Elaine Dame
ARTIST'S BIO
Dame has risen to the top ranks of Chicago jazz singers, with a musicality that allows her to improvise things most singers shouldn't even try. She possesses everything one could want in a true jazz vocalist: centered intonation, an enviable command of rhythm, and a translucent but powerful instrument.” ~ Neil Tesser, Grammy award-winning critic and Author, The Playboy Guide to Jazz
Elaine Dame, jazz vocalist, band leader, recording artist and private vocal jazz instructor, is a Vocal dynamo...[and] continues to be a gem in the city's vocal jazz scene according to Time Out Chicago. Since 1997, Dame has headlined the finest venues in Chicago, the Midwest and the nation, collaborating with some of the finest jazz instrumentalists. She has enjoyed residencies at such notable music rooms as the Rainbow Room, Michael Feinstein's 54 Below and the Metropolitan Room in New York City - and in Chicago, Elaine headlined the 2015 Chicago Jazz Festival and appears regularly at Winter's Jazz Club and The Jazz Showcase, to name but a few.
Comes Love, Ms. Dame's debut recording on the blujazz record label, was released to wide critical acclaim and international radio play. Her joy in the act of singing is obvious throughout the entirety of 'Comes Love.' Dame combines a freshness of approach with an unaffected fondness for the music she sings. The result is a clear-eyed approach to her material that remains accessible to a broad cross section of listeners, potentially enlarging the audience for jazz, says Jazz Improv Magazine.
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January 18, 2012
Chicago Jazz Great Makes Big Apple Debut at NYC's Metropolitan Room
“Her new album You’re My Thrill is exactly what you’d expect from a consummate pro here in Chicago. The sidemen are a who’s who of top notch players in town, and the arrangements are refreshingly well thought out
Primary Instrument
Voice / vocals
Location
Chicago
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
JAZZ SINGING LESSONS Elaine Dame, professional jazz vocalist and recording artist with fifteen years experience in the industry, is now accepting vocal jazz students in Chicago and the surrounding area. Learn correct breathing and posture, increase your range, endurance and control and learn the fundamentals of theory, phrasing, scatting and interpretation, with an emphasis on individuality, creativity and fun! My vocal instruction rates are extremely reasonable. FROM MY FIRST STUDENT "Thank you very much for having wonderful lessons