Jamie Broumas (born 1959) is an American jazz singer, vocal instructor, and arts administrator. She lives outside of Washington D.C. and is the Director of The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts at The

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"The Tuesday Conversation: Jamie Broumas"
''Gazette.Net'', November 23, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2011 She is the Chief Artistic Officer of

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Biography

Broumas has appeared with many notable jazz musicians, including

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, Steve Williams, and Charlie Young."Artist Bio Jamie Broumas"
jazzknights.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011 In addition to her solo career, she was a member of Mad Romance vocal quartet from 1983-1985 and of the Grammy-nominated jazz vocal group,

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from 1985-1986. In the fall of 1986, she became an Orchestra Management Fellow at the

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, where she worked with various orchestras, including the

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, The Houston Symphony, and the New Haven Symphony. She maintained a parallel career in arts management along with her singing, and she has worked at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since 1997, where she is the Director of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. Broumas was nominated for a

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WAMA Award in 2010 for Best Jazz Vocalist. She was also named Artist-in-Residence Mentor at the Strathmore Performing Arts Center for the 2010–2011 season.

Education

Broumas received an A.B in Music from

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in 1981. She also attended

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in 1978.''Washington Post'', December 7, 1984

Discography

* ''Blue in Green'' (featuring

), 1993 * ''Wild is Love'', 2007Wild is Love
allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broumas, Jamie Living people 1959 births People from Princeton, New Jersey Vassar College alumni American jazz singers American women jazz singers Singers from New Jersey 21st-century American women