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Julie Cresswell

About Me



A longtime music veteran, Julie has worked with many legends, almost too numerous to name, from Earl Klugh to Brian Setzer to Stan Getz!

From an early upbringing singing the music of the church, she followed her interests into a variety of American music genres, from folk thru folk rock into blues, bluegrass, country, swing, jazz, bossa nova and bebop.

Julie now weaves together her passion for jazz with a warm, mellow and intimate vocal quality, performing sensitive to swinging interpretations of the great tunes of the American Songbook and bebop standards, garnished and sprinkled with tasty seasonings of contemporary jazz compositions, including her own lyrical collaborations with several noteworthy composers! Keep your ears tuned!

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/11/2007
Band Website: www.jazzmatrix.com/jewells
Band Members:

The very talented musicians with me on these tracks ~
"Joy Spring", "Eastwood Lane", "There's No You", "Anthropology"
Live at the Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill
with
Serge Kasimoff, piano
Tony Dumas, bass
Fritz Wise, drums

"Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)"
Live at Jazz On The Hill
with
Karen Hammack, piano
Ryan McGillicuddy, bass
Devin Kelly, drums
Julie Cresswell, guitar

"Almost Like Being In Love" ~ (video) Live at Giannelli Square ~
Karen Hammack, piano
Adam Cohen, bass
Don Littleton, drums

"The Nearness of You"
Josh Nelson, piano

"A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"
"It Might As Well Be Spring" (video)
Karen Hammack, piano
Jim Hughart, bass
Matt Gordy, drums

"It Might As Well Be Spring"
Steve Rawlins Trio
Jazz Ballads For Singers

The Jazz on the Hill Workshop recordings
"Anthropology"/"You Are There"/"Rhode Island"/"Desafinado"/"Nightingale"
all tracks with Karen Hammack, piano and Julie Kelly, vocal coach
except "You Are There" with Gaea Schell, piano

Influences: Carmen McRae, Nat King Cole, Johnny Hartman, Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, John Collins, Bill Evans, Anita O'Day, Julie Kelly, Rebecca Kilgore, Roberta Gambarini, Madeline Eastman, Jon Hendricks, Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, Chet Baker, Fred Astaire, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, George Van Eps, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen... just a sampling, there are waaay too many (thankfully!) wonderful jazz singers, musicians & songwriters who I am constantly learning from, and space here is necessarily limited - but in time, and space, their artistry and legacy has no limits!
Sounds Like: she's at it again....
(I stole that line from Bob Mitchell)

Almost Like Being In Love



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My Blog

the Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill was jammin!

We had a great time! It was swingin and boppin and wistful and waltzin.... It's a wonderful room and I recommend you go there soon, to hear ANYbody! great sound - see all that wood? and yummy food as...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Almost Like Being In Love - Giannelli Square

Working all day with Cathy Segal-Garcia, Michele Weir, and Ingrid James, visiting from Australia, an adventurous, intrepid and wonderfully varied assortment of 20 jazz vocalists recently put together ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:11:00 GMT

"I Love To Singa"

I've been howling with Owl Jolson for years! You too? Enjoy and hope it brings a smile to your day!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28hk97-vZdQ1936 Owl Jolson, Great QualityAnd here's the original - d...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:44:00 GMT

The American Songbook Preservation Societys Benefit Concert

What a treat I got on Mother's Day! Cathy Segal-Garcia, known not only for her great jazz singing, but also for her active dedication and involvement in stimulating our musical community, put togethe...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 18:30:00 GMT

Czardas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9c0S2hRsM0 My grandfather was a violinist. My father especially loved Hungarian Gypsy violin and Czardas was music I heard over and over again almost from the...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:17:00 GMT

Workshop recordings

I finally learned how to do digital music editing! I edited a few clips from Julie Kelly's "Jazz on the Hill" workshop and uploaded them for you to listen. Unfortunately I got a bad head cold the la...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:00 GMT

"Jazz On The Hill" Vocal Workshop with Julie Kelly

It's been an extreme pleasure to participate in another session of Julie Kelly's continuing vocal workshop series, "Jazz on the Hill". We meet every Monday night for 7 weeks with Julie and pianist Ka...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:55:00 GMT

Swingin into Spring!!

Went to a wonderful party last night hosted by noted jazz writer & critic Scott Yanow. Scott has long had an annual jam session to celebrate his birthday every year in early October. I've been going ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:15:00 GMT