Sue Kibbey

b. England. Singing mainly because a kid in college opened her brain towards the joys of music. Although Kibbey sang inside a college choir, she actually wanted to maintain the Music and Movement course and she experienced herself intentionally relegated there by performing out of tune: ‘I understood plenty of at that age group to know how exactly to sing out of tune on purpose’. As an adolescent she sang in choirs with folk celebrations. She also spent a long time training being a dancer and became a professional instructor of dance. As a grown-up she continuing to sing, mainly pop with some jazz, but was diverted into relationship and kids. After her 4th kid and a divorce she sang on, steadily dropping basically jazz from her repertoire and attaining a popularity. In 1987 she researched jazz and rock and roll on the Guildhall College of Music and Episode and in the 90s was teaching in the Royal Academy of Music. Kibbey spent some time working with many mentioned jazz musicians varying stylistically from Acker Bilk and Bud Freeman to Harry Beckett and Tony Coe. In 1991 she was presented singer inside a jazz collection made up by Michael Garrick. She’s played jazz celebrations in america, Europe and in the united kingdom, including appearance at Sacramento, Köln and Ascona. Kibbey in addition has been presented at arts celebrations including those at Bradford on Avon and Shower where, in 1994, she performed a one-woman display. She’s also kept residencies in Sweden and Japan. Kibbey’s repertoire runs broadly across traditional and contemporary jazz and includes the very best of well-known tunes. Her vocal range is usually likewise wide and she sings with great dramatic flair and includes a commanding stage existence.