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Scotti Austin

Scotti began her entertainment career as an actress. While doing stage work, it was required that she sing for a role. After engaging in numerous vocal workshops, she finds a joy in singing and decides to pursue it further. When she learns about jazz, she is just fascinated by the old standards. With the encouragement of mentors she begins to perform publicly. Performances at open mics, festivals and social clubs lead to professional gigs. From actress to singer, a new career is born.

She sings jazz standards from the 20's to 50's, the Golden Age of Jazz. An era spanning 40 years, when jazz was in it's heyday. She takes you on a sentimental journey to a better simpler time. Back to a time when families gathered around the radio in living room to listen to the sounds of jazz, swing and big band resonating weekly broadcast. Men wore suits and ladies wore seamed stockings and gloves. Buying war bonds is the thing to do. She emulates this old style with with a poise and elegance that has not been prevelant in the music industry for more than half a century. She has deliberately decided to keep alive a musical tradition that started with musical greats like Billie Holiday, The Andrew Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald ...just to name a few.

Her repertoire includes numerous jazz, swing and big band selections. It's a consummate collection of some of the most beloved standards in the great American songbook. Everything from pan tin alley, vaudeville to jazz and blues. Many of her song selections are from the Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart and Duke Ellington songbooks. All of these songs have a wonderful ambiance and put you in a mood. They always tell these wonderful stories of life and love. For the fun of it she throw in theme songs from television and film that reflect the style of that era. She finds a great joy in being on stage. Her audience ranges in age from young to old. Playfully, she wows them with her distinctive voice and charm. She has a natural vibrato. Her fashion sense adds to the ambiance of her show. It is influenced by the fashions of that time and her current mood. Everything from flowing gowns, tuxedos, sailor suits, pill-box hats and more. A tinge of flapper, pinup, vargas, burlesque and cabaret reflect a playful style. All of this style and music with the retro twist of today... bridging the past and present.

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