On Monday, February 28, Blues Alley launches a new monthly series: Sharón Clark’s Spotlight. The DC-based vocalist has become a jazz ambassador to the world. Together with Music Director Chris Grasso, she’ll host a special guest on the final Monday of each month. First up, Sharón welcomes the Brooklyn-born, Harlem-based vocalist/guitarist/bandleader/composer Allan Harris. They’re joined by Zack Pride (bass) and Lenny Robinson (drums).
About Allan:
"My favorite singer . . ." - Tony Bennett
“[T]he most exciting young male singer on the scene . . ." - Wall Street Journal...
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On Monday, February 28, Blues Alley launches a new monthly series: Sharón Clark’s Spotlight. The DC-based vocalist has become a jazz ambassador to the world. Together with Music Director Chris Grasso, she’ll host a special guest on the final Monday of each month. First up, Sharón welcomes the Brooklyn-born, Harlem-based vocalist/guitarist/bandleader/composer Allan Harris. They’re joined by Zack Pride (bass) and Lenny Robinson (drums).
About Allan:
"My favorite singer . . ." - Tony Bennett
“[T]he most exciting young male singer on the scene . . ." - Wall Street Journal
“[A] velvet-voiced jazz singer . . . ” - Variety
Ever since he burst on the jazz scene in the latter part of the twentieth century, Harris has reigned supreme as the most accomplished and exceptional singer of his generation. Aptly described by the Miami Herald as an artist blessed with, “the warmth of Tony Bennett, the bite and rhythmic sense of Sinatra, and the sly elegance of Nat ‘King' Cole,” the ample and aural evidence of Harris’ moving and magisterial artistry can be heard on his fourteen recordings as a leader; his far-flung and critically-acclaimed concerts around the world, from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, and Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, to the 2012 London Olympics, and a many prestigious bookings in Europe, The Middle East and Asia. For more information: www.allanharris.com.
About Sharón:
Washington, D.C. standout Sharón Clark has brought festival and concert audiences to their feet across the globe. And wherever she performs, the critics take notice:
"New and amazing . . . an absolute triumph"!
— Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal
“You can’t underestimate the transformation of what seems like an ordinary song when an interpreter like Sharón Clark tears it apart and peers inside." - Stephen Holden, New York Times
“A revelation . . . I never thought I'd hear a singer with the range, musicality and command of tone and timbre that was Sarah at her best, but now I have.” -JazzTimes
“Sharón Clark’s impeccable scat singing, phrasing and ability to improvise have made her one of the most popular American jazz vocalists in Russia.” -Moscow Times
Ms. Clark has made countless international tours, from Europe to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Russia, where she has developed a major following. Ms. Clark has performed as a featured soloist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony, and the Baltimore Symphony.
She has appeared in countless festivals at home and abroad. Both the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and The Ludacris Foundation chose Ms. Clark to perform for their separate tributes to Quincy Jones. Ms. Clark won the Gold Medal and $10,000 top prize at the Savannah Music Festival's American Traditions Competition. She then took first place in the Billie Holiday Vocal Competition, which offers a $2,500 prize along with a featured appearance with the Baltimore Symphony. For more information: www.sharonclarkjazz.com.
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