Jazz with twist of pop-love songs

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JAZZ: Jazz Vocals, EASY LISTENING: Love Songs



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Carol Welsman

Carol Welsman is an internationally acclaimed vocalist and pianist whose expressive vocal styling and dynamic stage presence have captivated audiences around the world.

Achievements

â¢Has sold 60,000 jazz albums in Canada, a feat accomplished by few jazz artists

â¢Nominated for Best Keyboardist and Best Female Vocalist at the 2006 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards

â¢Nominated for Best Vocalist and for Best Original Composition âYou take me awayâ at the 2005 Smooth Jazz Awards (Canada)

â¢Grammy Awards producer Pierre Cossette produced Carolâs newest CD/DVD project, âWhatâcha Got Cookinâ?â on his new label Ludlow Music, to be released in 2006

â¢Featured performer on âLarry King Liveâ for the 9/11 Commemoration, 2004

â¢Four Juno Award nominations (Canadian Grammys) for her five CDs

â¢Featured artist in âThe Language of Loveâ Documentary (1 hr.) aired on CBC Canada, 2005, with special guests Herbie Hancock, Djavan, ad Oscar Castro Neves

â¢Has written lyrics for various international pop stars including âBaby Close Your Eyesâ recorded by Celine Dion on her 2004 âMiracleâ CD, and for Ray Charles

â¢âThis Lullabyâ, a co-written composition, is licensed for a Samsung digital camera commercial in Korea, Ukraine and China

â¢Co-hosted the 2000 Billboard Jazz awards with Herbie Hancock on BET

Style

â¢Blending international rhythms and languages showcases her ability to cross musical boundaries while remaining within the jazz idiom

â¢Refreshing take on arrangements breathes new life into jazz and pop song classics, in a style thatâs all her own

â¢Interpretations range from sultry and warm to infectiously energetic

â¢Vocals run the gamut from being hauntingly reminiscent of Peggy Lee, to swinging a la Ella

â¢Block chord piano/vocal improvisations set her apart in todayâs jazz world

â¢Offers both standards and original compositions

â¢Performs a variety of shows ranging from Pops Symphony Orchestras to intimate cabaret settings

â¢Musical influences include Antonio Carlos Jobim, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, George Benson & Patti Austin.

Carol Welsman

Fun Facts

â¢Fluent in French, Italian and English, Carol also sings in Portuguese. Her unaccented delivery is both elegant and authentic.

â¢Sang her first song, âO my darlin' Clementineâ, at age one

â¢Has performed for such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, California Governor Gray Davis, Stevie Wonder and Gordon Lightfoot, to mention a few

â¢Has her own recording label in Canada, Welcar Music

â¢Elegant, six foot tall strawberry blonde⦠Tennis anyone?

Background

â¢Granddaughter of founder and first conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Frank S. Welsman

â¢Mastered violin, double bass and classical piano by the end of high school

â¢Attended Bostonâs Berklee College of Music â majored in piano performance

â¢Studied voice in Europe with Christiane Legrand, sister of Michel Legrand

â¢English lyricist for the compositions of Romano Musumarra, producer/song-writer for such artists as Celine Dion, Ray Charles, Pavarotti, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Ginette Reno, Alessandro Safina and Chrissy Hynde

â¢Yamaha artist in Canada and the USA

â¢First foray into Smooth Jazz came in 2001 with the release of her CD âHold Meâ

Discography

â¢Whatâcha got Cookinâ?, Ludlow Music 2005
â¢The Language of Love, Savoy, 2003
â¢Hold Me, BMG Music Canada, 2001
â¢Swing Ladies Swing, A Tribute to Singers of the Swing Era, Welcar, 1999
â¢Inclined, Welcar/Justin Time, 1997
â¢Lucky To Be Me, Welcar Music 1995


Recorded four of her CDs (Inclined; Swing Ladies, Swing, Hold Me, The Language of Love) in the Piano Soft Audio format for Yamaha Disklavier Piano, 2001 â 2003