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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 vocal style of singing to her mentors, the Great Ladies of Jazz, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Dinah Washington, and Carmen Mc Rae, but, Carrie truly has a Jazzin' style that is uniquely her own. She has a sound that is honey laden, soulful , sultry, and sings a pop, and blues tune that has a poignant mellow sound; her timing is right on and the subtle twists and turns in her phrasing make her that comparatively rarity, a real jazz singer with a great Sound!!. Carrie is dedicated to preserving this unique jazz music culture and encourages an awareness of it's history through music appreciation and understanding.

Ms. Jackson is a native Newarker' who honed her early talents in Newark, the Jazz Mecca of New Jersey. Carrie studied piano and voice with Howard "Duke" Anderson, teacher, composer, arranger and also performed with Duke's Big Band for many years. Her voice training and natural talents are evident providing for classical performances in Jazz & Pop favorites. Ms. Jackson rekindles thoughts of Newark's great jazz history when it had more than 200 jazz spots and great artist's were in great demand to include Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, James Moody Hank Mobley, Ike Quebec and "Sassy" Ms. Sarah Vaughan.

Carrie's latest CD "IF I HAD MY WAY" has put her in the Critic's poll list of "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition". Her radio appearances an Television in 2006 include "Singers Unlimited Show" WBGO Jazz Radio 88.3, Newark, NJ, a live interview with On-Air Host, Michael Bourne, and a a live interview/performance on NJ 12 News "Spotlight" with Della Crews, Anchorwoman, and with On-Air Host, Mark Blaustein, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. Her travels have taken her to Paris, France, touring in the U.S. and abroad, and most recently in 2006 performed as the Featured Artist at the Grand Opening of The Savannah Jazz & Blues Bistro, Bluffton, So. Carolina, Iridium Jazz Club, NYC, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Newark, NJ, Shanghai Jazz, Madison, NJ. in 2006 a featured artist Cape May Jazz Festival 2006, Cape May, NJ. Carrie has worked with Norman Simmons, Earl May, Stanley Jordan, Chris White, Virginia Mayhew, Lisle Atkinson, Vince Ector, Willie Williams, Paul Ellington, Ellington Legacy Band, and many others. The spontaneous interplay with her long time band mates, Lou Rainone, Tomoko Ohno, Steve Freeman, and Gordon Lane, creates a unique and captivating ensemble.

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A Musical Tribute to Jazz Legend Sarah "Sassy" Vaughan Featuring Carrie Jackson Quintet

A Musical Tribute to Jazz Legend Sarah "Sassy" Vaughan Featuring Carrie Jackson Quintet

Source: Daniel Kassell - Authentic Marketing

THE PRIORY RESTAURANT & JAZZ CLUB Proudly Presents a Musical Tribute To Jazz Legend Sarah “Sassy" Vaughan 3/27/1924 - 4/3/1990 Featuring Carrie Jackson & Jazzin' All Star Ensemble Norman Simmons, pn, Lisle Atkinson, bs, James Stewart, sax, Gordon Lane, drms Friday, March 27, 2009 7:00 pm-11:00 pm No Cover Charge- Minimum First come First, First served basis Food or Beverage purchase required Priory Restaurant & Jazz ...

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The Iridium Brunch Starts Again This Sunday 11am-3pm Special Guest Carrie Jackson

The Iridium Brunch Starts Again This Sunday 11am-3pm Special Guest Carrie Jackson

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/

The Iridium Brunch Starts Again This Sunday January 7th 11am-3pm

“Iridium: The best place to have Jazz and brunch in New York City" --Jazz Now Magazine

IRIDIUM SCORES A 22 FOOD RATING IN ZAGATS! GREAT JAZZ AND GREAT FOOD ARE NO LONGER MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE!

THE BRUNCH HOUSE BAND IS COMPOSED OF Barry Levitt ...

Star Ledger, Jazz Review
Zan Stewart, Jazz Critic

"Carrie is an advocate of the Great American Popular Songbook; a timeless wealth of material; and presents it with spirit and feeling, her renditions have a personal, not derivative, ring.

Ms. Jackson delivers these in just the right volume and vigor to reach all listeners; she digs into her comely lower ranges, mixed with her own jazz smarts, and sings in a no- nonsense manner, and makes the numbers breathe. Carrie Jackson is a rich-voiced blues, ballads and jazz standards singer who knows how to put a song across"

WBGO FM 88.3 Jazz Radio NY
Ben Duncan, On-Air Host

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Carrie Jackson, A...

C-Jay Recording & Productions, Inc.
2014

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If I Had MY Way

Unknown label
2005

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