When Tierney Sutton was a junior in high school, she performed a disco song in her school’s talent contest. Her dad was in the audience and, Sutton recalls, he had some advice for her: “You shouldn’t sing that crap,” he said. “You should sing Gershwin.” So, in her senior year, Sutton sang George and Ira […]
Jazz Singer
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Featured Artist: Barbra Lica
Toronto chanteuse Barbra Lica serves up vocal jazz that effortlessly shifts from seriously sensuous to quirky and Lauper-esque charming. Lica’s delicate phrasing offers a promise as if she’s unwrapping a sweet gift, slowly revealing the song to the audience. Her voice, the way she works in and out of a song, and her sense of […]
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Singer Tia Brazda brings retro style and force
Tia Brazda is a
study in jazzy effervescence as the fizz and tingle of her voice skates the
line between campy, almost cinematic fun and seductive sophistication. The singer performs Wednesday, June 29, as part of XRIJF 2016.
