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Tag Archives: voice
A quick email with Linda Oh
Based in New York, Linda Oh is back at Wangaratta Jazz festival this year. She’s travelling with her quartet (Sam Sadigursky on tenor saxophone, Fabian Almazan on piano and Kendrick Scott on drums) all outstanding young talents on the New York jazz scene. At Wangaratta, she’s playing with this ensemble, and also in Fabian Almazan’s [...]
Q&A with Kristin Berardi – 2005 NJA finalist
Sydney-sider Kristin Berardi responded to our questions in lowercase, except in the obvious place where capitals are required – GROOVE. What Kristin lacks in capitals, she makes up for with exclamation marks. It’s all about balance… From now until the end of October, expect to see a new finalist’s Q&A posted every three days. Scroll [...]
Q&A with Sophie Brous – 2005 NJA finalist
Step up, Ms Brous! Melbourne singer Sophie Brous answers our relentless questions with perfect grace and reveals an interesting taste in lyrics. When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as a calling or vocation? I tend to think that every person can sing from [...]
Q&A with Jo Fabro – 2005 NJA Finalist
Miriam Zolin: When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as a calling or vocation? Jo Fabro: I started singing in high school, and my first teacher was a jazz singer, so I guess thats how I got started, but it wasn’t until the end of [...]
Q&A with Emma Gilmartin – 2005 NJA finalist
When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as?a calling or vocation? I took part in quite a few amateur musical theatre productions whilst at high school. I started out in the chorus and ended up getting a few singing roles. I loved singing but [...]
Q&A with Jo Lawry – 2005 NJA Finalist
When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as a calling or vocation? As hackneyed as this sounds, I was one of those kids who started singing around the same time they started talking. I remember telling anyone who would listen that I wanted to [...]
Q&A with Edoardo Santoni – 2005 NJA Finalist
When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as a calling or vocation? I started singing in primary school and got the ‘bug’ for it when I was about 10 and I played Oliver in a school musical. During that show I had my first [...]
Q&A with Gian Slater – 2005 NJA Finalist
When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as a calling or vocation? Both my parents studied music, so I grew up singing and performing a lot. I can’t remember a time when I wanted to do anything else but music. Which musicians (singers or [...]
Q&A with Megan Washington – 2005 NJA finalist
When did you start singing and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when singing came to you as a calling or vocation? I have always been really into music and singing, so there was never really a ‘moment’ as such. I think that deep down, everyone knows what they should be doing. Which musicians [...]
