Cyrille Aimée at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Improvisation is not just a technique for Cyrille Aimeée, its a way of life. The acclaimed vocalist ventured from singing on street corners in Europe to dazzling audiences at the worlds most prestigious jazz festivals; from sneaking out to sing in gypsy encampments in her native France to acting on Broadway; from braving the notoriously tough audiences at New Yorks Apollo Theatre to bring called a rising star in the galaxy of jazz singers by The New York Times. Among many other accolades, Aimée won the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition. Her most recent album, Lets Get Lost, is her second with her two-guitar lineup. As an actress, Aimée co-starred with Bernadette Peters in a Stephen Sondheim tribute at New Yorks City Center. Shes also shared her story via master classes, and TEDx talk and an address at the Conference on World Affairs....

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Improvisation is not just a technique for Cyrille Aimeée, its a way of life. The acclaimed vocalist ventured from singing on street corners in Europe to dazzling audiences at the worlds most prestigious jazz festivals; from sneaking out to sing in gypsy encampments in her native France to acting on Broadway; from braving the notoriously tough audiences at New Yorks Apollo Theatre to bring called a rising star in the galaxy of jazz singers by The New York Times. Among many other accolades, Aimée won the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition. Her most recent album, Lets Get Lost, is her second with her two-guitar lineup. As an actress, Aimée co-starred with Bernadette Peters in a Stephen Sondheim tribute at New Yorks City Center. Shes also shared her story via master classes, and TEDx talk and an address at the Conference on World Affairs.

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