"Jackie Ryan is one of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation and, quite possibly, of all time, rivaling the dexterous sass of Sarah Vaughan, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae, and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall" -Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times.
In a rare performance, vocalist Jackie Ryan pays tribute to Michel Legrand, in the intimate venue of Musically Minded Academy, located in the Rockridge area of Oakland. Jackie is joined by pianist Larry Dunlap, bassist John Wiitala, and drummer Leon Joyce, Jr.
Michel Legrand (born 24 February 1932) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Legrand is a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores in addition to many memorable songs.He is best known for his often haunting film music and scores, such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) featuring the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" for which he won his first Academy Award. Legrand has also contributed significant work in jazz. While on a visit to the U.S. in 1958, Legrand collaborated with such musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Phil Woods, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, and Art Farmer in an album of inventive orchestrations of jazz standards titled Legrand Jazz. ...
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"Jackie Ryan is one of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation and, quite possibly, of all time, rivaling the dexterous sass of Sarah Vaughan, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae, and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall" -Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times.
In a rare performance, vocalist Jackie Ryan pays tribute to Michel Legrand, in the intimate venue of Musically Minded Academy, located in the Rockridge area of Oakland. Jackie is joined by pianist Larry Dunlap, bassist John Wiitala, and drummer Leon Joyce, Jr.
Michel Legrand (born 24 February 1932) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Legrand is a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores in addition to many memorable songs.He is best known for his often haunting film music and scores, such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) featuring the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" for which he won his first Academy Award. Legrand has also contributed significant work in jazz. While on a visit to the U.S. in 1958, Legrand collaborated with such musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Phil Woods, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, and Art Farmer in an album of inventive orchestrations of jazz standards titled Legrand Jazz.
A number of his songs, including "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?", "Watch What Happens", "The Summer Knows", and "You Must Believe in Spring", have become jazz standards covered frequently by other artists.
Jazz vocalist, Jackie Ryan, has been thrilling audiences across the globe with her powerful 3 1⁄2 octave range and her amazing stage presence. She has a style that is uniquely her own. Born of a Mexican mother who sang Operettas in the famous Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara, Mexico and an Irish/American father who sang classical tenor, she was, as one critic put it, “simply born to sing.”
Ms Ryan has had three back to back #1 CDs, each one staying in the position at the top of the charts for many weeks. Jackie has garnered unanimous positive reviews from the international jazz critics.
She has sung all over the world from 8 consecutive years at Ronnie Scottʼs Club in London (where she was asked to record live on Ronnie Scott's Jazzhouse Label) to several appearances at New Yorkʼs Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Birdland, as well as jazz festivals from Monterey Jazz, The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival to Telluride.
Her style includes an amazing range from gospel and blues to Braziiian Bossa Novas. From Latin songs to Bebop Vocalese to the most heartfelt ballads. She also sings in several languages.
She has recorded and/or performed with the top names in the business, including Jon Hendricks, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Barry Harris, The Jeff Hamilton Trio, Amina Figarova, Cyrus Chestnut, Terry Gibbs, Eric Alexander, Buddy DeFranco, Red Holloway, Romero Lubambo, and her most recent recording ʻListen Hereʼ (also #1 jazz CD on Jazzweekʼs nationwide jazz radio chart) was produced by John Clayton (Co-founder of the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra) and featured Gerald Clayton on piano.
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