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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 Pianist Kevin Hunt to record the final trx, for her 2nd Gospel CD. This will be all original works. Now based on the Shoalhaven South Coast, Debra Dicembre's South Coast Jazz Review has just completed the Winter '09 series of gigs at Mountain Ridge Wines. This series of shows saw her perform with longtime colleagues Kevin Hunt, Mark Isaacs, Ralph Marshall, & Jeremy Sawkins as well as newer collaborators, John Harkins, Brendan Clarke, Denys Mason & Phil Scorgie. Most recently, Debra has been performing with children's bigband Kinderjazz, with whom she recorded the CD, “THE ONE FOR ME”. Oct/Nov '08 saw them play to a sold out Sydney Opera House audience for 2 weeks at Baby Proms. Born into a family of musicians, Debra took to the stage at age 5 and went on to win 2003 Australian Gospel Songwriting Award

Awards

1988 Australian Jazz Singers Award 1998 Unisong International Songwriters Award - 1st place 2003 Australian Gospel Awards - Lyrics


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Jazz Kings "Vocalist Debra Dicembre is really fetching, a bundle of unrestrained happiness on “Before I Go Inside” but seductively sad on “Playtime Blues.”

Kinderjazz CD ' The One For Me ' 2008

Primary Instrument

Vocals

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

Senior Vocal Tutor @ School Of Creative Arts NSW Aust 1996-1998 Vocal & Dramatic Stage Vocal tutor Singapore School Of Creative Arts 2002 Private Tuition School 1996-2006

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Music

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