New York vocalist Kendra Shank is considered "one of the most interesting, creative jazz singers of her generation" (All About Jazz) with a "delectable voice" (Time magazine) and "breathtakingly original concept" (Boston Globe). Her 5 critically acclaimed albums have won numerous “Best of the Year” awards and DownBeat poll recognition and she has has been featured on NPR's JazzSet and Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. Shank has toured in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Canada and the U.S., with performances at JVC Jazz Festival, Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne Festival, Jazz in Marciac Festival, Calgary Jazz Festival, Edmonton Jazz Festival, and Jazz Port Townsend Festival, among many others. Kendra Shank's eclectic mix of jazz originals, standards, world music, folk/pop tunes, and open improvisation is unified by her "sound painting" approach to creating in-the-moment music with her working band of 11 years: Frank Kimbrough (piano), Dean Johnson (bass), and Tony Moreno (drums). Their spontaneous ensemble interplay makes each performance an explosion of creativity that entrances and inspires audiences. In addition to leading this quartet, Shank has performed and/or recorded with Abbey Lincoln, Fred Hersch, Geoffrey Keezer, Bob Dorough, Jay Clayton, Gary Bartz, Victor Lewis, Matt Wilson, Peter Leitch, Mark Lamb Dance, and more. She has received critical praise from Time magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Jazzman, JazzThing, Cuadernos de Jazz, and countless others. |
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