The elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist Barbara Carroll is regarded as one of today’s most fascinating purveyors of swinging jazz piano and expressive vocals. Equally at home in a concert hall or intimate music room, she connects with her audience through the passion, joy and emotional power of her performances. Her inventive piano playing and unique vocal sound transforms composition by Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Billy Strayhorn or Thelonious Monk into her own art with emotional directness and respect for the tunes and their possibilities.
Noted jazz critic Leonard Feather declared that she was “the first girl to play bop piano,” and People Magazine recently wrote: “Barbara Carroll’s jazz pianism is the subtlest and most intricate that New York has to offer.”
Ms. Carroll’s diverse musical career began at the age of five with piano lessons in her native Worcester, Massachusetts. Her classical training began at age eight and continued through her years at the New England Conservatory of Music. Along the way, she developed a fervent interest in jazz and was influenced by the work of Nat “King” Cole, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker and other important musicians of the era.
After making her New York debut at the celebrated Downbeat Club on legendary 52nd Street, she went on to perform in major music rooms across the country to audiences that regularly included luminaries such as Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, and Dinah Washington. Her work over the past 50 years has spanned everything from appearances on Broadway with her trio in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Me and Juliet to performances in concert halls, jazz clubs, on major TV shows and festival stages throughout the world. She has performed for President and Mrs. Clinton at the White House and has made more than thirty major label recordings with an array of jazz legends including Art Farmer, Claudio Roditi, Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli.
Ms. Carroll, whom many regard as New York’s “first lady of jazz piano,” recently completed a record-breaking run at the famed Bemelmans Bar in the Carlyle Hotel, where she appeared annually for two extended engagements for 24 consecutive years. Now performing nearly every Wednesday at Birdland (with bassist Jay Leonhart and Joe Cocuzzo on drums), Ms. Carroll has returned to the kind of jazz clubs that made her famous in the 1950s.
Her 2005 release of “Live At Birdland,” showcases her extensive repertoire coupled with her intimate knowledge and presentation of jazz piano at its best.
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La elegante pianista de jazz, compositora y vocalista Barbara Carroll está considerada como una de las proveedoras más fascinantes de hoy en día de piano de jazz y de voces expresivas. Tanto en su casa, en una sala de conciertos o en una sala de música íntima, conecta con su público a través de la pasión, la alegría y el poder emocional de sus actuaciones. Su inventiva en el piano y su sonido vocal único transforma la composición de Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Billy Strayhorn o Thelonious Monk en su propio arte con una franqueza emocional y un respeto por las melodías y sus posibilidades.
El célebre crítico de jazz Leonard Feather declaró que era "la primera chica que tocaba el piano bop", y la revista People escribió recientemente: "El pianismo de jazz de Barbara Carroll es el más sutil e intrincado que Nueva York tiene para ofrecer".
La diversa carrera musical de la Sra. Carroll comenzó a la edad de cinco años con clases de piano en su Worcester natal, Massachusetts. Su formación clásica comenzó a los ocho años y continuó durante sus años en el Conservatorio de Música de Nueva Inglaterra. En el camino, desarrolló un ferviente interés por el jazz y se vio influenciada por la obra de Nat "King" Cole, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker y otros importantes músicos de la época.
Después de hacer su debut en Nueva York en el célebre Downbeat Club de la legendaria calle 52, se presentó en las principales salas de música de todo el país ante un público que incluía regularmente a luminarias como Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett y Dinah Washington. Su trabajo en los últimos 50 años ha abarcado desde apariciones en Broadway con su trío en Me and Juliet (Yo y Julieta) de Rodgers y Hammerstein hasta actuaciones en salas de conciertos, clubes de jazz, en los principales programas de televisión y en escenarios de festivales de todo el mundo. Ha actuado para el Presidente y la Sra. Clinton en la Casa Blanca y ha hecho más de treinta grabaciones de grandes sellos discográficos con una serie de leyendas del jazz como Art Farmer, Claudio Roditi, Bucky Pizzarelli y John Pizzarelli.
La Sra. Carroll, a quien muchos consideran la "primera dama del piano de jazz" de Nueva York, recientemente completó una carrera que rompió récords en el famoso Bar Bemelmans en el Hotel Carlyle, donde se presentó anualmente para dos compromisos extendidos durante 24 años consecutivos. Ahora, al actuar casi todos los miércoles en Birdland (con el bajista Jay Leonhart y Joe Cocuzzo a la batería), la Sra. Carroll ha regresado al tipo de clubes de jazz que la hizo famosa en el decenio de 1950.
Su lanzamiento en 2005 de "Live At Birdland", muestra su extenso repertorio junto con su íntimo conocimiento y presentación del piano de jazz en su mejor momento.
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Satin Doll
What Now My Love
Fiddler On The Roof Medley
If I Were A Rich Man
To Life
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