordinaire, artist and teacher Betty Shirley has come full circle in her life and is now reaping the benefits of her hard-earned endeavors. The Times Picayune declares “…her range and command of the stage make...
Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette is one of the greatest soul singers in American music history, possessed of an incredibly expressive voice that one moment will exude a formidable level of strength and intensity and the next will appear vulnerable,...
Bev Lee Harling
Bev Lee Harling’s love of music and cooking combine in the Kitchen Sink Band where chopping boards, cheese graters, glass orchestras, colanders and a dog bowl are used along with music boxes, a musical saw and a 1950’s typewriter to...
Beverley Beirne
'Finger clicking good, my obsession of the week!' (BBC Radio York, Jenny Eels) ‘Beverley is a real jazz singer!’ (UKJazzRadio) Beverley Beirne is a jazz singer fast gaining a reputation as a truly gifted interpreter an d...
Beverly Lewis
I've been in the entertainment business most of my life. As a child I was singing in local radio commercials in Toledo and was the voice and tap sounds heard on a lot of the records that kids who took dance lessons danced to. By the way,...Beverly Rego
As reviewed by the LA Times' Agustin Gurza, Beverly Rego is indeed a "haunting jazz vocalist from Venezuela". Her collaborations with distinguished Latin musicians (notably pianist/composer Leo Blanco, co-writer one of the tracks featured...
Bhi Bhiman
Bhi Bhiman is an American original, and yet he seems transported from an era when songs were more important than the pretty faces that delivered them. His rich, bellowing tenor can soothe or explode at a moment’s notice. His lived-in,...Bianca Morales
Bianca Morales--half Afro-Cuban, half Finnish--is a renowned recording and performing jazz vocalist and composer. At the age of 14, she had already started her jazz career, both singing and recording with Grani Big Band. Bianca was...Bianca Pittoors
Bianca Pittoors, a French-Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, grew up in a family that offered her a rich variety of musical, cultural and artistic experiences. As a teenager, Bianca headed East and began to pursue with passion and...Big Dave McConnell
“Big Dave” McConnell Like many of music's greats, “Big Dave” started his career early in life. As a military kid, little “Big Dave” started singing in public at German pubs on his father's knee, singing “Ein Beer...
Big Joe Turner
“The Boss of the Blues” Providing an essential link between the blues and rock 'n' roll, Big Joe Turner is best remembered for his classic 1954 hit "Shake, Rattle and Roll," one of the pioneering songs of rock 'n' roll. Although...
Big Mama Thornton
Willie Mae Thornton, known popularly as "Big Mama," was not only a successful singer/songwriter in her own time, but a major influential voice in the development of American popular music with her original version of "Hound Dog." She...
Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle was a top selling performer from the Golden Age of R&B, who could interpret rousing carousing dance music, and bring it all back down with a tender haunting ballad. Born Maybelle Louis Smith in Jackson, Tennessee, she grew...
Big Time Sarah
A veteran of the Chicago blues scene for over three decades, Big Time Sarah knows how to throw her weight around when wielding a microphone, to the delight of those who enjoy her charged, raunchy shows. She is the consummate blues singer,...
Bill Henderson
"I was born to sing," proclaims William "Bill" Randall Henderson, a Chicago native who came into the world on March 19, 1926-and that he has! Bill is a virtuoso performer whose heart is a vault filled with a wide range of music...
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday ("Lady Day") is considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. In a tragically abbreviated singing career that lasted less than three decades, her evocative phrasing and poignant delivery profoundly influenced...
Billy Eckstine
By the time he reached his peak popularity in 1950, he rivaled Frank Sinatra as the country's most popular vocalist. In fact he was dubbed "the sepia Sinatra," although he was known most often as "Mr. B." Billy Eckstine was a smooth singer...
Billy Vera
Born May 28, 1944 in Riverside, California, Billy was named after his father, Bill McCord, who worked as a staff announcer for NBC in New York, where Billy grew up. His mom, Ann Ryan, was one of the Ray Charles Singers on record and...
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby was the fourth of seven children of Tacoma, Washington, brewery bookkeeper Harry Lowe Crosby and Kate Harrigan Crosby. He studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the drums and singing...
Black Olive Jazz
Vocals: Kay Andreas Combos I have played with in duos, trios and more: David Hardiman’s Big Band City Swing Big Band Piano players: Larry Vuckovich, Si Perkoff, Roscoe Gallo Guitarists: Lenny Carlson, Josh Workman Trumpet: David...Blanche Calloway
Blanche Calloway - vocalist, bandleader (1902 - 1978) Blanche Calloway was a popular singer and bandleader during the 1930s. She studied music at Morgan State College before dropping out to pursue a career in show business. Her big...
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Considering he was the most popular male blues recording artist of the 1920s, we know surprisingly little about Blind Lemon Jefferson. Between 1925 and 1929, he made at least 100 recordings, including alternate versions of some songs....Blue Lu Barker
Blue Lu Barker’s risqué song of 1938 “Don’t You Feel My Leg,” launched a career that would continue until her death in 1998. She was a singer and dancer in her native New Orleans where at the age of 13 she ran off with guitarist...Blue Raspberry
BLUE RASPBERRY Former Wu-Tang Vocalist Since 1994 Blue Raspberry has been the incredible voice behind the Wu-Tang Clan. A killer songstress who can hold her own with her voice, Blue Raspberry has always been a back-up stylist who could...Bluestreet Jazz Voices
The BlueStreet Jazz Voices is a unique, 20-voice vocal jazz ensemble backed by an outstanding jazz trio. The ensemble is dedicated to adventurous, broad-scale, musical exploration of vocal jazz. The 20 member ensemble has developed an...
Bob "Saloon" Stewart
BOB STEWART’S baritone embodies the warmth and understanding to turn the great standards of American music into poetic statements. But when his career was beginning to flower, the bloom was fading from his line of work. “I had been...Bobbi Jean Wilson
Bobbi J.'s musical education started with the solid foundation of classical technique yet eventually led her to broaden her musical horizons at Berklee College of Music with a degree in Pro Music Cum Laude. Her interest in the classical...Bobbi Wilson
Jazz vocalist with a sultry, sexy style all her own. Bobbi's debut album "Wanderlust" is scheduled for release in early 2012.
Bobby Blue Bland
In the 50s and early 60s, Bobby "Blue" Bland was one of the main creators of the modern soul-blues sound. Along with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Junior Parker, Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with blues and...Bobby Charles
Bobby Charles, born Robert Charles Guidry in Abbeville, Louisiana, was an American singer and songwriter. An ethnic Cajun, Charles grew up listening to Cajun music and the country and western music of Hank Williams, Sr. At age 15,...Bobby Lynn
Bobby Lynn has assembled a group of New York's finest players to create this exquisite jazz vocal EP. The heavy-hitting lineup includes Larry Ham on piano, Ron Affif on guitar, Tim Givens on bass and Tim Horner on drums. Recorded and mixed...
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world's best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, the creator of "Don't Worry Be...
Bobby Womack
One of the most enigmatic and talented Soul men of all time, Bobby Womack has been a link from 50s Gospel to 60s Soul to 70s Rock and to some of the greatest musicians in each genre. Born in an extremely devout religious family, he was...
Bogna Kicinska
Bogna is a Polish-born jazz vocalist, composer and educator. Because of her various experiences and interests, you can hear influences of different styles, such as classical music, soul, gospel, latin or folk in her works. That makes her...
Bongos Ikwue
Bongos Ikwue was born in Otukpo, Benue State in east-central Nigeria, of Idoma ethnicity on June 6, 1942. His father was a farmer and Bongos childhood was filled with the events of simple country living. Enamored of all types of music at...
Bonnie Bowden
Versatile and melodic, from Pop to Jazz and Broadway to Classical, the lilting voice of Coloratura Soprano Bonnie Bowden has graced stages and media across the globe. Born in Bessemer, Alabama, Bonnie began singing at the age of three. ...
Bonnie J Jensen
"This is an experienced singer... and it's the combination of innocence and sexy womanliness somewhere in the timbre of her voice that lets you know it." Shane Nichols - www.allaboutjazz.com, Oct '01 Introducing a versatile singer,...Boris Savoldelli
Boris is a great vocal perfomer with a brilliant personality. He’s always been in love with his “vocal instrument” and its extraordinary possibilities. Boris loves to find different original ways of singing, due to his very different...
Brandi Disterheft
When asked about her premiere disc, "DEBUT" winning the 2008 JUNO for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, Brandi had this to say: "It was a real thrill! When my name was called at first I didn't even go to accept it because I...
Brenda Carol
A major jazz singer and educator based in Toronto, Brenda Carol has built an important career that has touched the ears and hearts of a countless number of listeners and young singers. Her open-minded approach has found her often...
Brettina
Brettina grew up in a show business family. Her mother is the gospel singer Leona Coakley-Spring. Her uncles are Theo and Kirk Coakley of the funk, disco, and R&B band T-Connection. Others in her family are actors and musicians too. She...Brian Joseph
A noted drummer and vocalist.Brigitte Escobar
With a multicultural background and 20 years of live and studio experience, I am at home in any professional musical setting. What sets me apart from mainstream jazz singer is my ability to sing in a multitude of different languages...
Brook Benton
Brook Benton was one of the most popular recording artists in late 1950s and early 1960s, scoring over 50 hits on the Billboard charts, and collecting 18 certified gold records. He was also a prolific songwriter having penned songs...Bruce A. Henry
Bruce A. Henry was born in West Point, Mississippi, home of Howling Wolf, and was singing publicly by the age of 5 in his Baptist church on the West side of Chicago. His musical education as a child included immersion in the work of Count...Bryan Mooney
The Bio................................ the crutch of society does this bio realy matter, do you want to read it, wow, maybe we should do comericals, and join a hudge record label, and play what the media want us to, and sell pointless...
Buddy Greco
Buddy grow up with people like Mario Lanza, Sarah Vaughan and Eddie Fisher. He started with his father's radio shows at 5. His father freelanced as an opera critic and had at the same time a famous local record shop. He studied piano at...Buddy White Singer Of Love Songs
I have 50+ yrs of lounge and hotel experience on the east coast, I will perform at your restaurant, party, business gathering, wine tasting, senior gathering,etc. I accompany myself on keyboards and have all the equipment necessary to put...Byron Motley
Byron, a native of Kansas City, holds a Master's degree in Music from the University of Southern California, has performed on three separate occasions with the famed Boston Pops Orchestra under the baton of renowned conductor/composer John...C.P. Love
Born in Louisiana just outside of New Orleans' colorful French Quarter, CP Love grew up surrounded by a heritage of Blues and Jazz. CP was raised listening to the greats, many of who also started their music careers on the Mississippi,...Caña Son
Cana Son practitioners of traditional Cuban son music."deep Cuban music"...the Oregonian
Cana Son is a Cuban son band that plays traditional son music. The group focuses on popular Cuban son from the turn of the last...
Café Paris
"Café Paris" es un grupo multinacional de Madrid que hace arreglos ingeresantes para los standards de jazz. Mezclan los clásicos de jazz con la música clásica, folclórica etc. Han actuado en el festifal Galapajazz 2008, compartiendo...Caitlin Smith
Vocals for: 2006 The Dylan Storey Band ‘Bones’, Linn Lorkin ‘Kiwiana’ 2005 The Caitlin Smith Group ‘Aurere’. Formed and performed with alt.folk/country acapella harmony trio The Sextons 2004 SJD,’Southern Lights’, Lorina...
Calabria Foti
Born into a family of musicians from Upstate, New York, Calabria Foti (Cah-LAH-bree-ah FOE-tee) was completely immersed in music from the very beginning. Says Ms. Foti, "As a kid I was always around some kind of music. On any given day, I...Callie Cardamon
Callie Cardamon is a West-Coast standards singer whose distinctive interpretations of jazz and pop standards have earned her the respect of song-lovers everywhere. Raised in the Midwest, Callie first attracted major-label attention when...Camilla Sanders
I am a vocalist/pianist based in New York City. Please visit my website for further information.Camille Harris
A “silly jazz” singer and pianist originally from Boulder, CO, her musical Muffin Man was in the New York International Fringe Festival 2009 and was one of twenty shows chosen for the FringeNYC Encore Series. Her one-woman show...Can Angels Swing?
This band doesn't exist any more.Candace Freeman
More to followCandice
No gimmicks. No slick packaging. Bay Area-based singer, Candice is the real deal! Grand Prize winner of the Second Invitational Musicians Showcase, held at Club Jazz Nouveau, this lady from Philly has made an impression on the Bay Area...
Candice J. Hincks
Candice J. Hincks was born in Caribou, Maine. At an early age, she moved to the Great Northwest. Thereafter, Hollywood beckoned where for over thirty years, she remains an accomplished, award winning actress, singer and performing...
Candida Rose
Born, raised, and currently residing in New Bedford, Massachusetts, vocal artist Candida Rose captivates her audiences with the golden aura of her radiant presence and stirs them with a uniquely compelling voice that combines the overtones...
Captain Beefheart
Avant-garde rock legend and visual artist Don Van Vliet, who performed under the name Captain Beefheart, began experimenting with eccentric rock’n'roll sounds in the mid-1960s. His first two releases with the Magic Band drew positive...Cara LaGreen
Cara has traveled all over the world to perform; including playing Princess Diana in the Backstage Award winning “Divas” Off Broadway at the legendary Studio 54 in New York City, she received rave reviews in LA weekly for her role in...Carey Drisdom
I am music!!
Carina Cooper
Born in Russia 1989.
Carla Cook
Carla Cook is daring. She is a jazz singer/songwriter who sings standards beautifully -- but she doesn't stop there. Cook is willing to put a jazz spin on songs not written by traditional jazz composers. Songs that, until you hear her sing...
Carla Gracia
Singer, voice couch and licensed in the USA by the Estill Voice Training System (Voice Craft), Carla Gracia was formed with the best British and American teachers. Born in Buenos Aires and established in Barcelona since 1999, she made her...
Carla White
In the truest spirit of the jazz tradition, Carla White devoted her life to artistic exploration and growth. Born in Oakland, California and raised in Bellport, New York, Carla earliest musical education came from her parents' record...
Carles Bellot
Des de la més tendra edat ja es va despertar en mi la passió per la música. Una de les primeres joguines, no va ser cap pilota, ni bicicleta ni rès d’aquestes coses normals que demanen els nens, si no…un clarinet!!!…es veu que...
Carmen Lundy
Carmen Lundy began her professional career as a jazz vocalist and composer when there were very few young, gifted and aspiring jazz vocalists on the horizon. Three decades later, Ms. Lundy is celebrated throughout the world for her...
Carmen Marsico
“Carmen has a beautiful voice with a distinct sound and style… definitely unique! Her beautiful tone of which she has a superb command lends itself to challenging music that most singers could not perform successfully.” -...
Carmen McRae
Considered by jazz aficionados to be among the top ten female vocalists of all time, Carmen McRae's distinctive behind-the-beat phrasing, impeccable vocal control, and witty, sometimes acerbic way of conveying a lyric are what set her...Carmen Nikol
JAZZ VOCALIST PIONEER “...Carmen Nikol’s done nothing less than invent Spanish vocalese” CARMEN NIKOL is already considered by critics to be a jazz singer of innovative status. Nikol, known for being the creator of vocalese (the...
Carmen Souza
Carmen Souza was born in Lisbon (81) within a Christian family of Cape Verdeans. She grew up in a mixed language environment of Creole, the Cape Verde dialect her parents spoke at home, and Portuguese, always surrounded by the Cape Verdean...
Carol Duboc
Carol Duboc's new release, Burt Bacharach Songbook featuring three time Grammy nominee Hubert Laws on the Flute, promises to become a Jazz classic for the ages. After moving back to her hometown of Kansas City, from Los Angeles in 2008,...
Carol Fredette
“Carol Fredette is everything you need in a jazz singer. She thinks, swings and phrases like a creative instrumentalist, yet her way with words captures the essence of a lyric,” says critic Dan Morgenstern, one of her many fans. Her...
Carol Kidd
Carol Kidd MBE Biography Carol Kidd is acknowledged in jazz circles as ‘Britain's finest ballads singer' Jazz Review. She has secured the Best Vocalist title at the British Jazz Awards on four separate occasions and, in 1998, received...
Carol Mennie
I began singing in the First Methodist church choir when I was ten years old. By the time I was eleven I was a featured soloist. My love of acting and singing lured me to New York City where I graduated from the prestigious American...Carol Pentleton
In addition to being a jazz vocalist with Jazz Therapy, Carol has a dual career as a fine artist and as a designer. As each specialty informs the other, Carol brings a strong sense of design to her limited edition giclées, and a fine eye...Carol Ralph
Carol Ralph was born at Carrington, Newcastle, NSW. At home she listened to her father's collection of big band swing instrumentals, and she was inspired by the recordings of Peggy Lee and Sarah Vaughan; later she discovered the joy of...
Carol Saboya
It has always been a musical environment. Carol Saboya, the composer Antônio Adolfo's daughter, was raised surrounded by inspired chords, scribbled scores and songs being born: The art in its full creation process. When she was...
Carol Sloane
Carol Sloane was born to Claudia and Frank Morvan on March 5, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island, the older of two daughters, but she never lived in that city. Instead, she spent her happy childhood in the small town of Smithfield, just a...Carol Sokoloff
Carol Sokoloff is a Canadian jazz vocalist and songwriter, performing regularly in the Victoria, BC (Canada) region with the excellent jazz combo, Trio Espresso featuring Kenny Seidman, piano, Mike Cox, acoustic bass and Kelby McNayr,...
Carol Welsman
True to the theme of her new album, Carol Welsman’s travels these past few years have taken her everywhere from a performance in Marian McPartland’s “Friends” evening at Dizzy’s in New York to appearances such as “one of Oscar...Carole Troll
Carole Troll's roots are steeped in music and culture. Her mother, Ineta was a classical vocalist who graced many concert stages singing for heads of state and celebrated personalities of the day. Her father, William was the manager and...
Caroline Davis
Caroline Davis • Jazz Vocalist Unlike most vocalists, Caroline started her musical life as a classical flautist. She played her way through high school at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and went on to obtain her Bachelor of Music...
Caroline Lynn
"Lynn is scholarly in a completely relaxed way and often powerfully expressive" John Clare, Metropolitan Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald 03 With a voice described as 'vibrant and beautiful' (SMH), Caroline Lynn's background in jazz...
Caroll Vanwelden
At the age of seven Caroll started her music training playing the classical piano. After a while, it became apparent she had a talent both for music and mathematics, two passions she would combine all through her student years....
Carolyn Lee Jones
Born and raised in Nebraska, one day Carolyn Lee Jones hopped on a bus with 21 suitcases and boxes, $200, her best friend and went to Dallas, Texas. Her first career was in retailing as a buyer traveling the world. Her travels gave her...
Carolyn Leonhart
Carolyn Leonhart has been surrounded by music her entire life. Born into a family of musicians, Carolyn was singing as soon as she could talk. As a young child she traveled with her father, noted bassist Jay Leonhart, to gigs and watched...Carolyn Martin
Singer Carolyn Martin has been described as “… a winning throwback to the days where emotion was measured and artful rather than loud and histrionic.” From European concert halls to intimate venues at home in Nashville, fans have...
Carrie Jackson
Ms. Carrie Jackson & Her Jazzin' All Star Ensemble swings and performs the music of "Duke" Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Miles, Coltrane, Diz and the Great American Song Book. Carrie attributes her...
Cassandra Wilson
The voice is more visual than audible; shaded, iridescent, tangible, substantial. It seems to flow effortlessly. Read any of the dozen or so biographies on Cassandra Wilson and you’ll discover some basics: born and reared in Jackson,...
Cassandre McKinley
Jazz Vocalist Cassandre McKinley will release her debut album under the MAXJAZZ label "TIL TOMORROW - Remembering Marvin Gaye" on August 29th, 2006. In this body of work, McKinley delivers her interpretation of selected music Gaye...
Cat Conner
After singing for many years with some of the hottest West Coast jazz musicians, Cat Conner released her first CD, called “Cat Tales,” on Rhombus Records in June 2012. Featuring the great George Mesterhazy on piano, Gene Cipriano...Cat Shell
Cat Shell, a seductive songstress hailing from Boca Raton, FL, is here to bring her unique mix of jazz, blues, and acoustic soul to the listening ears of the world. Cat Shell’s music brings with it an aura of familiarity and...Catali Antonini
Catali Antonini, a native of Corsica, is part of the European jazz movement, at the junction of the melodist Italian school and improvised music. She founded the ANTONINI trio, in which she performs as a vocal instrumentalist. With this...
Catarina dos Santos
Catarina Dos Santos is a fusion of the arts. An arranger, composer, lyricist, guitarist and percussionist, she also has a degree in a visual art, Painting. To understand Catarina's style, mix a little bit of jazz and pop with some...
Caterina Valente
"Caterina Valente is more a jazz singer than many artists so identified in the U.S. Her conception, phrasing, and timbre are exceptional." -Leonard Feather: The Encyclopedia of Jazz “A VOCAL SUPERSTAR IN ANY LANGUAGE!” The Los Angeles...
Cathaly
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Catherine Carraway performs a vibrant mix of of international Jazz - fresh versions of standards, groovy Brazilian and Cuban songs, and vintage French cabaret. UPCOMING PERFORMANCES: Wed 6/30 - Meriwether's, Lynchburg, VA Wed 8/18 -...Catherine Dupuis
Catherine brings an expressive warmth to her singing, as well as a skilled ability to communicate the emotional content of a lyric. Her unique abilities as a performer are a culmination of her natural talent, as well as her experience and...Catherine Jauniaux
CATHERINE JAUNIAUX is a unique French born vocalist and composer who's contributed to numerous R.I.O. projects and has stood at the forefront of vocal improvisation of the downtown NYC scene for many years. Her vocals exhibit a vast...
Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell is that rarest of entities, a genuine jazz and blues singer who can sing virtually anything. Her voice is full blown femininity incarnate; a dusky, stalwart and soulful instrument that radiates interpretive power yet...
Catherine Whitney
Catherine Whitney is a Chicago based Jazz singer / composer/ lyricist published by Second Floor Music in NYC and also the lyricist for Freddie Hubbard's "First Light" and "Gibraltar" at Hubtones Publishing. "Catherine Whitney has a...Cathrine Legardh
Cathrine Legardh , born 1973, jazz vocalist singing swing, bebop and Nordic tunes. Studied with Fionna Duncan (Scotland) and most recently in New York with vocal mentors Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton eg.. Just released jazz debut featuring...
Cathy DeWitt
Cathy DeWitt was destined to be a musician, and playing jazz is in her blood. Before she was born her father Bruce led his own band in New Orleans, regularly opening for Louis Armstrong at Pete Fountain's place. At a very early age music...
Cathy Rocco
Singing with deep conviction, this Pittsburgh native began performing professionally at age 10 with her sisters. The Rocco Sisters toured and recorded for Sutra records. For the past 10 years, Cathy has focused on singing jazz. She enjoys...
Cathy Segal-Garcia
Boston-bred Cathy Segal-Garcia loved jazz since the age of 5 when she would hang around with her dad (sax player Mike Segal) while she listened to and copied Ella Fitzgerald. Her mother and sisters were also musical, and the family got her....jpg)
Catie Waters
The music of Dallas-based singer/songwriter Catie Waters has been described as a unique blend of jazz and soul, with rich undertones of R&B and funk grooves. Undoubtedly unique and unwavering in her commitment to her artistic vision, there...Cécile Verny
he Franco-African jazz singer Cécile Verny, who entered the German jazz charts in Spring 05 to place at 13 with her album "European Songbook", has set yet a further milestone along her musical path with a new program "The Bitter and the...
Ceasar Elloie
Ceasar Michael Elloie Ceasar Elloie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a culture where music is very likely the first sound a child entering his formative years would easily understand. Ceasar was no exception. Being the...
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Cécile McLorin Salvant is the winner of the 21010 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition. She is a young French-American jazz singer, born and raised in Miami of a French mother and a Haitian father and started piano...
Cecilia Herrera
At 18 years old Cecilia moved to Los Angeles to follow one of the choreography gurus of that era: Alex Magno. Through the perfection and advice of Mr. Magno, Cecilia completed her early studies in the art of dance. Later in life, Cecila...
Celia Chavez
Celia Chavez worked non-stop in both Seattle and New York as a session vocalist, a backup vocalist, a songwriter, a jingle writer, and a musician. She co-wrote and has vocals featured on European trance hits by Cosmic Culture as well as...
Celia Cruz
Beloved as the undisputed Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz had a remarkable six-decade career, with more than 70 records, two Grammy awards, and three Latin Grammys, among numerous other accolades, to her credit. Cruz, who sang only in her...Celia Malheiros
Celia Malheiros's music is unique. A prolific composer, songwriter, multi- instrumentalist and impressive singer, Celia is self-taught, eclectic, rooted in the myriad of folkloric sounds of her native Brazil and equally immersed in...
Celia Ramsay
CELIA RAMSAY, Singer/Songwriter "Do your kisses stir my soul? Do I think you make me whole? Should I sigh and lose control?" So begins the title track of Celia Ramsay's new release, "I'll Just Lie About It." The new album...Celine Berman & Jazztrack
**VOTED BEST LOCAL FEMALE VOCALIST 2005** BEST OF CHARLOTTE 2005 ISSUE - READERS' PICK **VOTED BEST SUPPERCLUB JAZZ** CREATIVE LOAFING - BEST OF CHARLOTTE'S ORIGINAL MUSIC - APRIL 2004 Originally from Montreal, Canada, vocalist Celine...
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Just when you think that Brazil must surely have exhausted its supply of irresistibly jazzy, funky, sexy, soulful electro-pop singer-songwriters, someone like CéU comes along and makes you think that maybe that particular well is...Chad Carter
Chad Carter: A Jazz Crooner Reminiscent of the Ellington and Basie Era! A Washington DC native, CHAD CARTER, developed an interest and appreciation for music at an early age, beginning his musical training and education as a member of...
Changamire
REVIEWS It's difficult to nail down just what makes her voice so darn compelling. Maybe it's the comfort and familiarity, maybe the confiding honesty. Whatever the case, it works exceptionally well. -- Todd S. Jenkins,...Chantal Chamberland
Chantal Chamberland. The very name has a lovely musical lilt to it, so perhaps music has always been the destiny of this superbly skilled jazz vocalist. It has certainly always been the life-long passion of the Montreal-raised, Dundas,...
Charito
Distinctively a most prominent jazz vocalist in Japan with multi-awarded albums recorded and released internationally, Charito's artistry continues to establish its global presence with her recent and forthcoming tours in Europe, Asia,...Charito*
Recognized as one of the most individual and creative jazz vocalists in today's Japan jazz circuit. Acclaimed by critics, musicians and audiences as one of the most powerful and talented artists, she has definitely notched a place for...
Charlena The Soulfulpsalmist
SOULFULPSLAMIST What else can bring you closer the gates of heaven than the musical inspirations of an artist whose lyrics surpasses the towering expectations of an audience that was once filled with the awes of the vocals from our...
Charles Brown
Charles Brown was the pioneer originator of the immensely influential postwar California blues style. Though identified with his classic “Driftin’ Blues,” he was not committed to just the blues, and was comfortable as a popular...Charlie Kurtz
Chalie Kurtz has been singing since he was kid, Violin at 9, piano at 12, bass at 14, drums as well but singing took off at the age of 17. Taught by the master instructer himself and keen eye of international Singing teacher and Dr of the...
Charlotte Doreen Small
Getting to Know Charlotte Doreen Small… As She Introduces Her Debut Album “More”In 1993, during the first World Trade Center bombing, Charlotte thought her life was coming to an end as smoke filled the building and she...
Charlotte Jane
Charlotte Jane’s Sydney Jazz Band: Vocals, Violin, Guitar, Upright/Electric Bass, Keys, Drums Jazz. Funk. Soul. We love it. From original tunes to classic standards, Charlotte Jane’s Jazz Band have the experience and professionalism...
Charmaine Clamor
Charmaine Clamor is the first Filipina jazz singer to find success on American radio. Her debut album, Searching for the Soul (2005), "announced the arrival of an impressive new vocal artist. When Charmaine Clamor's warm, luscious...Chelsea Palermo
Many nine-year-old girls have musical idols. However, very few are also gifted with perfect pitch, and possess a burning desire to follow in the footsteps of their idols. Chelsea Palermo is anything but ordinary. As a little girl, gifted...
Cherise
I am a Jazz, Neo Soul and R & B singer, a song writer, a lyricist and a musician who began singing and performing publicly at a very young age. I was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where I was encouraged to sing, play the piano and...
Cheryl Bentyne
While much of the world knows Cheryl Bentyne as one-quarter of the multi-Grammy-winning Manhattan Transfer, this compelling vocalist has a story all her own - one that includes a solo career that encompasses a variety of musical...Cheryl Russell
Cheryl Russell is a Singer and Vocal Coach from Australia whose rich warm voice delights audiences through her love of smooth, romantic jazz standards, sensual latin and bossa nova love songs and uplifting inspirational...
Chie Ayado
As this is the case with many international stars, Chie Ayado is not a household name in America. In her native Japan, she's a superstar jazz performer with tens of millions recordings sold. She's so in demand, she continues to play over...
China Moses
It could never be said that China Moses and Raphael Lemonnier were fated to join forces on a project, given their rather different career paths and the seeming absence of any compelling reason for the two artists to meet. As an MTV host,...
Chinua Hawk
Award Winning, Singer, Songwriter, just some of the words that can be used to describe Chinua Hawk. As a performer with hundreds of performances under his belt, Chinua has been captivating audiences all over the world with the simplicity...Chris Calloway
Chris Calloway (daughter of the legendary Cab Calloway) passed away in the summer of 2008 after bravely surviving breast cancer for 18 years. Chris made her home in Santa Fe for many years, where she was known as the “Reigning Diva of...
Chris Connor
Chris Connor has won every conceivable critical and popular accolade in her half century reign as one of the most gifted and distinctive vocalists in jazz history. Born in 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, Connor studied clarinet, but her...Chris Humphrey
A jazz vocalist, whose primary focus is the use of the voice as an instrument, Chris is an improvisor and composer as well as an interpreter of song. He is a veteran jazz singer, having worked with Denon recording artists, THE RITZ, and...Chris Hutchinson
During a career spanning 30 years Chris has built up a well earned reputation on the live music scene in the U.K. and abroad. With his fascinating blend of song and repartee and countless appearances ranging from big bands to duos,...Chris Kenner
Chris Kenner - R&B vocalist, composer Another New Orleans original whose songs live on forever, Chris Kenner was a hard-drinking longshoreman who pretty much kept to himself. He also happened to be a brilliant songwriter. In 1957 he...
Chris McNulty
McNulty first visited New York City in 1985 and settled there in 1988 after being awarded an International Study Grant from the Australia Council. Since then Chris has garnered further accolades from critics, jazz musicians and fans...
Chris Williams
Chris Williams has been performing professionally since he was fifteen years old. Now at 28, this Canadian sensation has impressed audiences with his intense passion, vocal proficiency and musical maturity. He has built a loyal following,...
Christelle Durandy
Vocalist Christelle Durandy’s range as an artist transcends borders. She combines a collection of colors with a vast spectrum of Jazz, Latin, Caribbean and Soul influences. Christelle Durandy is committed to lyricism and musicality; her...Christiana Drapkin
Christiana came to the US as a Fulbright exchange student in theater. At Tulane in New Orleans she immediately found her strength in her singing. After moving to New York, she's never looked back and found her true artistic home here....Christie Winn
The Lowdowns The Lowdowns weave a sparse musical tapestry in support of Winn’s nuanced vocals. Their first album, “Further Away From Here” was described by one reviewer as “Diced americana thrown into a simmering vat of thick,...Christina Britton
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Christina Crerar
“What’s rare is to come upon an artist with as much talent and taste as Christina Crerar…” (Samuel Chell, AllAboutJazz.com). Breezy, bright and deserving of wider recognition, Crerar certainly knows the tradition but is more than...Christina Watson
Vocalist Christina Watson's impressive range appeals to music lovers from all backgrounds. She can swing on a jazz standard, interpret a ballad with mature sensitivity, and then belt out the blues and funk with attitude and a unique edge....Christine Capdeville
Vocalist/songwriter Christine Capdeville's debut album VISION OF LOVE -- which includes seven original songs that she wrote - has just been released on La Cigale* Records. Vision of Love features an impressive line-up of talent including...Christine Guter (Helferich)
Christine works as a jazz vocalist, studio singer, and free-lance musician in the Greater Los Angeles area. As a professional vocalist, Christine has performed with many artists, including Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Maynard...Christine Rosholt
Christine Rosholt represents a fresh voice in jazz standards in the Twin Cities. She brings two decades of performance experience to the stage, with roots going back to the Children’s Theater Company and including a variety of types of...
Christine Tobin
Irish-born singer/songwriter Christine Tobin has been living in London since 1987. Her work is firmly rooted in a tradition that emphasizes storytelling on a musical bedrock that creatively blends blues, folk and jazz; a territory that is...
Christopher Turner
A mix of soul and jazz is what come to ear, but this classically trained, crooner deftly combines streams of jazz, hip-hop, funk, and soul in his music; he’s as comfortable with falsetto and scatting as he is with laying down smooth and...
Christy Baron
Christy redefines “classics,” it’s entirely appropriate that she was signed by Chesky Records, an audiophile label that redefines the modern recording process by returning to the earliest recording techniques. Chesky works with...Cindy McLeod
"Jazz musicians work to find their voices, their sound. The vocalists' work is to find the song, to use timing and phrasing to best reveal the mysterious marriage of melody and lyric. A great jazz vocalist carves something unique and...
Cindy Miller
Cindy Miller is from the Rochester, New York area. She received her masters degree in music from the Eastman School of Music. Her professional engagements have ranged from intimate clubs to large stadium/concert performances, and as...Cindy Scott
Cindy Scott's debut CD "should make anyone take notice," says New York recording artist Roseanna Vitro. Cindy Scott has a warm, sexy tone with clear presentation of lyrics and attention to melody. In her singing can be heard the...
Cinzia Spata
CINZIA SPATA is regarded as one of the finest jazz vocalists in the world, as well as an innovative composer and lyricist. Now based in New York City, CINZIA SPATA is already a major name in the rich legacy of jazz in Italy, and this year...Claes Janson
Claes Janson is one of Sweden's truly broad-based artist, if not a jack of many trades. He sings rhythm and blues, jazz and songs, he interprets the popular versifiers Cornelis Vreeswijk,Povel Ramel, Carl Michael Bellman and Evert Taube,...
Clairdee
It might seem strange to describe a singer as hip as Clairdee as a throwback, but she’s an artist who embodies creative values that have largely gone out of style. With her lustrous voice and soulful delivery, she hearkens back to a time...Claire A.M. Daly
Hailed as one of the exciting new voices on the Scottish jazz scene, Irish singer Claire Daly takes a fresh approach to jazz singing. As well as familiar favourites played in unfamiliar ways, sets can include anything from vocal takes on...
Claire Dickson
13-year-old Claire Dickson's love for singing showed itself early on. When she was six months old, she could be heard humming strands of "Happy Birthday." At 18 months, it was the Brylcreem jingle, which she picked up from a play her older...
Claire Martin
Described by the New York Observer as "talented and hip beyond her years" and acclaimed as "the best ever British jazz singer" in a recent issue of America’s leading jazz publication Jazz Times, Claire Martin was born to sing. Growing...Claire williams
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Clare Teal
"It's a small word, jazz," Clare Teal says in a Yorkshire accent that vividly brings to mind Victoria Wood (which is apt, for she shares a similar sense of humor),"a small word that covers a huge range of music." She's right, and in...
Claude Thornhill
Although some of his recordings were on the periphery of jazz and his orchestra was at its most popular in the early '40s, Claude Thornhill's main importance to jazz was the influence that his arrangements and orchestra's sound had on cool...
Claudia Acuna
From Chile, Claudia Acuña knew early on that she wanted to be a singer but had no idea that she would find her way to jazz, as there were few opportunities for jazz encounters in Chile. She began by singing Chilean folk and pop music and...
Claudia Hommel
A favorite from the Art Institute of Chicago to the Musée de Montmartre in Paris, actor/singer CLAUDIA HOMMEL is best known for her cabaret concerts of French and American songs celebrating Paris. Not limited to the role of French...
Clea Bradford
Clea Bradford, 67, a versatile jazz singer who toured the Soviet Union with Earl "Fatha" Hines and recorded with Clark Terry in the 1960s, died Aug. 19 of complications from breast cancer at Holy Cross Hospital. She lived in Silver...
Cleo Laine
The showroom at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, sparkled brilliantly, the weekend of October 17-19, 2003 with the luminary talent of the legendary British couple, Dame Cleo Laine and John Dankworth. The audience was on...Cleve Douglass
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Clotilde Rullaud
French Jazz singer/performer/song-writer, coming from the new generation of French jazz musicians, she went into music school at the age of 5 and studied the flute and singing for 13 years. She has always considered Jazz music as a...
Coco Rouzier
BIO BIO Coco Rouzier has been pouring out her own special brew of straight-ahead swinging Jazz with a delicious blend of the Blues and Old-School Soul for audiences all over the world for almost 15 years. Her music was received well...
Cocoa Martini
Cocoa Martini Vocalist Trio Lights Up Seattle Jazz Scene Cocoa Martini is a popular jazz ensemble featuring three exceptional Northwest vocalists -- Kimberly Reason, Karen Shivers, and Kay Bailey -- nominated for Earshot Jazz's...
Colette Wickenhagen
Trained as a dancer, singer, actress & entertainer in England and the Netherlands. Born in a family of music lovers, Colette was brought up with jazz, as her father played and loved it! That love continues into the next...
Colin Henderson
After a long break from music Colin is back with the flow after many years of abstinence. Six years ago he took up guitar as a form of therapy with no real plans to go further. Inevitably the therapy quickly become an obsession and...Colleen Savage
I am a music performer and a program administrator with a background in arts, education and co-operatives. I’ve been active as a jazz singer and educator on the Vancouver music scene for over 30 years. I have toured across Canada and...
Concha Buika
Buika has been a sensation in Spain since her album, “Mi Nina Lola,” came out in 2005. She is part of a new generation of flamenco influenced performers who are hooking young audiences by mixing in other genres. The fusion of flamenco...
Conchita Castillo
Music has been a passion and a constant in Conchita's life since birth and probably before. Both her parents are great music lovers and, like her, have always been singing or whistling around the house. Conchita started singing in...
Connee Boswell
Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters and became a...
Connie Evingson
CONNIE EVINGSON is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.She has appeared in clubs and concert halls across the U.S., in Europe and Japan, and has been a guest soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony conducted by Doc...Connie Haines
Born Yvonne Jasme, big band vocalist Connie Haines began singing and dancing at an early age. Her big break came in 1935, at age 13, when she won an amateur contest on Fred Allen's NBC radio program. During the late 1930s she worked for...
Connie Lansberg
CONNIE LANSBERG is a singer/songwriter who performs original folk/pop-jazz and Smooth Jazz. She is a vocal interpreter of the wonderful stories told by the American Song Book and beyond. She uses her voice in such a way as to reveal and...Connye Florance
Black Entertainment Television's "Jazz Vocalist of the Year" in 2000, following her 1999 independent release, , Turn My Heart which won a Nashville Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Her music has gained international attention from...Cookie Coogan
Cookie Coogan grew up in the State of Maine where she received her first music instruction in church and in school. She first heard and participated in jazz at school, playing piano with the school "stage band." She studied jazz piano at...
Copernicus
Perhaps the most fitting way to describe Copernicus is as a performance poet. Even though he (originally named Joseph Smalkowski) plays keyboards, Copernicus refuses to be categorised as a musician. Despite often having inhabited the...Coral Egan
Jazz, R&B, folk, pop, soul, reggae - Coral has explored them all, and it’s that eclectic approach to music that has shaped the sounds found on both My Favorite Distraction and its successor, Magnify, again produced by Charles Papasoff....Corinne Bach
Corinne Bach has been singing professionally since the age of 17 in musicals as well as pop, rock, and jazz bands, but soon thereafter discovered her passion and talent for classical and operatic singing. After receiving several awards and...
Corliss Dale Forestieri
Corliss Dale grew up listening to some of the greatest jazz singers of our time thanks to her mother who loved great musicians and great vocalists. As a result Corliss became familiar with the very best of the best… Ella Fitzgerald,...Corrina Rachel
Visit www.CorrinaRachel.com to hear music or purchase the CD! Whether she's singing original songs or classic jazz standards, Austin native Corrina Rachel always unleashes a delightful blend of jazz, blues & swing. Her enchanting...Courtney Fortune
Hailing from the small town of Bellingham, Washington, twenty one year old Courtney Fortune began cultivating her musical niche and crossover style at an early age while performing at venues in Seattle. As her music blossomed she found a...
Courtney Salter
Former American Idol and Making the Band contestant. Currently recording first EP.
Cousin Alice
Singer/songwriter COUSIN ALICE creates a completely unique sound - gritty, sweet, and heartfelt, delivered with a shot or two of humour. Likened by one listener as "a cross between Tom Waits, Peggy Lee and Marianne Faithfull", Alice...Craig Marquardo
Craig is starring in his first feature film 'Sway'. In it he plays a familiar character - a Hollywood executive who turns away from that life to move to a small town and rediscover himself, which he does through the love of a girl - and...Cres ONeal
"The greatest gifts that I've ever received from God are my family, and my ability to communicate through music." Cres O'Neal Crescentia O'Neal was born in Washington, DC on December 24, 1955. She was introduced to...Cris Barber
Winner of the Orange County Music Award® for Best Jazz Artist 2004, Cris Barber is considered one of the premier jazz vocalists in Southern California. Often compared to Diana Krall, Cris' smooth and captivating vocal style, along with...Cristina Mora
Cristina Mora " Cantante Estudios de Voz con Francine Luce, Paula Bass, Meli Bernet, Omar Rossi, Connie Philp,... Tanto en clases particulares como asistiendo a seminarios y talleres internacionales (Louise Gibbs en Goldsmith College,...Crystal Torres
Whether it's traditional Jazz or sounds flowing from her Latin roots, Crystal Torres provides her audiences with a genuine musical experience. The multi-talented musician/composer combines traditional Jazz with elements of Latin music,...
Crystal Waters
When you hear the name Crystal Waters, you immediately think of a woman whose talent and brand has sustained her 20-year career, yet the breadth of her work continues to engage new fans and please her enormous base. She is best...
Cucu Diamantes
Born of Spanish, African, Chinese and French heritage, CuCuDiamantes is a fascinating singer-songwriter and actress from Cuba. Together with producer and guitarrist Andres Levin, Diamantes co-founded the sizzling-hot Latin fusion band,...
Cynthia Basinet
Artist description: "For Cynthia Basinet, her voice itself is an instrument. In terms of emotional power, it's a lethal weapon. Sensual, emotionally damaged and world-weary, Basinet's vocals have the makings of a film noir...
Cynthia Felton
Dr. Cynthia J. Felton serves as Artistic Director of The Ethnomusicology Library of American Heritage, a library of encyclopedias that traces contributions of music created in America. Cynthia is active as a performer and an educator. ...Cynthia Kaay Bennett
Cynthia Kaay Bennett is an Ohio native with a strong background as a musician as well as singer. In addition to playing clubs in the Midwest for the past 8 years, earlier in her career she toured in various states across the country for...
Cynthia Scott
“Most people sense that all is not well in the world we live in. And I’ve put these concerns to music …My goal at this time is to lift the world with my music.” " Cynthia Scott For three decades, the vocal artistry of the...
Cyrille Aimee
Cyrille Aimée has consistently proven herself to be an unstoppable, undeniable talent in the modern age of jazz. Internationally renowned and praised for her unparalleled abilities, Cyrille's vocal stylings are synonymous with...
D.J. Sweeney
My family has always been very musical. I've always been surrounded by live music, education and art. The family traveled to small towns with my musician father playing at dances in the sixties. He played boogie woogie piano, bluegrass...Dafna Naphtali
Dafna Naphtali is a sound-artist and improvisor-composer from an eclectic background of music- making. As singer/guitarist/electronic-musician she performs and composes using custom Max/MSP/ Jitter programs for sound processing of voice...
Dakota Lior
Dakota Lior is a singer, composer, keyboardist. Dakota's musicianship varies from blues, jazz and funk. She's been taught by great musicians including Diana Richardson, Carlos Campos, Russel Ferrante, Mike Campbell, Dida Pelled,...
Dakota Staton
Dakota Staton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied music at Pittsburgh's Filion School of Music. She was soon chosen to be a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, then the top band in the Pittsburgh area. After spending...Damond Wilson
Vocalist, born and raised in Tampa, Florida.Dan Patten
we have yet to release any albums except for a couple demos.our band is actually named PATTENTED JAZZ.my normal bandmates include paul harris(organ),jamie alcorn(guitar),danny sutherland(stand up)and geoff arrsenault(drums).we are playing...
Dana Lauren
Music has always been a major part of Dana's life. Playing classical piano since the age of 6 and studying classical voice since the age of 13, she has gained a respect and understanding for all different types of music. Having a mother...Dana Paul
Dana Paul Jazz Quartet A major player in the Florida music scene, Dana Paul selected 2001 Florida Music Awards 'Best Jazz Artist' and in 1999 he was voted Reader's Choice Best Local Jazz Performer. Dana Paul - Where it all began Born on...Dani Gurgel
Always gathering her contemporary artists, singer-songwriter Dani Gurgel makes modern brazilian music. Elements from all over the world are joined to jazz language, sophisticated harmony and the untiring search of what's new. Her voice is...Daniel A. Young
Central Indiana entertainer Daniel A. Young is a singer and musical performer specializing in “American Songbook” standards, jazz tunes and romantic ballads. On January 15, 2007, Dreamwalker Media released “A Place to Dream” /...
Daniel Barnett
DAN BARNETT Dan Barnett was born into music being the son of the legendary Sydney Bassist Cliff Barnett he began his musical life as a Trombonist studying with greats such as James Morrison, Conrad Herwig, Bruce Paulson, Dan Barrett, Don...Daniel Benzali
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Die Band cabeljau HERMANN FRIEDRICH WOHLFARTH und STEPHAN RÖDER lernen einander 1996 am Institut für Musikwissenschaften kennen. Auf dem 1998 produzierten Album BUMMTOWN vereinigen sich Gegensätze. Das musikalische Strukturgespür...
Daniel Matto
As an instrumentalist, Daniel performed throughout Australia, Sweden and Finland in big bands and other ensembles. Daniel then realized his true musical passion was singing and went on to study voice at the Australian Conservatory of...Daniela Lucienne Maria Persson
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Daniela Spagnolo
Born in Rome-Italy, Daniela sparks the imagination to all who listen. Her vocal stylings are inspired by the great jazz vocalists - Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn. Raised in New York, much of her training and experience had been with...
Danielle Eva
Danielle Eva is an american jazz vocalist and songwriter whose distinctive soulful and breezy style is keeping her in the international spotlight. Fusing jazz harmony, echoes of appalachia, and lilting latin rhythms with the palettes of...
Danielle Freeman
Danielle Freeman’s music is neo-baroque, expansive in improvisation and jazz form. Freeman's quintet, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a unification of opera vocalization, syllabic improvisation, jazz harmony and experimental freedom. She...
Danielle Reich
Jazz vocalist Danielle Reich doesn't consider herself in an exclusive relationship with the genre - she starts with a foundation of jazz standards, then draws freely from an eclectic array of French chanson (a la Edith Piaf), the gypsy...Danila Satragno
Biography missing, add it now.Danny Saguy
“By his deep voice and great phrasing, you could think that he is an American born in New Orleans. But the fact is that Danny is the best Israeli crooner,” born and raised in Israel. (Mia Bahir Yediot Achronot) The “DANNY SAGUY...
Dara Tucker
Dara Tucker was born into a musical family, so it's no surprise that her love affair with music began at such an early age. The daughter of a musician and a singer, she began singing in her Tulsa, Oklahoma church at age 5. By age 8 she...
Darden Purcell
DARDEN PURCELL is a Washington D.C. based jazz vocalist. A multi-faceted musician, Ms. Purcell is an active featured soloist with big bands and small ensembles, band leader and vocal instructor. Ms. Purcell has collaborated with many...Darragh Lyons
Although 24, I am very new to the singing scene. I had an upbringing of Sinatra, Damone, Bennett et al but not always the voice to inject my own interpretations and emotions. But I have found my voice now and in October 2004 I performed...Daryl Sherman
A sparkling mainstay of Manhattan nightlife, Daryl Sherman has been a fixture playing and singing for savvy New Yorkers, international visitors and dignitaries at the Waldorf Astoria’s famed Cole Porter Steinway. Equally at home in the...Datevik (Tatevik) Hovanesian
Jazz singer, educator, recording artist, and arranger. Performances in over 30 countries on every continent in every medium; concert halls, clubs, festivals, television and radio, master classes, workshops, recordings. Datevik has appeared...Dave Lambert
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David Cook (Idol)
Cook was the lead singer and guitarist of the band Axium from 1999 until 2006. He formed Axium in his junior year of high school with drummer Bobby Kerr. One of the band's songs, "Hold", was picked up by AMC Theatres Movie Tunes and was...David Floodstrand
As a club DJ of over 20 years, I have been introduced to so much great music. On this site however I think my primary foucus will be Jazz oriented vocals. My taste is pretty ecclectic. I love Sinatra, I grew up on Chet Baker, Lambert,...
David Sylvian
The David Sylvian that fronted new wave pop band Japan wore luminescent hair and glam make-up; on the cover of his solo debut, 1984's Brilliant Trees, he was stylish and refined, a gentleman popster. But the illustration that...
David Thorne Scott
PDF Version: http://www.karionpresskits.com/davidscott/davidscottonesheet.pdf David received a B.A., Magna Cum Laude in English and music from Drew University (Madison, NJ), an A.A.A. in Professional Music from the School for Music...David Thorne Scott Band
Armed with roses and a piano, singer/songwriter and pianist David Thorne Scott has designs on your heart with his new album Hopeful Romantic. Deep musicianship and creativity born of years of jazz explorations combine with...
David Tughan
Builder’s Brew, David’s second album on OT Records features David with The Organ Trio; Jim Mullen (guitar) Mike Gorman, (Hammond organ), Matt Skelton (drums) plus Steve Kaldestad on tenor sax. The album is a swinging synergy of...
Davids Angels
David’s Angels releases debut CD ”Substar” on Kopasetic Records, distributed through Naxos In a project where jazz, rock, minimalism, avant-garde influences the sound of the band, David’s Angels paints amazing soundscapes not...Davis and Dow
Multi award winning jazz duo Davis and Dow have chemistry. Soul mates that are two strong halves of one BIG sound. Dvis and Dow tackle jazz and pop standards with a daring sense of abandon. Their style is deeply rooted in the classic jazz...Dawn Alexis
Despite her small stature, this powerhouse performer will surprise you with the strength and precision of her vocals. Exuding a wonderful stage presence, Dawn Alexis commands her three-octave range with a remarkable agility and an...
de Ness
Original Latin and Nu Jazz, acoustic groove and blues chilled out lounge and a splash of Kabaret! Fellow composers Jen de Ness and Bill Atkinson, have been composing, recording and playing everything from folk and blues to pop, chill out...Deadra Hart
Regarded by fellow jazz singers as a dynamic improviser who interprets a lyric with sincerity and a beautiful sense of style, Deadra has a unique, crystal-clear voice. This New York City-based vocalist has lived and performed all over...
Dean Martin
Quick: name the artist, who (a) knocked the Beatles from the top chart position at the height of Beatlemania; (b) scored a gold record in 2004 with his fastest-selling album ever, which also hit the iTunes Top 5; (c) was worshipped by...
Deanna Reuben
Pick Yourself Up For a singer, the most devastating injury is one to the vocal chords. For a versatile vocalist whose repertoire includes opera and Broadway, such an injury is career threatening. Yet these are the issues that faced...
Debbie "The Delta Diva" Bivens
Debbie "The Delta Diva" Bivens Jazz Songstress Born and raised on the beautiful Mobile, Alabama, delta, Debbie 'The Delta Diva' Bivens began her singing career as the ‘first call’ vocalist for regional pro musicians. She relocated to...
Debbie Cunningham
"Soulful, romantic, elegant and sophisticated, an exquisite taste of jazz." These are just a few of the words that listeners have used to describe Debbie Cunningham's music. Vocalist Debbie Cunningham studied classical music at Temple...
Deborah Abrams
"A sensual and confident Jazz singer, Deborah Abrams' voice enters your ears and targets your soul. Taking San Diego by storm, she stands out as a Jazz and Blues dynamo performing live at every opportunity. She can belt out a tune half...
Deborah Brown
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Deborah's musical talents have propelled her from coast to coast in the USA, eventually leading her to Japan, Indonesia and the far east and culminating in a 12 year residency in Europe. Performing in...Deborah Connors
Deborah's musical influence began early in life, listening to the likes of Stan Getz, Larry Novak, Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans with her father, Chicago based jazz pianist and upright bass player, Bill Connors. Her mother Diane would...
Deborah Davis
DEBORAH DAVIS is a gifted singer and consummate performer with a warm angelic yet sultry voice that has captivated and seduced audiences throughout the world. Poet, lyricist, actress, artist, dancer, teacher, and athlete, the basics of her...Deborah J. Carter
Vocalist Deborah J. Carter was born in the U.S.A. and grew up in Hawaii and Japan. She travels extensively performing in jazz festivals, jazz clubs, seminars, and radio and TV shows through Europe and Asia with her trio or as a guest with...Deborah Shulman
Deborah Shulman, Singer, Recording Artist, Vocal Coach Growing up in Los Angeles, Deborah Shulman had the great fortune to be nurtured by a family with a very deep passion for music. Her late parents, both singers, lived in the back of...Deborah Winters
Vocalist/guitarist Deborah Winters is a vibrant performer who combines the elegance and sophistication of her extensive Jazz background with total command of a wide variety of popular music styles. With an emotionally captivating vocal...
Debra Dicembre
Debra Dicembre . . . is a multi-award winning Australian Jazz, Gospel & Songwriting artist. She is gifted with one of the finest female jazz and soul voices to be found. Presently , Debra is preparing to head into the studio with...Debra James Tucker
The unique style of Debra James Tucker has been molded by gospel and classical influences as well as jazz. She has performed with on tour with Michael Bolton and Jester Hairston. She has toured Europe with the opera Porgy and Bess and...
Dee Alexander
Dee Alexander is one of Chicago’s most gifted and respected female vocalist/songwriters. Her talents span every music genre, from Gospel to R&B, from Blues to Neo-Soul. Yet her true heart and soul are experienced in their purest form...Dee Anderson
Dee Anderson's debut album, 'THE WHITE ROSE' is a collection of evocative, lyrical melodies, all of which are intensified by Dee's unique vocal style and sensitivity. The album premiers some exquisite new songs and arrangements by the...
Dee Bell
Dee Bell (born July 16, 1950, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American jazz singer who recorded two albums on the Concord Jazz label in 1983 & 1985 with musicians Stan Getz, Eddie Duran, Tom Harrell and Al Plank. Recordings and...
Dee Daniels
Dee Daniels offers the jazz aficionado an ultimate treat--jazz served up with full-bodied silky tones that soar to the height and captures the depth of her four-octave range. She has a warm presence and performance ability in everything...
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Few entertainers have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium. Fewer still have been rewarded with Broadway’s coveted Tony Award (Best Featured Actress in a Musical The Wiz), nominated for the London theater’s West End...
DeeAnne Gorman
Heralding from the South, DeeAnne Gorman grew up with music and trained in voice, dance and various musical instruments. Through school, she participated in local and statewide choruses and concert bands, and sang with and directed a...
Deidre Rodman
An Idaho native, pianist/composer Deidre Rodman moved to New York in 1997 after receiving a master¹s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. She found work (and her husband!) playing for the Big Apple Circus, and spent...
Deitra Farr
Deitra Farr - Blues Singer Deitra Farr is considered one of Chicago’s top vocalists, fiery, energetic, and soul-stirring describes this woman, who has over the years been nominated for Traditional Female Blues artist of the year by...
Demetria Joyce Bailey
Demetria Joyce Bailey, Biography coming soon...
Dena Blue
Dena is delighted to sing the popular standards for your special event. She prides herself in learning the treasured favorites made popular by many of the legends of jazz, performed in her beautiful and unique style. Her soft...
Dena Blue And The BlueJazz Band
Dena is delighted to sing the popular standards for your special event. She prides herself in learning most of the treasured favorites made popular by many legends. Her soft sultry voice and Houston's top musicians, The BlueJazz...
Dena Taylor
One of the brightest smiles you could imagine is worn on the face of Dena Taylor. A jovial spirit with a robust laugh is what you will find if you’re fortunate enough to spend any time with her. Taylor spent twelve years abroad in the...
Denise Brigham
Wherever she performs she brings down the house! The most often heard expression is "how does such a big voice come out of such a tiny person?" Indeed her 5'3" stature hides a voice that rivals the best in professional entertainment...Denise Carbone
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Denise Donatelli
Denise Donatelli, a 2-time Grammy nominated and critically acclaimed Savant recording artist, has become one of today’s premiere jazz vocalists. Denise's GRAMMY nominations include her 2012 release SOUL SHADOWS for Best Jazz Vocal Album...
