Friday, January 29, 2010

Born in South Wales June 1980, Amy Sinha....

Born in South Wales June 1980, Amy, the youngest of three sisters remembers being surrounded by music and musical instruments and influenced heavily by her older sisters who were convinced that one day the “charmed ones” would be the new “Supremes”. She was dragged into her first talent contest aged six, singing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, terrifying moments as she could barely reach the microphone but also turned out to be exhilarating. This marked the beginning of her love of music and performance.

The new “Supremes” may have become childhood dreams but Amy Sinha studied classical piano & singing and developed an intimate affair with the world of Jazz in her teens. A difficult and mature genre for this modern generation but one that touched Amy very deeply. She went on to graduate from "Leeds College of Music with a BA (Hons) Degree in music specialising in Jazz. There she studied under tutors such as; Graham Hearn, Lee Gibson, Tina May and Anna Stubbs. She was a keen participant in many different musical workshops led by musicians such as: Jullian Joseph, Daryl Sherman, Alan Barnes and Jim Mullen.

Other than singing, Amy loves writing poetry, is an avid reader, has a thing for the fantasy and paranormal, playing classical piano and poker. PerformancesAmy has performed at many different venues and events across the UK, including theatres, blues bars, private functions, churches and cathedrals. Although Jazz has been her first love, she also indulges in soul and RnB always keen to fuse various styles, producing her own fresh and silky sound.
 
From the jazz scene Amy has sung with the Cottle brothers, Ian Thomas, Dave O'Higgins, Danny Moss, Alex Garnett, Damon Brown and Alan Barnes - to name an illustrious few.

Charity Amy has taken an interest and an active part in the much respected jazz club of Swansea (Swansea Jazzland), run by jazz musician Dave Cottle. She is involved with many different charitable organisations, including - “Friends of the Welsh National Opera”, “The Bible College Of Wales“, “Women In Jazz”, the latter organisation based in Swansea, bringing the history of Women’s place in Jazz to the modern day people. A charity, that also enables women of all ages to work with other musicians, and then perform jazz and blues to the public.

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