Ginger Commodore & GCQ

GCQ - My Funny Valentine4 Women for Obama w/special guest Stokely WilliamsGINGER COMMODORE SINGER/SONGWRITER/ACTRESS ( www.gingercommodore.com )Ginger has been a member of the Twin Cities music scene for many years Her career has taken her down many musical roads She began her performing as along time member of the Grammy Award winning Sounds of Blackness, touring across the United States. She was (and remains) an original member of the local female group, Women Who Cook; She has performed with Yanni and Chameleon; The Minnesota Opera Company; as well as The Twin City Gospel Ensemble, The J.D. Steele Singers and a whole host of others.Her theatrical credits include: the World Premiere of DEATH IN THE FAMILY with the Minnesota Opera Company, SELMA with the Penumbra Theatre Company, BLACK BELTS at the Mixed Blood Theatre, STAMPING, SHOUTING & SINGING HOME with the Children's Theatre Company and most recently the production of SMOKEY JOES CAFÉ at Hey City Theater.She has been a featured soloist in the Minnesota Orchestra Pops series at Orchestra Hall with Doc Severenson. And as part of the Witness Music Series under the direction of Phillip Brunelle, she takes her musical knowledge and skills into the schools to work with students and recently during a young peoples concert, performed with Patrice Rushen.And now shes firmly planted in Jazz! Ginger currently performs with the noted jazz ensemble, Moore By Four. With them she tours the United States performing at Colleges and Universities, Concert Halls and Coliseums and renown Jazz Festivals. Portugal, Italy, Finland, Sicily and Japan have sampled her wares.Ginger most recently returned from a two month tour of the U.K. as a member of the Lengendary "Chiffons" (famous for such songs as He's So Fine, One Fine Day) Special thanks go out to Judy Craig Mann, leader singer of the Chiffons.She fine tunes her craft by working with her own trio, Ginger Commodore and GCQGinger Commodore is one of the premier jazz vocalists in the upper Midwest. Whether performing with her own quartet (GCQ) or as a member of the internationally known vocal jazz quartet "Moore By Four", Ginger is one singer you will soon not forget.