- Alyse Black
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Alyse Black
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Leslie Alyse Robertson
Origin =
Instrument =Singing ,piano
Genre = Rock, pop,jazz , acoustic
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter ,pianist
Years_active = 2007–present
Label = Independent
Influences =Nina Simone ,Tori Amos ,Billie Holiday ,Norah Jones ,Fiona Apple ,Eva Cassidy ,Sarah McLachlan ,Ani Difranco ,Portishead ,Björk ,Tom Waits ,Edith Piaf ,Jude ,Mazzy Star ,Sparklehorse ,Cranberries , Poe,Sarah Vaughan ,Led Zeppelin
URL = [http://www.alyseblack.com]Alyse Black is an American
singer andsongwriter who released her debut album "Too Much & Too Lovely " in November 2007.Biography
Alyse left a short corporate career to busk as a singer on the streets of Pike Place Market in Seattle. One day, the pianist for a local jazz group wandered by, listened for a moment, and then explained that he liked her style. He needed another singer for a show that night at a local club. There was no looking back.
Alyse was born into a house of Ragtime piano and musical theater. She learned her first notes on the piano from her father before she can remember. She first ventured onto a stage alone to sing at age six. She began violin at 10 and quit violin at 11 in favor of voice. She began to toy with a guitar around 15. She first recorded in a studio at 17. At 18, Alyse felt the call of the singer-songwriter but couldn't follow. She then freaked out and didn't turn in a completed application to Juilliard at 19. Oddly enough, she went to business school and entered the corporate world. It didn't take long to realize that was a mistake. So she left to follow her passion on the streets of Pike Place Market in Seattle.
Childhood
Alyse was born in
Seattle ,Washington , she is the youngest of three daughters.University life
Alyse Black graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in 2004 with three degrees: International Studies, Business, and Communications.
Career
Alyse spent the first half of 2007 developing her debut album Too Much and Too Lovely which released on November 15th, 2007. She has recently moved to Austin, TX where she is promoting her album. She will tour the USA in May 2008 and again in late summer 2008.
Other activities and appearances
*Winner of the 2007 Billboard World Song Contest - 1st Place in Jazz.
Discography
Albums
*2007 "
Too Much & Too Lovely "Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.alyseblack.com/ Official website]
*MySpace-music|alyseblack|Alyse Black
* [http://www.thesixtyone.com/alyseblack Alyse Black on TheSixtyOne]
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