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Deborah Gray Jazz

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About Me

DEBORAH GRAY writes breakthrough jazz originals, which run the gamut of fresh swing tunes through to innovative nu-jazz grooves.Not content to just re-hash jazz cover songs, Australian writer and singer Deborah Gray travelled to New York in the 1990's to study jazz and theatre. There she formed both a classic jazz trio and an experimental jazz quartet and performed in many of NYCs top clubs, including The Supper Club, Blue Note, Tatou, Bradleys, and Maxims.Peforming with and winning the respect of many of the 'young lions' of the New York jazz scene, Deborah has performed with some of the brightest young jazz stars in the business, including Christian McBride and Roy Hargrove. Her original jazz tune "Feelin Fine" (featuring ROY HARGROVE ON TRUMPET) has since won a bronze medal in the International and South Pacific Song Contest, which has over 70 countries participating, including UK, USA, Australia and Japan)After returning home to Australia, Deborah was asked to include two of her self-penned tunes on the soul/jazz/groove compilation CD "Undertones Volume3" which became one of the countrys best selling Australian nu-jazz albums and had the local music press and DJs in Australia and the United Kingdom singling out Deborahs fine vocals and compositions as being two of the most exciting tracks on that highly acclaimed album. She has composed songs for Olympic Gold Medalists Torvill & Dean's world tour and DEBORAH GRAY'S jazz/groove EP 'Still Got a Thing' became JJJ radio's CD of the month in it's first week of release. Deborah's all original Jazz CD will be released later in 2007 and will include more of her New York recordings, her latest Aust. tracks, as well as featuring some of both country's finest jazz and beat players.

DEBORAH'S ORIGINAL JAZZ CD SOON AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON-LINE....Check back here for details of release date and band tour dates, ***DeborahGrayJazz ©

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Member Since: 7/24/2006
Band Members: 'Still Got a Thing' - - words/melody by Deborah Gray: arranger & producer Kevin Kehoe (Cheeky Buddha Studio) .............. 'Feelin Fine' - words/melody Deborah Gray produced by Bob Burke/Tallman Studio NYC/New York USA...... Trumpet/Roy Hargrove - (featured track) ...........Aussie recordings: musicians:- keyboards/Sean Wayland and Kevin Kehoe, Trumpet/Peter Bishop, Saxophone/John Mackey, Bass/Alex Hewitson(remix dub of) 'Manhattan' - produced by Dubmaster Woody, co producer Deborah Gray, Sydney & Melbourne.............**NEW ALBUM UPDATE - DEBUT ALBUM PREVIEW TRACKS NOW AVAILABLE HERE FOR LIMITED EDITION DOWNLOAD - DETAILS OF UPCOMING BAND TOUR DATES COMING SOON........Mail Order Music... write to: JazzFresh/DeborahGray Productions P.O. box 229. Woollahra. NSW. AUSTRALIA. 2025........................................................ ................................... webpagedesign by megan
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Global Jazz/Beat Collaboration Project

As creative artists we'd like to send out the message that the world can still collaborate together....especially with music... and now with technology musical artists around the world can work t...
Posted by Deborah Gray Jazz on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 02:14:00 PST