Charenée Wade at Burlington Discover Jazz Festival at Flynn Center for The Performing Arts

“Ms. Wade is a jazz singer of commanding skill, an heir to the legacies of Betty Carter and Carmen McRae.” —New York Times

In her live performances, Wade incorporates the room’s energy as an instrument shared between the audience and the band. Interpreting the songs of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson on her 2015 release, Offering, Charenée Wade establishes herself as an obvious heir to Sarah Vaughn and Betty Carter. Her cool vocal fortitude on the record teases out, plays off of, and develops upon the band’s dense cycle of moods. Wade was the First Runner-Up in the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition, and is currently a professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, City College, and with the Jazzmobile Workshop program. Wade performs internationally and regularly throughout New York City....

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“Ms. Wade is a jazz singer of commanding skill, an heir to the legacies of Betty Carter and Carmen McRae.” —New York Times

In her live performances, Wade incorporates the room’s energy as an instrument shared between the audience and the band. Interpreting the songs of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson on her 2015 release, Offering, Charenée Wade establishes herself as an obvious heir to Sarah Vaughn and Betty Carter. Her cool vocal fortitude on the record teases out, plays off of, and develops upon the band’s dense cycle of moods. Wade was the First Runner-Up in the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition, and is currently a professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, City College, and with the Jazzmobile Workshop program. Wade performs internationally and regularly throughout New York City.

*This performance will be recorded live by Vermont PBS.

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