Please see the various choir Google classrooms for listening links and practice aids for current repertoire.
Vocal Jazz Solo IDEAS
Sing LIKE your chosen STAR!
You Tube typically has a LOT of options. Many have WORDS on the screen versions available also.
A special thanks to Leah and Hadley for compiling these lists. They are a fantastic resource!
FEMALE SINGERS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ci3Zljwt5OboGQQWj59RrWgu8UDDhil
MALE SINGERS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ci3Zljwt5NNJjgxfqZ0033WJOtCSngv
MIXED playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcsY8kPvlv5ojdtOudy2yA1m8l14a76lt
Here is a list of some SUGGESTIONS FOR JAZZ SINGERS (Almost anything sung by the following fit in the jazz idiom):
Classic Female Jazz Singers:
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan
Contemporary Female Jazz Singers:
Diana Krall, Nikki Yanofsky, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Norah Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Esperanza Spalding, Jane Monheit, and Madeline Peyroux
The following article in “jazz.com” has a great article on some contemporary jazz artists.
http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-12-jazz-divas-you-need-to-know
Classic Male Jazz Singers:
Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole, and Chet Baker
Contemporary Male Jazz Singers:
Michael Buble, Gregory Porter, Harry Connick Jr, Kurt Elling (scats), Sachal Vasandani, John Pizzerelli, Bobby McFerrin, Frank D’Rone, Giacomo Gates (known for his scatting)
We have a lot of CDs in our choir collection if you STILL need more options!
Have fun!
You Tube typically has a LOT of options. Many have WORDS on the screen versions available also.
A special thanks to Leah and Hadley for compiling these lists. They are a fantastic resource!
FEMALE SINGERS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ci3Zljwt5OboGQQWj59RrWgu8UDDhil
MALE SINGERS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ci3Zljwt5NNJjgxfqZ0033WJOtCSngv
MIXED playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcsY8kPvlv5ojdtOudy2yA1m8l14a76lt
Here is a list of some SUGGESTIONS FOR JAZZ SINGERS (Almost anything sung by the following fit in the jazz idiom):
Classic Female Jazz Singers:
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan
Contemporary Female Jazz Singers:
Diana Krall, Nikki Yanofsky, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Norah Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Esperanza Spalding, Jane Monheit, and Madeline Peyroux
The following article in “jazz.com” has a great article on some contemporary jazz artists.
http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-12-jazz-divas-you-need-to-know
Classic Male Jazz Singers:
Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole, and Chet Baker
Contemporary Male Jazz Singers:
Michael Buble, Gregory Porter, Harry Connick Jr, Kurt Elling (scats), Sachal Vasandani, John Pizzerelli, Bobby McFerrin, Frank D’Rone, Giacomo Gates (known for his scatting)
We have a lot of CDs in our choir collection if you STILL need more options!
Have fun!