Lila Ammons
Lila Ammons is a blues and jazz vocalist.
Biography[edit]
Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 18 May 1958,[1] daughter of Edsel Albert Ammons and June Billingsley.[1][2] She is the granddaughter of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons[1][2][3] and the niece of tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons.[3][2]
Ammons obtained a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Michigan,[3][better source needed] then a Master’s in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, New York.[3][better source needed] She spent some years singing in opera, recitals and oratorios in the US[4][not in citation given][5][not in citation given] and Europe, as well as doing commercial and film work.[3][better source needed] She then moved into jazz,[not in citation given] and relocated to Minneapolis-St. Paul,[1] where she also appeared with her project Sisters in Song for the Twin Cities Jazz Society,[6][better source needed] along with the 2007 Chicago Blues Festival.[7][8]
At celebrations for her grandfather's centennial in 2007, which she helped convene,[2] she met boogie and blues pianist Axel Zwingenberger and has performed with him on many occasions since then.[9][not in citation given] In 2008 they issued their first CD, Lady Sings the Boogie Woogie, on the independent label Vagabond Records.[10] One online radio station reviewer described her singing as "one of the most delicate melodical voices with an excellent coloful range",[10] while a jazz club called her "likely the new discovery of the decade".[11] She appeared with the ABC&D of Boogie Woogie on Jools Holland's radio show in 2009,[12] and made further guest appearances with that band in 2012.[13][14][15] In 2013, Ammons released a second album, The Nearness of You.[16][better source needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 75. ISBN 9780313344244. Retrieved 14 January 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Reich, Howard (21 September 2007). "Ammons' star once again shining, thanks to this centennial showing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Canter, Andrea (4 April 2016). "Lila Ammons and her Quad at Jazz Central, April 7". Jazz Police: S7:14. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ "Four Saints in Three Acts". Musical America, Volume 107. ABC Consumer Magazines. 1987. p. 39. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ New York Times: The soprano Lila Ammons …
- ↑ Sisters in Song Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Hammond, Jon (7 June 2007). "Barry Dolins on HammondCast Radio Show, Chicago Blues Festival 2007 (HammondCast show for KYOU & KYCY Radio 1550AM (San Francisco CA))". Internet Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Chicago Blues Festival Complete Schedule of Performances - "Boogie Woogie Stomp" Thursday June 7, 2007". Blues Blast Magazine. 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ Palmer, Reinhard (26 September 2015). "Axel Zwingenberger meets Lila Ammons: Legenden vom Boogie und Blues". Bosco Gauting Nach(t)kritik (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Zumel, Vincente. "Axel Zwingenberger & Lila Ammons "Lady Sings The Boogie Woogie" Vagabond 2009". La Hora del Blues. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ "Current CDs and DVDs". Jazzland (in German). Vienna, Austria. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Jools Holland 07/12/2009". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ Tamarkin, Jeff (29 June 2012). "The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie at Lincoln Center, 6-28-12". JazzTimes. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ Prince, Patrick (1 December 2012). "Calm, cool and collected Charlie Watts lets loose with ABC&D of Boogie Woogie". Goldmine. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ Scheck, Frank (30 June 2012). "Charlie Watts' The A, B, C & D of Boogie Woogie Jazz Band Makes U.S. Debut: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Lila Ammons - Press". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
The Nearness of You (2013) - “Not all legacies live up to their heritage, but with her new CD, The Nearness of You, Lila Ammons stands tall with the likes of Ravi Coltrane, John Pizzarelli and Marcus Gilmore. The granddaughter of Boogie Woogie master pianist, Albert, and niece of tenor sax titan, Gene “Jug” Ammons, she proves that one can indeed make a successful leap from classical voice to jazz singer with her classic sense of time, inventive phrasing, spot-on intonation, and emotive storytelling. And with the impeccable support of her celebrated New York band including, Houston Person (sax), James Weidman & Onaje Allan Gumbs (piano), Steve Williams (drums) and Leon Dorsey (bass), The Nearness of You brings us the nearness of Lila Ammons.” Andrea Canter - JazzPolice
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