Pamela Williams

Pamela Williams

Infobox musical artist

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Origin = flagicon|USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Instrument = Soprano/Alto Saxophone, Keyboard
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Genre = Smooth/Contemporary Jazz, R&B, Smooth Soul
Years_active = 1996 – Present
Label = Shanachie, Heads Up
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URL = [http://www.pamelawilliamsthesaxtress.com Pamela Williams Homepage]

Pamela Williams is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, songwriter, producer and painter. Williams exhibits diverse musical elements in her repertoire, including Jazz, Funk, R&B, House, Latin and Pop. Williams is also known for her visual art. [ [http://www.pamelawilliamsthesaxtress.com/ArtGallery.html Pamela Williams Art Gallery] ]

Biography

Williams grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was also the adopted hometown of an early influence of hers, Grover Washington, Jr. Playing with the Martin Luther King Jazz Ensemble at King High School in Philadelphia's historic Germantown section, Williams was required to embrace both electric jazz-funk and hardcore bebop. In 1996, she first found fame as a member of Patti LaBelle's backup band, and her career took off from there. Williams' has toured with Teena Marie and performing with Prince, Babyface and Chante Moore, the saxtress has appeared in a wide variety of videos by artists ranging from soul veteran Barry White ("Come On") to rapper/actress Queen Latifah ("Hard Times"). [ [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=112 SoundClick: Pamela Williams] ]

In 1996 Williams made her recording debut, "Saxtress", which was the "Top Contemporary Jazz Album", Billboard's Top 10 pick. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=115973&model.vnuAlbumId=182196 Billboard: Pamela Williams Artist Chart History] ] "The Secret Garden," which boasts guest performances by soul goddesses Patti LaBelle and Teena Marie—the latter also heard on "Latin Lullaby." The album also earned Williams a nomination for the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards and the title of "Best Female Contemporary Jazz Artist" in 1996. Her follow up recordings include "Eight Days of Ecstasy" (1998), with "Evolution" (2002) where she has expanded her musical repertoire to include vocals and keyboards along with alto and soprano saxophone, and "Sweet Saxations" (2005). "Elixir" (2006). In 2007 she recorded "The Look of Love", featuring songs originally recorded by Dionne Warwick, and written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Discography

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External links

* [http://www.pamelawilliamsthesaxtress.com Homepage Pamela Williams]


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