New York Voices is a jazz vocal group that was founded in 1987 by Peter Eldridge, Caprice Fox, Sara Krieger, Darmon Meader, and Kim Nazarian. All except Krieger were members of an alumni group from
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and ...
that toured Europe in 1986. They began performing as the New York Voices in 1988 and issued their debut album the following year. Sara Krieger left in 1992 and was replaced by Lauren Kinhan. After Caprice Fox left, the group became a quartet.
Discography
* ''New York Voices'' (GRP, 1989)
* ''Hearts of Fire'' (GRP, 1991)
* ''What's Inside'' (GRP, 1993)
* ''New York Voices Sing the Songs of Paul Simon'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
* ''Sing! Sing! Sing!'' (Concord Jazz, 2001)
* ''
Brazilian Dreams'' with
Paquito D'Rivera,
Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi (May 28, 1946 – January 17, 2020) was a Brazilian jazz trumpeter. In 1966 Claudio was named a trumpet finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria.
While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, a ...
(MCG Jazz, 2002)
* ''A Day Like This'' (MCG Jazz, 2007)
* ''Let It Snow'' (Five Cent, 2013)
* ''Meeting of Minds'' with
Bob Mintzer
Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.
Early life
Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...
Big Band (MCG Jazz, 2018)
* ''Reminiscing in Tempo'' (Origin, 2019)
As guest
*
Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...
, ''Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild'' (MCG Jazz, 1996)
*
Till Bronner
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, ''The Christmas Album'' (Bam Bam Music, 2007)
*
Ann Hampton Callaway, ''Signature'' (N-Coded, 2002)
* Ann Hampton Callaway, ''The Hope of Christmas'' (MCG Jazz, 2016)
*
Renee Fleming, ''I Want Magic!'' (London, 1998)
*
Jim Hall, ''By Arrangement'' (Telarc, 1998)
*
Don Sebesky, ''I Remember Bill'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
References
External links
*
New York Voices on AllMusic
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Vocal jazz ensembles
Musical groups from New York (state)
American jazz ensembles from New York (state)
American vocal groups