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At 93, he’s worked with many of the music’s greatest artists, including some of Clairdee’s biggest influences, such as Shirley Horn, Joe Williams and Nancy Wilson, who has found in Clairdee a kindred spirit.
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It might seem strange to describe a singer as hip as Clairdee as a throwback, but she’s an artist who embodies creative values that have largely gone out of style.
Though she draws on those influences, Clairdee stresses that she is not interested in impersonating or imitating other artists. Clairdee combines scene-stealing charisma and a sincere belief that music can transform lives. Learning from the masters.
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Clairdee: This Christmas
by Jim Santella
It’s that time of year for celebrations. Clairdee is the leader of her touring band and has performed with many jazz legends in America, including Bucky Pizzarelli (Houston Person), Cyrus Chestnut, Ken Peplowski, Cyrus Chestnut, Nancy Wilson, Cyrus Chestnut, Ken Peplowski, Cyrus Chestnut, Cyrus Chestnut, Ken Peplowski, Cyrus Chestnut, Cyrus Chestnut and Ken Peplowski.
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Clairdee: A Love Letter To Lena
by Nicholas F. Mondello
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"From an arranging standpoint," Clairdee says, "the jazz idiom provides an amazing canvas on which I can fully express myself to tell a story."
Part of what makes Clairdee so distinctive is that she's also closely studied male masters like Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams, Billy Eckstine and Nat "King" Cole.
Born in Tucson, AZ and raised in Denver, CO, Clairdee grew up singing with her siblings in school and church where she also played viola.
Since moving to the Bay Area in 1986, Clairdee has performed almost every style of music, from R&B and cabaret to country and soul. When the full house had settled in, her stellar band--musical director/pianist Ken French, world class bassist Ruth Davies, guitarist John Hoy and world renowned percussionist Jim Zimmerman--took to the stage and warmed the audience with Sonny Clark's upbeat ...
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Clairdee: Music Moves
by Woodrow Wilkins
One thing that makes live music great is the way artists feed off an audience's energy.
If anyone knows this to be true it is ...
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This playful approach is Clairdee's modus operandi--a style that says be serious in creating the sound but ...
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Clairdee: Music Moves
by Jim Santella
Music in motion. She is rich and multifaceted. But by the mid-90s she decided to dedicate herself to jazz, honing a singular sound while working with jazz luminaries such as trumpeter Eddie Henderson, alto saxophonist John Handy and pianists Roland Hanna and Allen Farnham.
"Listening to a lot of different vocalists and instrumentalists in various styles of music has helped me hone my craft. One very fine singers now working out of the San Francisco area, Clairdee, pulls it off going away. Do you really understand the lyric? Clairdee is known for her joyful renditions vocal soul-jazz and she enjoys sharing with her fans a variety of influences.