Sonia Edgy

Growing up in Polish mountains, Sonia received her early music education from some of the finest Polish artists.In 2008 Sonia was offered a scholarship from Frost School of Music University of Miami (USA) and successfully passed entry exams at K. Szymanowski Academy of Music (PL) for Jazz Voice studies. In 2009 she got signed to an international booking agency and for the next 5 years continuously performed in over 10 countries across Europe, Asia and Middle East, singing with variety of bands singing mainly jazz music but including also some pop, reggae, soul and rock gigs. Visit www.soniaedgy.com for more. Since 2011 Sonia works with speakers and singers helping them to overcome their voice – related issues and in 2016 Sonia completed her original teaching method called Meet Your Voice (www.meetyourvoice.com) In 2013 Sonia moved to London. Warmly received on London jazz scene she already managed to sing upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club, 606 Jazz Club, Vortex Jazz Club, Jazz Cafe POSK, Primo Bar Plaza Westmister, Jazz at the Crypt, Brasserie Tolouse Lautrec & Jazz Bar among many other smaller venues in London and in the UK. Inspirations: Billy Holiday, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Rachelle Ferrell, Sade, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Amy Winehouse, Jazzmeia Horn and Mark Murphy Sonia shared stage with greats like Steve Williamson, Gary Crosby, Rob Luft, Robin Banerjee, Dermot McNeil, Ben Hazleton, Rob Barron, Olie Brice, David Mrakpor, Dave Storey, Nick Shankland, Tim Lapthorne, Steve Rose, Dan Rainstein, Shane Forbes, Loz Speyer, Aleksandra Topczewska, Eleonora Gorini, Dian Caspar, Alex Windsor, Ashley Blasse, Emiliano Caroselli, Kitty La Roar, Alice Williams, Oli Arlotto, Caroline Scott, Wayne Matthews, Dimitris Dimopolous, Fraser Bernstein, Christian Vaughan, Rio Kai, Wilmer Sifontes, Jamie Murray, Nick Lenner- Webster, Charlie Stacey, Mario Bakuna, Edson Gondim, Tamas Teszary, Tommy Remon, Josue Ferreira, Dario di Lecce, Andrea Trillo, Dario Congedo, Livio Polisano, Mikele Montolli, Giovanni Cresseri, Kevin Glasgow, Evie O’Driscoll, Sebastian Maniura, George Winstone, Romeo Velluto, Marco Tranchina, Gary Wilcox, Phillip Bent (GRP All Stars), Knoel Scott (Sun Ra Arkestra) and many others great musicians whose names are not enlisted here.

Awards

UK BEAT100 six times acknowledged Sonia with their A&R Awards. Billy Holiday, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Rachelle Ferrell, Sade, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Amy Winehouse, Jazzmeia Horn and Mark Murphy

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