- Barbara Morrison
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Name = Barbara Morrison
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Barbara Morrison
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Origin =Ypsilanti, Michigan , U.S.
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Genre =Jazz
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Associated_acts =Ella Fitzgerald
URL = [http://www.barbaramorrison.com Official Barbara Morrison website]Barbara Morrison is an American
singer of jazz music.Born in
Ypsilanti, Michigan and raised inRomulus, Michigan , Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio inDetroit at the age of 10. Well known in theLos Angeles area for her duo and trio dates Ms. Morrison also tours extensively, blazing a trail as a Jazz and Blues legend in her own right across the ContinentalUnited States , WesternEurope theFar East and "Down Under", wowing audiences with her band.Barbara recently completed 33 US City tour, co-headlining in an all-star tribute to legendary composer
Harold Arlen (most recognizable for his genius behind the music for the classic film, "The Wizard of Oz"). Over the years she has performed with a virtual "who's who" of theJazz and theBlues worlds. That list includes legends like;Dizzy Gillespie ,Ray Charles ,James Moody ,Ron Carter ,Etta James ,Esther Phillips ,David T. Walker , Jimmy Smith,Johnny Otis ,Dr. John ,Kenny Burrell ,Terence Blanchard ,Joe Sample ,Cedar Walton , Nancy Wilson,Mel Tormé , Joe Williams,Tony Bennett , andKeb' Mo . Ms. Morrison has also guest-starred with theCount Basie Orchestra , theClayton-Hamilton Orchestra andDoc Severinsen's Big Band .Barbara Morrison has been featured on over 20 recordings. She has dazzled fans of a wide array of genres from traditional
Jazz andBlues to Gospel and Pop. Her melodic voice, with its two-and-a-half-octave range, is known worldwide, as are her rich, unique, soulful and highly spirited interpretations of both, familiar Jazz and Blues classics and original contemporary tunes.In additional to her gigs with other Jazz and Blues groups and legends, Barbara Morrison also performs at the more renown Blues and Jazz Festivals around the world. Her appearances include Montreaux, Nice, Pori,
Carnegie Hall , North Sea, Monterey, Long Beach, as well as salutes toDizzy Gillespie and her tribute toBenny Golson .External links
* [http://www.barbaramorrison.com Official Barbara Morrison website]
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