Queen Esther stepped out of her Low Country childhood and took her classically trained four octave range from a performing arts high school in Atlanta, GA to Austin, TX quickly becoming a local/regional favorite as a singer and performer/entertainer on the theater scene and as a member of RoTel and the Hot Tomatoes. After relocating to NYC, her work as a vocalist, lyricist/writer, songwriter and actor/solo performer led to creative collaborations in neo-vaudeville, alternative theater, various alt-rock configurations, (neo) swing bands, trip hop DJs, spoken word performances, jazz combos, jam bands, various blues configurations, original Off Broadway plays and musicals, experimental music/art noise and performance art.
Queen Esther's distinct sound -- Black Americana -- began to emerge through creative collaborations with guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Elliot Sharp (their critically acclaimed effort "Mighty"/Homestead Records is available as a German import) and in live performance with James "Blood" Ulmer (her featured vocals on the Vernon Reid-produced "No Escape From The Blues" garnered national/international critical praise while earning a spot in Rolling Stone's pick of The Best 50 CDs of 2003). Most recently, her songs and vocals are featured on Blues & Grass: The 52nd St. Blues Project (Chesky). Produced by Mr. Ulmer, this acoustic live CD assembles downtown NYC luminaries Charles Burnham, Aubrey Dayle and Mark Petersen to create a black folk sound.
Queen Esther also sang regularly with composer/pianist JC Hopkins Biggish Band , a thirteen piece line-up of celebrated New York City musicians (Patience Higgins, James Zollar, Vincent Chancey) and guest vocalists/co-songwriters (Madelene Peroux, Norah Jones, Syd Straw) that features original swing tunes and hard bop. Their CD, Underneath A Brooklyn Moon, is available everywhere on Tigerlily Records. (For more info: www.jchopkins.com)
After getting a publishing deal from Bug Music , Queen Esther self-released her Black Americana debut Talkin' Fishbowl Blues -- now available at iTunes , CD Baby and Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas.
Raised in the Deep South, nurtured on the stages/performance spaces of NYC, Queen Esther is poised to bring a new sound to the world.For more info: www.queen-esther.com
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