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Based in NY but originally from Detroit, Carla Cook can be an earthy yet advanced jazz singer that has solid R&B leanings. For Make, being truly a jazz vocalist doesn’t mean being truly a jazz purist or a jazz snob–there are components of R&B, blues and gospel in her performing, …

Virginia local and Atlanta citizen Rene Marie is really a recognizable, fairly unpredictable jazz vocalist who — based on her disposition — could be quirky and playful about a minute, but bluesy or soulful another. The vocalist, who’s blessed with an extraordinary range, includes a variety of affects. Marie displays …

Greatly influenced simply by Carmen McRae, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA native Mary Stallings is a separate, robust singer who isn’t almost as well referred to as she ought to be. The niece of saxman Orlando Stallings, she began singing as a kid and sang jazz in Bay Region night clubs …