GEMS FROM THE ARCHIVE WITH SHEILA JORDAN

The Vermont Jazz Center is delighted to share with you Gems from the Archives. We will be regularly releasing selections of tunes from choice concerts.

This first edition is from a concert with Sheila Jordan that took place on June 1st, 2019 with pianist, Eugene Uman, bassist Genevieve Rose and drummer Billy Drummond.

There are numerous reasons why Sheila Jordan is a living legend: her classic recordings, her swinging, clear, sense of tempo, her stunning ability to scat sing and create spontaneous lyrics, her empathic communication with the audience, her embodiment of the essence of jazz, her willingness to embrace creative opportunities, her expansive repertoire. A few of the awards that have been bestowed upon Ms. Jordan include the Lil Armstrong Hardin Jazz Heritage Award (2004), Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), International Association of Jazz Education Humanitarian Award (2007), Mary Lou Williams’ Women in Jazz for Lifetime of Service Award (2008), New York Nightlife Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Award (2010), National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award (2012), University of Massachusetts Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts (2017), Bistro Ward for Outstanding Contributions to the Art of Jazz (2018), Columbia Center for Jazz Studies Satchmo (Louis Armstong) Award (2018).

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