Dorlis (born February 23, 1982) is the stage name for a Japanese musician from

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. She started out in classical guitar, but at about age 17 became a street musician and dropped out of high school. In time, she became a jazz and swing musician. Her music has at times been deemed nostalgic because of its

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style. This makes her work somewhat analogous to American swing revivalists like

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or Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. She is primarily a jazz singer, though also is a guitarist. She is signed with

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sublabel. She used to be connected with

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Discography

*''swingin' street'' (February 18, 2004) *''swingin' street 2'' (June 29, 2005) *''swingin' party'' (November 16, 2005) *''swingin' street 3'' (June 6, 2007) *''swingin' singin' playin (June 25, 2008) *''swingin' street 4'' (January 27, 2010) *''Rock'n dorlis'' *''Best & Album Cover "dorlis"'' (June 20, 2012)

External links

Official blog
in Japanese
Dorlis Blog (Old livedoor Blog)
in Japanese
Dorlis at Victor Entertainment
in Japanese

in Japanese Japanese jazz musicians Japanese buskers People from Okayama 1982 births Living people Avex Group artists {{Japan-musician-stub