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"Samba Saravah" "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" "Never Say Yes" "Follow the Footprints/A Long Way to Go" "Ask Me Now" "I Mean You" "It Might as Well Be Spring" "Bye Bye Country Boy" Allyson's Band Danny Embry: ...

THE way Mose Allison tells it, he must have emerged from the womb looking at the world through a gimlet eye.

The Litchfield Jazz Festival is proud to present a series of 15 free concerts throughout the month of July - "Litchfield Jazz Around Town." Performers will include talented Litchfield Jazz Camp students and ...

It's the special qualities of Karrin Allyson 's instantly recognizable delivery - ' the careful attention to words, the phrases molded with intelligence and the overarching desire to tell a story - ' that set ...

Jazz singer Karrin Allyson brings the sounds of Brazil to Jazz at the Bistro. KARRIN ALLYSON Jazz singer Karrin Allyson has become an internationally known artist. via STLtoday

Jazz this week: Karrin Allyson, Ann Hampton Callaway, Denise Thimes with Helen Sung and Rickey Woodard, James Davis Quintet, and more It's mostly about the ladies this weekend in St. via St. Louis Jazz Notes

“I used themes that allowed plenty of room for variety and imagination”

Karrin Allyson wants to fi nd fl exibility inside of themed albums. Jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson just may be the queen of the theme CD. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“VYP: Voice of the Young People”

On "From Paris to Rio," singer Karrin Allyson showed a strong talent at handling songs in foreign languages, obviously French and Portuguese. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Imagina: Songs of Brasil" Concord Just when you think you've had about enough bossa nova, along come vocalist Karrin Allyson's seductive, sometimes sad, takes on Brazilian songs that put the spirit of the new ... via GoTriad

This week's videos feature singer and pianist Karrin Allyson , who's coming to St. via St. Louis Jazz Notes

JAZZ/BLUES At some point in your life, you've either slow-danced or karaoke'd to "At Last," the timeless blues classic by Etta James . via Philadelphia Magazine

Karrin Allyson is one of the best female jazz singers in the business today. Rather than play on the fringes of jazz like Cassandra Wilson, Lizz Wright or Norah Jones, she takes on the great songs and jazz ... via Straight No Chaser

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The Grammy-nominated vocalist gives us some warm Brazilian jazz.

Over the last decade or so, there are very few - if any - female jazz vocalists who can match Karrin Allyson's steady climb as a fan favorite. The Grammy-nominated singer has become a regular on the album charts, and has also become an audience favorite in live appearances at a number of locations, including Carnegie Hall. Along the way... Read more

Every jazz singer has a Brazilian album under his or her hat, usually focused on the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim. via New York Times

“Vivo Sonhando (Living on Dreams)”

Karrin Allyson seems to have a facility for bilingual albums. In 1999's From Paris to Rio alternated between French and Portuguese lyrics . via J.B. Spins

The turntables at MUG are spinning again, and we've put together a spring soundtrack of a dozen tunes for a walk this weekend. via Manhattan Users Guide

“I had such a nice musical time it was easy to express a big yes”

Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Culture The audience members who came out for the Honoring Women in Jazz performance March 22 at the Gem Theater had a hard time sitting still. via University News

Karrin Allyson - "Imagina Songs of Brasil" Released on Concord Jazz The new album from Grammy nominated Jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson titled Imagina - Songs Of Brasil hits stores this week and is Karrin's 11th ... via All About Jazz