Nancy Ruth (singer)
Nancy Ruth | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Home of Jazz, Spectra Jazz |
| Website | www |
Nancy Ruth (born January 3 1966) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, dedicated to jazz, Latin and world music. She plays the piano and Spanish guitar. She has been based in Málaga, Spain, since 2001[1].[2]
Early life[edit]
Ruth grew up in British Columbia, where an early interest of music led her to study singing and piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. She also studied theatre at Studio 58 at Langara College in Vancouver, and continued her musical studies at Douglas College, New Westminster.
Career[edit]
Her first professional performances were as vocalist of rock bands; between 1986 and 1991 she toured with the bands Axess, Aces High, and Renaissance.
In 1992, she was the guest vocalist of the band The Lovehunters in Singapore, and during the same year, she performed for the Sultan of Brunei at the Royal Palace.
Between 1993 and 1997, she starred in the Beaver Creek Rendezvous show, a Klondike musical theater show in the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada. Her first album of her original songs, "Nancy Ruth" was released in 1998. [3]
In the following years, she focused her career on jazz, playing in clubs and events throughout Canada. Her Spanish roots led her to visit and live in Spain, incorporating Spanish guitar and flamenco into her repertoire, merging them with jazz in her compositions. She decided to move to Malaga, where she has been based since 2001.[4][5][6][7]
Her second album, "It's Got To Be Love", was released in 2004[8].
Nancy Ruth traveled around the world collaborating with artists from different musical genres, incorporating boleros and Latin American ballads into her repertoire[9]. Thus is born her third album, "Me Quedo", in 2008, which includes several songs in Spanish, which she co-wrote.[10].
In the following years, she continued with tours and performances, among them, in the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, in 2010[11].
In 2011 she released her fourth album, "Para Tí", in Spain, recorded in both English and Spanish[12][13]; Nancy also wrote and starred in a tribute show to Latin American and spanish music, called "Trío Pasión"[14], with which she toured several countries between 2011 and 2014. Meanwhile, in 2012, she signed a licensing and distribution contract with Spectra Jazz label (USA).[15]
In 2016 she released a new album, "Sangria Jam", the fruit of the Spanish influence, combining flamenco, jazz and Latin rhythms[16][17][18].
Discography[edit]
- Nancy Ruth (1998)
- It`s got to be love (2004)
- Me quedo (2008)
- Para Tí (2011)
- Sangría Jam (2016)
References[edit]
- ↑ SUR.es. "Read Sur in English 28/10/2016". surinenglish.com. p. 22. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Nancy Ruth". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "NANCY RUTH". www.leeaaron.se. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "I once said I'd stay in Malaga - Malaga E Guide". Malaga E Guide. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ Contreras, Victoria; Ortiz, Daniel (11 August 2013). "Entrevista con Nancy Ruth, cantante y compositora canadiense que vive en Rincón" [Interview with Nancy Ruth, Canadian singer and songwriter living in Rincon]. La voz de hoy - Periódico digital de Rincón de la Victoria (in español). Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Nancy Ruth on Shaw TV". WorldNews Network. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Nancy Ruth". Virtual Womex. The World Music Expo. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Nancy Ruth:It's Got to Be Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Review: Mojito - InDaily". InDaily. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ Me Quedo, 2008-10-07, retrieved 2017-05-07
- ↑ Writer, Jan DeGrass/Arts and Entertainment. "Something to get excited about". Coast Reporter. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
The other ticketed events are vocalist Nancy Ruth in concert at Motoko's Gallery (already sold out)
- ↑ "Para Ti by Nancy Ruth on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ Nancy Ruth Music (2012-02-13), Nancy Ruth "Para Ti", retrieved 2017-05-07
- ↑ "Trio Pasion". costadelparty.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Spectra Jazz welcomes Nancy Ruth". Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Jazz Scene - CD Reviews January 2017". www.scottyanow.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ Harris, George W. (March 31, 2017). "Nancy Ruth: Sangria Jam". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ Stober, Karl. "MEET THE ARTIST - CD REVIEW" (PDF). Cadence Jazz Magazine. p. 164.
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