Karrin Allyson
Karrin Allyson (actually Karrin Allyson Schoonover ; born July 27, 1963 in Great Bend , Barton County , Kansas ) is an American jazz singer , pianist and songwriter .
life and career
Karrin Allyson grew up in Omaha and San Francisco and began her career as a singer, pianist and songwriter at an early age. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1987 with a degree in classical piano. She then moved to Minneapolis and began her career as a jazz singer there. In 1990 she went to Kansas City , where she recorded her first album under her own name in 1992 - I Didn't Know About You on Concord Records . In her subsequent productions, she worked with a stylistic repertoire ranging from Brazilian music, blues , bebop , scat and jazz ballad to pop standards, soft rock and folk rock titles. In 1998 she settled in New York City . Her album Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane was created there in 2000 , on which musicians such as James Carter , Steve Wilson , Bob Berg , James Williams , John Patitucci and Lewis Nash participated. In 2002 she recorded the ballad album In Blue with Wilson, Nash, Mulgrew Miller and Peter Washington , with interpretations of titles such as Long As You're Living , Angel Eyes , Blue Motel Room . The 2001 Coltrane album, Footprints (2006) and Imagina: Songs of Brasil (2008) were each nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category.
Discographic notes
- 1992: I Didn't Know About You (Concord)
- 1993: Sweet Home Cookin ' (Concord)
- 1994: Azure-Té (Concord)
- 1996: Collage (Concord)
- 1996: Daydream (Concord)
- 2001: Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane (Concord)
- 2002: In Blue (Concord)
- 2004: Wild for You (Concord)
- 2006: Footprints (Concord, partly with Nancy King )
- 2008: Imagina: Songs of Brasil (Concord)
- 2011: Round Midnight
- 2013: Yuletide Hideaway
- 2015: NYC Sessions (with Dave Bass and Phil Woods)
- 2015: Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
- 2018: Some of That Sunshine (Rasrecords)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
- Official website of Karrin Allyson
- Allyson at Discogs (English)
- Karrin Allyson in the All Music Guide
- Biography on the Musician Guide website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allyson, Karrin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schoonover, Karrin Allyson (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer, pianist and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Great Bend , Kansas , United States |