Jazz Singer Judy Chamberlain Dallas. Los Angeles.
“Jazz singer Judy Chamberlain solidly affirms the music’s far-reaching, continuing vitality.” Don Heckman, L.A. Times
“Judy Chamberlain is a singer who’s always a pleasure to hear. In part, because her astonishing repertoire makes every performance a fascinating journey through a century of song. But even more so because she brings such care, authenticity and musicality to everything she touches.” The International Review of Music
“Name a song, and she’ll sing it.” The Dallas Morning News
Judy Chamberlain, a vocalist and bandleader known for her enormous repertoire, provides sophisticated Twentieth Century popular music for weddings, parties galas, corporate events and the hospitality industry.
With the timeless tunes of the Jazz Age 1920’s, sophisticated 1930’s, 1940’s cinema noir, mid-century movie musicals and 1950’s pop, Chamberlain sets the stage for the glamour, fun and romance of America’s Golden Era.
To recreate the wit and easygoing elegance of a yacht club, oceanside or penthouse party in those glorious days, the singer has assembled a unique crew of virtuoso backing musicians to play the inimitable songs of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Rogers & Hart, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Warren, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill and others the way the composers intended.
If Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly or Frank Sinatra sang it, it’s probably in Chamberlain’s repertoire.
Her Dallas and Los Angeles bands, combos and compact jazz/swing orchestra are comprised of uniquely talented, first-call pianists, guitarists, bass players, saxophonists, trumpeters, trombonists, drummers and vibraphonists who embody the art of completely live, spontaneously in-the-moment musical interplay.
Veterans of the shows and recordings of Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr, Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble, The Simpsons and The Tonight Show Band, they are quite literally the finest musicians in the world.
“I LOVE YOU JUDY CHAMBERLAIN!” Jonne-Marie Switzler, Manager/Playboy Jazz Festivals
“Judy Chamberlain is a walking encyclopedia of The Great American Songbook.” Chuck Niles, Pacific Public Radio, Los Angeles
“A fascinating journey through a century of song.” Don Heckman, International Review of Music
“You’re just like ‘the Old Man,’ cookie,” guitarist Al Viola
Guitarist Al Viola, a longtime mainstay of Frank Sinatra’s band and recordings, as well as well as more than 500 studio soundtracks — that’s his mandolin you hear in the Godfather movies — often compared Judy to Mr. Sinatra, whom he affectionately called “the old man.”
“Judy takes care of business and sings the hell out of a tune the way Sinatra did,” said Viola. “She can come out of nowhere and take the pickup on the song and the band is instantly with her because she gives great signals. Like Sinatra, she’s always in the moment and never does anything the same way twice. Her timing and phrasing are impeccable. I love working with her, because I’m never bored.”
“Look at all these people, having the time of their lives,” Viola said to Judy one night from their perch on the bandstand.
“And you were here, cookie.”
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