Member Since: 4/18/2007
Band Website: Coming soon.
Influences: Carmen McRae, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Horn, Sarah Vaughan, Carol Sloane, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Zoot Sims, Nancy Wilson, Ella, Carol Kidd, Kurt Elling, Oscar Peterson, Brad Mehldau, Duke Ellington, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, Mark Murphy, Bill Charlap, Bing Crosby, Diane Reeves, Tony Bennett, marian Mcpartland, Patricia Barber,Rufus Wainwright, Stan Getz, Count Basie, Tierney Sutton, Peggy Lee, Abbey Lincoln, Artie Shaw, Nancy Lamott, Billy May, Woody Herman, McCoy Tyner, Mabel Mercer......and several thousand others. Accomplished jazz singing pays attention not only to the lyric and a careful grasp of melodic invention, it must also be accompanied by a voice that is tuneful, flexible and is possessed of range. It is ironic that, today, many singers who are possessed of precisely these qualities are sometimes mistaken (disparagingly) as 'cabaret' singers. Consequently, there are now legions of 'breathy' chanteuses crowding the airwaves who adopt the mantle of 'jazz singer' solely on account of the fact that they have attended a 'workshop.' I like to think that careful listeners are still able to discern the difference between the two.
Sounds Like: ......he can give both a novel and truthful account of a song.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None