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Tammy Scheffer

Vocalist and composer Tammy Scheffer has been a creative force in NYC’s vibrant music scene for more than a decade. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “innovative, provocative and alluring,” Scheffer lends her voice to ensembles that range from jazz to progressive rock, from improvised music to modern classical music. Most recently she appeared on albums with Stefan Bauer’s Voyage West, Amanda Monaco’s Pirkei Avot, and Joe Phillips’ opera The Grey Land. As a bandleader, Tammy released an album with her sextet on the label Inner Circle Music. Tammy performed at Carnegie Hall and Birdland in NYC, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Revoice Festival in London, MISA Festival in China, San Sebastian Jazz Festival in Spain, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington DC, Chicago Cultural Center, and many other premier stages.

As an educator, Tammy works with a wide variety of students in her studio and in class settings. She has coached small jazz ensembles, taught music theory classes, and led vocal jazz repertoire and vocal improvisation workshops. In her voice studio, she works with students to improve their vocal technique and build musicianship skills.

Tammy holds an M.M. in Jazz Composition from Queens College, a B.M. in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory, and a Certificate in Vocology from the University of Utah. She is a PAVA-Recognized Vocologist, and a member of the Pan American Vocology Association and of the Recording Academy.

Awards

Participant in Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency, March 2007


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Extended Analysis

Tammy Scheffer: Wake Up, Fall Asleep

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Tammy Scheffer Wake Up, Fall Asleep Inner Circle Music 2011 Tammy Scheffer is a singer of few words. Other that the standard “When You Wish Upon A Star," none of Wake Up, Fall Asleep, Scheffer's 2010 debut recording, has any lyrics. Other than “Star," Scheffer composed all of the songs herself, and prefers to compose melodies without words. Not only does this allow the listener to imprint their own feelings and moods upon the pieces, ...

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Take Five With Tammy Scheffer

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Meet Tammy Scheffer: Born in Belgium, raised in Israel and currently residing in Brooklyn, NY, vocalist and composer Tammy Scheffer's music combines influences of contemporary jazz with her own expressive voice and unique approach to vocal improvisation. She recently recorded an album of her original compositions for a sextet, to be released in October 2010 by Inner Circle Music.Saxophonist Greg Osby was in the studio on the day of the recording, and later commented: “The music was vibrant, ...

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Tammy Scheffer Sextet Performing at Beehive in Boston on Tuesday, April 12

Tammy Scheffer Sextet Performing at Beehive in Boston on Tuesday, April 12

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts

Celebrating their debut album, Wake Up, Fall Asleep, the Tammy Scheffer Sextet is performing at the Beehive Jazz Club in Boston's South End on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 from 8:00 p.m. to Midnight. Born in Belgium and raised in Israel, Ms. Scheffer is a talented singer and composer whose band includes Andrew Urbina (alto sax), Steve Pardo (tenor sax), Lefteris Kordis (piano), Brad Barrett (bass) and Ronen Itzik (drums). For a full schedule of jazz events at the Beehive, click ...

"...Innovative, provocative and alluring... Scheffer has a great deal to say in music, sound and word." -Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

"Scheffer has the agility and panache of a seasoned horn player and the imagination of the brightest stars of her generation" -Andrea Canter, JazzPolice.com

Primary Instrument

Vocals

Location

New York City

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Teaching voice and improvisation to students of all levels, in Boston and Brooklyn.

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

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Filtron M
2021

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Tammy Scheffer: Wake...

Inner Circle Music
2011

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Wake Up Fall Asleep

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When You Wish Upon A Star

From: Wake Up Fall Asleep
By Tammy Scheffer

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