Brigitte Beraha
Brigitte Beraha (* 1977 in Milan , Italy ) is a British jazz singer and songwriter .
Life
Beraha's parents are from Great Britain and Turkey; she grew up in Monaco and moved to London in 1996 to study music at Goldsmiths College before moving to the Guildhall School of Music . There she met Ivo Neame and Phil Donkin , with whom and with trumpeter Joe Auckland she recorded her album Flying Dreams (2009), which is based on the Azimuth formation . In the field of jazz she was involved in six recording sessions between 2004 and 2013, including a. with Rick Simpson, Andy Hague and Reuben Fowler ( Between Shadows , 2013); she also performed with Gareth Williams .
Beraha teaches jazz singing at the Guildhall School of Music and the Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Discographic notes
- Prelude to a Kiss (2004, with Ingrid Laubrock , Barry Green , Phil Donkin, George Hart)
- Babelfish (2012, with Barry Green, Chris Laurence , Paul Clarvis )
- Brigitte Beraha & John Turville with Bobby Wellins : Red Skies (2013)
Web links
- Brigitte Beraha at Allmusic (English)
- Brigitte Beraha at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Les Lundis d'Hortense
- ↑ http://brigitteberaha.com/Flying%20Dreams%20review.html
- ↑ Meeting (Guardian)
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 11, 2014)
- ↑ John Fordham : Brigitte Beraha / Gareth Williams - review. The Guardian, August 29, 2012, accessed October 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Entry (Guildhall School of Music)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beraha, Brigitte |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan , Italy |