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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 formal lessons in piano and singing later on).
In the early 1950s, Bey got his first real professional exposure with the television show “Startime,” with Connie Francis. He was with the show for five years. During this time (1953), he sang with Louis Jordan at the Apollo Theatre in New York. With the name Andy and the Bey Sisters, he worked for 10 years with his sisters Geraldine and Salome, touring internationally.
By the early 1970s, Bey was touring with the Thad Jones- Mel Lewis big band (for a year), and doing a fair amount of collaborating, singing in a number of different styles and genres. Artists included Horace Silver, Stanley Clarke and Gary Bartz. His own band, Experience And Judgment, of this time reflected a then-vogue East Indian flavor. He continued to work with Silver into the 1980s, and collaborated with Fred Hersch in 1996. His first American album in 20 years was Ballads Blues And Bey (Evidence, 1996), a recording of tunes by Strayhorn, Ellington, Gershwin and Porter.
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- Ain't Necessarily So by Chris M. Slawecki
- Ain't Necessarily So by Martin Longley
- Ain't Necessarily So by C. Michael Bailey
- 'Round Midnight by David Rickert
- American Song by Russ Musto
- Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters by Mathew Bahl
- Experience and Judgement by Larry Grogan
- Shades of Bey by Robert Spencer
August 17, 2013
Enter the "Andy Bey - The World According to Andy Bey" Giveaway at All...
June 12, 2013
Blue Note Jazz Fest 2013: Roy Haynes, Andy Bey, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble...
June 27, 2008
Jazz Festival: Andy Bey's Still Learning After All These Years
October 18, 2007
New Live CD by Singer Andy Bey Due for October 30 Release
October 10, 2007
New Live CD by Vocalist Andy Bey Due for October 30 Release
April 04, 2007
Geri Allen & Andy Bey Bethany Baptist Church Jazz Vespers Saturday,...
February 22, 2007
Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar Features Andy Bey, Mike Stern...
November 10, 2004
Thalia Music Welcomes Andy Bey
August 19, 2004
Andy Bey in Seattle - August 27-28, 2004
March 22, 2004
Avery Brooks Joins Andy Bey as Special Guest at Le Jazz Au Bar
November 18, 2002
Vocal Extravaganza At The Blue Note With Jane Monheit And Andy Bey
December 13, 2001
Andy Bey and Barbara Carroll continue Singers Over Manhattan Series -...
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