DYAN KANE & the Jazzmatix
Wed. July 12, 2023 ~ 7-10 pm
Cover Charge: $10
Richard Hundley/Piano
Evan Carley/Bass
Vinnie Pagano/Drums
Multi-faceted vocalist/recording artist DYAN KANE’s love affair with Jazz began in the busy streets, parks and subways of NYC, where she sang with friends for tips. While bouncing between classes and gigs in Film, TV, Theatre, and dance clubs (where she performed one-off club records for the International Bad Boyz label), she paid rent by serving drinks at Bleecker Street’s legendary BLUE NOTE Jazz club, rubbin’ elbows with Jazz Giants like Oscar Peterson, Ramsey Lewis, Quincy Jones, Ron Carter, Kenny Barron, Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McCrae, Morgana King, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendrix, Dizzie Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Ray Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Cab Calloway, Tito Puente, & Ahmad Jamal. It was from them she learned stage presence, discipline, style and delivering the lyric like a personal story. 4 a.m. late night BLUE NOTE jam sessions with trumpeter Ted Curson helped hone the percussive scat chops, impeccable phrasing and the earthy, textured vocal style she is known for today.
Artwork by Robert Alexander
