The duo of Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown will perform a voice and bass concert.

She is one of the greats in jazz singing. Sheila Jordan used her voice like an instrument as early as the 1940s. Artistically she matured in bebop to become a first-rate stylist, who already predicted a great career for her companion Charlie Parker. And was right. The list of their musical encounters reads like a who's who of jazz history: George Russell, Don Heckmann, Lee Konitz, Steve Kuhn - to name just a few.

Sheila Jordan: vocals
Cameron Brown: bass

Sheila Jordan is still among the very few who can improvise long and coherent lyrics from the stage. At the beginning of her career, she became known for singing with only bass accompaniment. Later, she refined this format with Cameron Brown, through a collaboration that has lasted for almost five decades. This is truly the concert for anyone who loves timeless classical jazz in its purest form!

Sheila Jordan - vocals, Cameron Brown - bass

Jazz in July 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Featuring performances by: Sheila Jordan, Avery Sharpe, Steve Davis, Winard Harper, Jeff Holmes, and many more artists from this World-Class Faculty.

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Thanks to her uncompromising approach, the singer and composer Sheila Jordan is greatly appreciated by the demanding audience, but also by the colleagues. Her first great influence was Charlie Parker, who said that she has a million-dollar worth ear, and, indeed, later on most of her influences were instrumentalists rather than singers. Legendary are her performances based on Parker’s solos. Working chiefly with black musicians, she met with disapproval from the white community but she has persisted in it and it affected her creative work. She particularly likes playing in a duo set with bass players. In Zagreb she will perform with a long-standing collaborator, the celebrated bassist, Cameron Brown, a musician with exceptional technique, a great feeling for time and a clear sound. Brown has played in his long career with top jazz musicians such as Art Blakey, Lee Konitz, Archie Shepp, Chet Baker, Betty Carter and many others. Their collaboration has been going on for more than a decade; they have travelled the world together and have recorded two highly appreciated live albums: “I’ve Grown Accustomed to the Bass” and “Celebration”.

Normally taking over Quebec City for a weekend in June, packing concert halls, bars and outdoor stages with jazz artists from around the globe, this year's Quebec Jazz Festival will be an online affair. Caffe Lena is serving as the livestream (and in-person!) stage for the festival's American artists.

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Jazz pioneer Sheila Jordan comes to Vossa Jazz!

She was here first in 1983 as a vocalist in Egil Cape Town's memorial concert over Bill Evans, and last time in 2017, with bassist Cameron Brown.

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Learn vocal tips on voice production and presentation from a vocal jazz legend NEA Master Sheila Jordan!

Sheila Jordan is not only one of the premier singers in jazz, she is also in demand worldwide for her stimulating vocal workshops. A superb scat singer, Sheila received the Jazz Masters Award 2012 from the National Endowment for the Arts – the highest honor in jazz music in America. Upon moving to New York City in the early ’50s, Jordan sang in clubs and at jam sessions with some of the city’s jazz giants, including Charles Mingus, Herbie Nichols, and Charlie "Bird" Parker. She also studied with the renowned Lennie Tristano. In 1952, she married Parker’s pianist, Duke Jordan. Ten years later, she made her acclaimed first recording, showing her vocal finesse on a ten-plus minute version of “You Are My Sunshine” on George Russell’s album The Outer View. Thanks to Russell, she released her first album, Portrait of Sheila, on Blue Note, the first female vocalist to record for the label.

Sheila will offer vocal jazz wisdom and stories of her life in jazz, accompanied by the Yoko Miwa Trio. If you'd like to avail yourself of Sheila's advice, bring a lead sheet and be prepared to present a song. If you plan to sing, do prepare beforehand as you will get more out of Sheila's wisdom that way.

Sheila Jordan, famed jazz singer and teacher, returns for her annual show at The Mad Monkfish, accompanied by the Yoko Miwa Trio! There will be two shows: Please choose the 7pm or 9pm show when you purchase ticket. Ticket purchase allows entry to one show only. Meal purchase is mandatory.

Sheila Jordan, vocals
Yoko Miwa, piano
Brad Barrett, acoustic bass
Scott Goulding, drums