Use autorized account in widget settings Stacey's search for songs had led her to look beyond the Great American Songbook, with French chanson and Brazilian music forming an ever-larger part of her repertoire. From Stacey Kent's 2013 album, THE CHANGING LIGHTS, available worldwide. Watch Queue Queue A DVD and documentary of their collaboration are also due for release in Aug 2016. Let Yourself Go, a celebration of Fred Astaire was released in 2000, ‘Dreamsville' (2001) led to Stacey being awarded the Jazz Vocalist of the Year in the 'BBC Jazz Awards'. Her second album, 'The Tender Trap' (1999) brought her to the attention of jazz audiences in the USA when ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ and NPR's 'All Things Considered' featured her. She has recorded with both Valle and Menescal, having been invited to record with Valle to celebrate his 50 years in music on the album, 'Ao Vivo' (Sony 2013).
As Kent's first standards album in a decade, it shows her increasingly impressive and maturing interpretative gifts. The first collaboration between Ishiguro, the lyricist, and Tomlinson, the composer, 'The Ice Hotel', won first prize in the International Songwriting Competition song. Apr 26, 2019 - Explore Jim Sharp's board "Music: Stacey Kent", followed by 1550 people on Pinterest. Birdland is proud to welcome back to the stage Stacey Kent!Instagram requires authorization to view a user profile. Raised and schooled on the east coast of the USA, this comparative literature graduate with a musical bent, travelled to Europe to further her studies. On subsequent visits to Brazil, she met many of her musical heroes, including Marcos Valle and Roberto Menescal. See more ideas about Kent, Stacey, Music. An unusually keen ear and true voice lead her to participate in school musical productions, and throughout her time at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, she could often be heard singing at impromptu musical events in the college's cafe. Her first album for Blue Note was followed in 2009 by the Gold-selling, all-French, 'Raconte-Moi'. In 1990, through a series of twists of fate, she found herself in London where she enrolled in a graduate music program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and where she met her future husband and musical collaborator, Jim Tomlinson. www.facebook.com/StaceyKent Available on iTunes worldwide: http://smarturl.it/SKChangingLight...Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.One Note Samba appears on Stacey Kent's 2013 album, The Changing Lights, available worldwide. Kent paid her dues in the jazz clubs of London, including the famed Ronnie Scott's Cub, where she still performs every year, before releasing the first of a series of 6 albums, 'Close Your Eyes' (1997), for the Candid label. This album brought her to the attention of Blue Note records with whom she signed in 2007. 'In Love Again', a collection of Richard Rodgers songs followed in 2002.
This video is unavailable. Her ability to communicate emotion through a nuanced and minimalist approach was showcased on Jim Tomlinson's album, 'The Lyric' (Token) which was awarded Album of The Year at the '2006 BBC Jazz Awards'. Her first ever live album, 'Dreamer In Concert' (EMI 2011), was followed by 'The Changing Lights' (Warner 2013), which more than any other album, reveals the ever-present influence of Brazil in Stacey's music.Stacey's first visited Brazil in 2008 when she was invited to perform at the TIM Festival. After that, albums and awards followed. During this period, Stacey cemented her reputation as a singer capable of putting a distinctive stamp on an impressive repertoire of standards. She continues to tour with sold-out concerts and festival appearances around the world.