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Alexis Cole

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Uniting Voices

JazzVoice and the Vocal Jazz Summit Team Up to Celebrate a decade of Jocelyn Medina’s Sunday Vocal Jazz Jam

Unleash Your Songwriting Potential with Mark Winkler’s New Book!

Alexis Cole

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Unleash Your Songwriting Potential with Mark Winkler’s New Book!

Are you passionate about music and eager to enhance your songwriting skills? Look no further because Mark Winkler, the esteemed musician...

Alexis Cole

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Happy Birthday JazzVoice

We went live on May 16, 2020! Today we're 4! Do you guys know the origin story of JazzVoice? I was alone in my cabin during Covid, and...

Alexis Cole

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Grammy Awards 2024! OMG!

Today was an incredible win for jazz vocals in general and JazzVoice in specific. My student Samara Joy won the grammy for best Jazz...

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Early Jazz Instrumentalists Informed by Singing - Interview with Ken McCarthy

Monika Herzig, Vic Hobson, David Wright in conversation with Jazz on the Tube’s Ken McCarthy. The inspiration for the conversation was...

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Preparing Audition or Competition Submissions by Alexis Cole

Yes, music is not a competitive sport, and you got into it because you love music and now someone wants to judge you, why should you...

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The Teachings of Mary Lou Williams and Their Implications for Humanity by Harry Pickens

After no more than 30 seconds, she stopped me. That’s nice. You can blow. But you need to go back to the roots. Do you know about Fats...

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Rosemary Clooney Interview

Interview Starts at 43:56 https://archive.org/details/newsweekonair_920301_complete

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Directors Notes Jan 29, 2022

In Today’s Blog: Class recaps: Sanna and Anna Last week of Free Trial West Side Story Remake - Amazing Hacked/Porn/Data Privacy Day Kate...

Alexis Cole

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Member Spotlight: Tom Francini

Tom has been a member since July 2020, our first full month of classes! He's almost always there, and always ready to sing in a...

Alexis Cole

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Directors Notes Jan 29, 2022

In Today’s Blog: Class recaps: Sanna and Anna Last week of Free Trial West Side Story Remake - Amazing Hacked/Porn/Data Privacy Day Kate...

Alexis Cole

2 min read

Member Spotlight: Denise Donatelli

Today we feature an incredible vocalist from LA, Denise Donatelli. She was in our group of first subscribers, joining in June 2020,...

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Carol Fredette - Spirit and Song

Missing you since January 24, 2021 “She’s as good as they come.”—Stan Getz “Carol Fredette is everything you need in a jazz singer. She...

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Gino Moratti - From Private Investigator to Jazz Presenter

Missing you since January 18, 2021 Gino ran Jazz at Kitano for 15 years. He was always welcoming and encouraging to vocalists, and...

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Freddy Cole - Understated Giant

Missing you since June 27, 2020 From the WBGO Blog by Nate Chinen Freddy Cole, whose debonair yet unassuming vocal style lighted his way...

Alexis Cole

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Member Spotlight: Karen Maynard

Karen educated NYC Public School Kids in Vocal Music and is now retired into her long awaited career as a solo singer. Karen Maynard was...

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Holli Ross - Trailblazer in Jazz Vocal Education & Professional Bon Vivant!

Missing You Since May 9, 2020 I'm one of Holli's many fans and admirers. She was the life of any group she was in. Compassionate, kind...

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Annie Ross - Magic, Humor and High Notes

Missing you since July 21, 2020 Annie Ross, Jazz Vocalist of ‘Twisted’ Renown, Dies at 89 - From the NYT She rose to fame with the vocal...

Alexis Cole

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Osmosis & Octopus

Directors Notes Feb 13, 2022 Ear Training thru Osmosis, Breaking it down in Brazil, Vocal Jazz Summit Discount Code, Pink Octopus, and...

Alexis Cole

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JazzVoice & Jam

Directors Notes Feb 4, 2022 This week at JazzVoice.com was a lot of fun. On Monday, after a day spent teaching at my alma mater William...

Alexis Cole

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From Luxury Retail to Sultry Time Feel

Member Spotlight: Carolyn Lee Jones From Alexis: Vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones has been a member of JazzVoice.com from its inception,...

Alexis Cole

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Member Spotlight: Rebecca DuMaine

Alexis - "Rebecca started meeting with me to fine tune tracks for her upcoming release, and has been a member since May 27, 2020, one of...

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