Recognized in both the jazz vocal and instrumental worlds, Darmon Meader is a highly respected vocalist, arranger and saxophonist. Darmon has achieved international recognition as the founder, musical director, chief arranger, composer, producer, saxophonist, and vocalist with New York Voices. As a member of New York Voices, he has released numerous recordings on the GRP, RCA/Victor, Concord and MCGJazz labels.
With New York Voices, Darmon has collaborated with a variety of artists including Ray Brown, Bernadette Peters, George Benson, Maureen McGovern, Don Sebesky, Nancy Wilson, Ann Hampton Callaway, Jim Hall, Paquito D’Rivera and the Count Basie Orchestra. He has toured internationally, performing at such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival and Blue Note Jazz Clubs (New York and Japan).
New York voices recently released a fantastic album album called “Reminiscing In Tempo.”
MENTIONS:
- www.darmonmeader.com
- www.newyorkvoices.com
- Reminiscing In Tempo
- Vocal Jazz Improvisation: An Instrumental Approach
- Steven Memel The Science of Switching On
SINGING LESSONS:
- Repetition. So much of what allows us to be able to sing more complicated stuff is the muscle memory behind it.
- You can make your own sound while trying to understand what your predecessors have done.
- Don’t go off track thinking that improvisation is completely spontaneous.
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Special thanks to Darmon for joining us this week!