Amy Coleman Sings The Blues at Tagine

Brooklyn born Amy Coleman, began her love affair with music when she listened to her first Beatles album. Soon after she discovered Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sly and the Family Stone, Billie Holiday, Bertolt Brecht and Edith Piaf. These artists continue to be Ms. Coleman’s prime influences and inspirations and help explain from where she developed her eclectic vocal style.

Over the past years, Amy has delved into a vast array of musical and theatrical genres. She began her professional career singing at open mikes in NYC clubs. This led to her meeting and collaboration with the late Brian Laser, one of the premiere cabaret musical arrangers of the 1980's...

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Brooklyn born Amy Coleman, began her love affair with music when she listened to her first Beatles album. Soon after she discovered Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sly and the Family Stone, Billie Holiday, Bertolt Brecht and Edith Piaf. These artists continue to be Ms. Coleman’s prime influences and inspirations and help explain from where she developed her eclectic vocal style.

Over the past years, Amy has delved into a vast array of musical and theatrical genres. She began her professional career singing at open mikes in NYC clubs. This led to her meeting and collaboration with the late Brian Laser, one of the premiere cabaret musical arrangers of the 1980's. Sharing a deep admiration for The Beatles, Coleman and Laser created Face to the Wall, a cabaret performance piece set to the words and music of Lennon and McCartney. Face to the Wall played to sold out audiences at Don’t Tell Mama Cabaret in NYC and won Amy two Best Vocalist of the Year awards in Backstage Magazine. During this time period, Amy also began performing in regional theater, landing the roles of Mary in Jesus Christ Super Star and the Voice of the Plant in Little Shop of Horrors. In New York City, she played Janis Joplin, in the original production of Beehive at The Village Gate. Concurrently, She worked in the NYC downtown scene, at such internationally renowned theaters as La Mama Etc., and Theater for the New City. Amy then toured Europe with the satirical political troupe the Hot Peaches, which brought her into contact with Italian composer Enzo Fillipelli. With Mr. Fillipelli, Amy began touring throughout Italy performing blues and jazz standards, as well as Enzo’s original compositions. Coleman and Fillipelli appeared in opera houses, stadiums, open air concerts and on radio and T.V. Amy also recorded a CD of Enzo's compositions entitled, Only Sleep Brings Dreams.

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