By Virginia DeBery
Wednesday at the Hyatt, New Jersey Jazz Legend, song stylist, Carrie Jackson will be on stage with her "Jazzin’ All Star Trio" making her New Brunswick Jazz Project debut. You are in for a great night of fantastic music!!
Carrie, a native ‘Newarker’, began her musical career when she was 6 years old, singing in the children’s children’s choir at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Newark, NJ. She went on to study piano and voice with Howard "Duke" Anderson and learned the music business from him. Under "Duke’s tutelage she became an accomplished seasoned singer and band leader. As a young adult Carrie worked as a featured vocalist with Duke Anderson’s Big Band. She rekindles thoughts of America’s great jazz history, and attributes her vocal style of singing to her mentors, the Great Ladies of Jazz, Sarah "Sassy" Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, and Carmen Mc Rae. She has taken all of her mentors and made them a part of her, and brings new horizons to America’s classical art form "Jazz", the truth is, she has a bit of all them and more that is uniquely her own. Carrie’s smooth, sultry, soulful sound has captivated thousands, and she maintains a uniqueness that is her own and proudly carries the jazz banner with her own enchanting style.
You don’t want to miss Wednesday when Carrie is joined by Lou Rainone on keys, the venerable Norman Edge on bass and Gordon Lane on drums.
What:New Brunswick Jazz Project Presents Carrie Jackson
When: Wednesday July 11, 2012 7:30PM -10:30PM
Where: The Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ
No Cover Charge
More info: http://nbjp.org

