Judi Silvano (born May 8, 1951) is a jazz singer and composer.

Career

Before attending college she studied flute, piano, and dance. She graduated from

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in Philadelphia with a degree in music and dance. She is a scholar of

Sheila Jordan Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pionee ...

and of Jeanne Lee. For her album ''Woman's Work'', she researched music by women composers. Her own compositions have been played on stages in New York City and Europe. She has collaborated with

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

Kenny Werner Kenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1951 and then growing up in Oceanside, Long Island, Werner began playing and performing at a young a ...

, and Bill Frisell. When she married saxophonist Joe Lovano, she changed her last name from Silverman to Silvano. Since 2011 she has been studying painting at the Wallkill River School of Art in Montgomery, New York, and has exhibited her work in galleries.

Discography

* ''Dancing Voices'' (JSL, 1992) * ''Vocalise'' ( Blue Note, 1997) * ''Songs I Wrote or Wish I Did'' (JSL 2000) * ''Riding a Zephyr'' with Mal Waldron (

Soul Note Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...

, 2002) * ''Let Yourself Go'' (

Zoho Music Zoho Music is a Latin jazz independent record label based in New York, founded by Joachim Becker in 2003. In 2005, the label expanded to blues, R&B, Southern and classic rock on the Zoho Roots imprint. The catalog consists of over 180 CD releases ...

, 2004) * ''Women's Work'' (JSL, 2007) * ''Live Takes'' (JSL, 2008) * ''Indigo Moods'' (Jazzed Media, 2012) * ''My Dance'' with Michael Abene (JSL, 2014) * ''Lessons Learned'' (Unit, 2018)Judi Silvano & The Zephyr Band, ''Lessons learned''
Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR, December 2018, Issue 200, page 18. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

As guest

With Joe Lovano * '' Worlds'' (

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, 1989) * ''

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'' ( Blue Note, 1992) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1994) * ''

Celebrating Sinatra ''Celebrating Sinatra'' is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano released by the Blue Note label. Lovano leads a fifteen-piece ensemble to play famous Sinatra's songs. Track listing Personnel *Joe Lovano – producer, ten ...

'' (Blue Note, 1996) * ''

Viva Caruso ''Viva Caruso'' is one of Joe Lovano's "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings". Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beaut ...

'' (Blue Note, 2002) With others * ''For This Gift'', Michael Bocian (GunMar, 1983) * ''Comin' and Goin' '',

Jim Pepper Jim Gilbert Pepper II (June 18, 1941 – February 10, 1992) was a jazz saxophonist, composer and singer of Kaw and Muscogee Creek Native American heritage. He moved to New York City in 1964, where he came to prominence in the late 1960s as a mem ...

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, 1985) * ''Fourth World'', James Emery (New Life, 2002) * ''Reflections'', Adam Kolker ( Sunnyside, 2011) * ''Listen to This'', Judi Silvano and Bruce Arnold (Muse-Eek, 2016) * ''Cloudwalking'', Judi Silvano and Bruce Arnold (Muse-Eek, 2018)

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silvano, Judi 1951 births Living people Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania Musicians from Philadelphia American jazz musicians American jazz singers American women jazz singers Blue Note Records artists Zoho Music artists 21st-century American women