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Vocalist, trombonist, and songwriter elizabeth! is a fun and interactive performer and educator who connects with audiences through the thrill of improvisation and personal, accessible musical stories. Like Nat “King” Cole and Ella Fitzgerald before her, she’s a playful storyteller with a twinkle in her eye that comes through in her music. In her jazzy pop tunes inspired by travels around the world, elizabeth! also harnesses the power of pregnant moments, carefully phrasing her vocals to give each word its own special place.
Her latest album, Brainchildren (released November 2011 on Canopy Jazz), tells stories real and imagined, outlining the similarities found in our experiences no matter where we reside. “Three” tells the story of a couple deciding to have a child, “Bicycle” reminds a child to enjoy his innocence while it lasts, and “Melting Snow” describes the feeling of rebirth after tragedy. Several songs relate tales of love gained or lost, and the album is rounded out with instrumentals inspired by insomnia, tacos, and a skipping stroll in Memphis. Recorded in Brooklyn with her working band in a single day, Brainchildren features Jason Domnarski on piano, Rob Jost (Saturday Night Live, Bjork) on bass and Robert Di Pietro (Norah Jones, Josh Rouse) on drums. Special guests include Kiku Collins (Beyonce), Jon Natchez (Beirut), and Mark Erelli (Josh Ritter).
Honing her craft since the age of seven, elizabeth! has studied piano, trombone, and voice as well as arranging and composition. She played in the jazz band while studying neuroscience at Harvard, and has a Master’s Degree in jazz from New York City’s Queens College, but her initial love of music came from her parents in rural Vermont. “My dad is a musician, so I grew up listening to live jazz ??" going backstage, lugging gear, learning the ins and outs,” she said. “And my mom had great taste, playing Motown and folk music at home.” This combination of musical genres can be heard in the music elizabeth! plays today, and in the way she approaches performance: lyrical like a pop song, but with a background twist of jazz. Counting Sheila Jordan and Phil Wilson as influential teachers, elizabeth! also admits to loving Whitney Houston.
elizabeth! has toured with pop stars like Michael Bolton, jazz musicians like Matt Wilson, and indie rockers like St. Vincent, and performed across the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Notable venues include: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, Chicago Theater, Sasquatch Music Festival, Good Morning America, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Today Show, PBS’s Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize broadcast honoring Tina Fey, Bowery Ballroom, Jazz Standard, and Switzerland’s Willisau Jazz Festival. She recently sang at the Yaroslavl Jazz Festival in Russia, and last year spent time teaching trombone in Quito, Ecuador. elizabeth! is an endorsing artist for Getzen 3508R Custom trombones, and a member of the all-female horn section The Sugarhorns, and wears sequins as much as possible!
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From The Heinous To The Sublime, Paul Adams And Elizabeth Geyer Release The Album 'A Journey Of Dreams'
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Living thousands of miles apart, United States based, award-winning multi-instrumentalist, Paul Adams, and Australia based, award-winning pianist, flugelhorn instrumentalist and vocalist, Elizabeth Geyer, have been creating music together from opposite ends of the globe since their debut collaboration, Imaginings. Across the oceans and continents, something definitely worked synergistically and continues to work. Their album won the award, “Contemporary Instrumental Album of the Year” at the Zone Music Reporter Awards in 2015. Following, “Imaginings,” came “Deeper Imaginings” and “Sanctuary,” the New ...
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Singer, Songwriter & Jazz Musician Elizabeth Geyer To Release Long Awaited New Album "The Bridge"
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
“Elizabeth Geyer is a force of nature. An amazing singer and songwriter, original vocalist, wonderful trumpet player and multi instrumentalist. She writes songs directly from the heart!” —Bruce Lundvall, Blue Note Records / EMI An endorsement like that from the man who signed Nora Jones, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis is something to make one sit up and take notice. The late great Lundvall even featured Elizabeth's music on his Sirius Radio XM Blue Note hour in 2013. Unusual for ...
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Motema Music Releases Award-Winning Composer Rufus Reid’s Quiet Pride - The Elizabeth Catlett Project, A Star-Studded, Large-Ensemble Suite, On February 11, 2014
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GoMedia PR
His Five Movement Suite Pays Tribute to the Life and Work of Elizabeth Catlett, One of the Most Important African American Visual Artists of the 20th Century The inspiration for the epic, large ensemble work, Quiet Pride was Reid’s fascination with the sculptural work of Elizabeth Catlett, the great African American artist and civil rights activist, whose works can be found in the collections of the White House, the Museum of Modern Art, and of private collectors such as Bill ...
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New Jersey country artist Moot Davis Delivers Man About Town; enlists Grand Ole Opry star/Outlaw Country Sirius XM host Elizabeth Cook and Kenny Vaughan
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conqueroo
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—From Auckland to Austin to Nashville, New Jersey-based country musician Moot Davis took quite a journey to make his third CD, Man About Town, but it was certainly worth it. Davis describes his new release as the one he likes the most because “it wasn't altered to suit anybody's tastes but mine." Moot Davis burst onto the country music scene in the mid-2000s. With his self-titled debut, Davis delivered a set of timeless honky tonk that brought comparisons ...
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OP and Queen Elizabeth
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Here's a story from the BBC:
Queen unveils statue of Canadian jazz great PetersonThe Queen has unveiled a life-size bronze statue of Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson during the latest stage of her visit to the country.She was joined by the musician's family for the ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
During his life, Peterson recorded with jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker. He played for the Queen a few years before his death in ...
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25th Annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Announces Major Artists to Headline B.C. Honda Dealers Series at the Centre Plus Nikki Yanofsky and John Pizzarelli to Perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
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Michael Ricci
Tickets on sale March 25 at 10 AM Vancouver's signature festival--the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival--celebrates its 25th anniversary June 25 - July 4, 2010. The Festival is pleased to announce that tickets will go on sale March 25 for Nikki Yanofsky and John Pizzarelli at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Marquee Series (July 3) and for the eight-night B.C. Honda Dealers Classic Sounds at The Centre Series (June 25 - July 2). Fourteen-time Grammy-winning pianist Chick Corea, the 'I Believe' ...
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Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious "Officer of the Order of the British Empire" by Queen Elizabeth II
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DL Media
Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious“Officer of the Order of the British Empire"by Queen Elizabeth IIDL Media is proud to announce that legendary jazz pianist and National Public Radio host Marian McPartland was awarded the prestigious “Officer of the Order of the British Empire" honor by Queen Elizabeth II.McPartland, one of two honorees with New York ties, received the citation (the highest honor other than “Dame") for services to jazz and for aspiring ...
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Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious "Order of the British Empire" by Queen Elizabeth
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Michael Ricci
Queen Elizabeth's annual honors list, announced at midnight on the last day of each year to recognize distinguished service to Great Britain, includes a membership in the “Order of the British Empire" (the highest honor other than “Dame") for 91-year old jazz piano legend and long-time host of National Public Radio's “Piano Jazz" program, Marian McPartland.
“Mrs. Margaret Marian McPartland. Pianist and Radio Show Host, National Public Radio, USA. For services to jazz and to aspiring young musicians in the ...
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Jazz This Week: Miguel Zenon, Elizabeth Harnik, Paul Metzger and Tim Kaiser, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It should be a good weekend to go out and hear some live music in St. Louis, and fortunately, there's a nice variety of jazz and creative music happening at local venues.The biggest name in town and the pick show of the week is alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon (pictured), who's performing at Jazz at the Bistro nightly through Saturday, You can read more about Zenon and see some video of his playing in this post from last week.
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Elizabeth Shepherd Trio to perform in Quebec City
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All About Jazz
Start to Move with Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
Quebec Nu-Jazz Productions and CHYZ 94.3 presents Elizabeth Shepherd Trio in concert on October 22nd 2006 at Gallerie Rouje in Quebec Cuty, 8 PM. Be ready to move to the sound of her first album, live in Quebec for the first time.
Elizabeth Shepherd will be accompanied by bassist Scott Kemp and drummer Colin Kingsmore during her time in Quebec. The sweet sound of her voice, her instrumental play (she plays piano as ...
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"an enjoyable confection" - The Sun Chronicle
Primary Instrument
Vocals
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Master's Degree, Queens College 2006 Clinician, Kupferberg Center Private lessons (voice & trombone) “…an Artist and Teacher of the highest Quality… knowledgeable, helpful and easy to talk with.” “…a warm, humorous, and patient teacher.” “Elizabeth’s natural rapport with my students was instant and warm, and she was able to keep every single student in the packed room completely engaged. Her visit to our class was one of the highlights of the year, no question!”
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Brainchildren
Canopy Jazz
2011
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