Annette Sanders – vocals
Bob Albanese – piano
Saadi Zain – bass
Jaime Affoumado – drums
BILL WARE is a quiet giant of the vibraphone
who defines the word “groove” as he cooks rhythms on a low burn, inspired by
the expressions of his fellow musicians, only to “strike out and impress with
his four-mallet attacks of chords, cadences and arpeggios, surprising in every
measure.” (allaboutjazz.com <http://allaboutjazz.com>
). Born William A. Ware III in East Orange, NJ, on January 28, 1959, Ware
started out as a bass player, and trained at the Harlem Jazzmobile Workshop.
Ware has performed, recorded and toured
internationally on vibraphone with hundreds of artists. He first hit the scene
playing Latin jazz (on bass and piano), and in 1986 formed his own Latin
ensemble, AM Sleep. Early in his career he became a charter member of the
internationally renowned group The Jazz Passengers (Roy Nathanson, saxophone,
Curtis Fowlkes, trombone and Marc Ribot, guitar), which has featured guest
appearances by Deborah Harry, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples and many others.
In the 1990s, Ware formed a backing group
called the Club Bird All-Stars, with whom he toured Japan; and recorded his
debut as a leader, “Long and Skinny” (Knitting Factory). Mr. Ware was at the
heart of the New York City “acid jazz” scene with the popular band, Groove
Collective. He toured with Steely Dan in the 1993- 1995 Alive in America
concert tours as a member of the all-star band dubbed the “Steely Dan
Orchestra”.
Annette Sanders’ career has been a constant
whirlwind of recording and performing. After attending Hunter College, Annette
sand in the New York nightclubs where she was heard by the late producer and
composer, Bobby Scott, who signed her to Mercury Records. Her big break came in
1966 when Benny Goodman chose her as his featured vocalist for his prestigious
Rainbow Grill engagement, archived on the recently mastered Yale University
Music Library Series.
It was at the Goodman performance that Annette
was again discovered. This time it was by producers of advertising jingles. Her
solo for Imprevu perfume as so successful, it launched Annette’s career as a
much sought-after studio singer. Her distinctly recognizable sound has been
heard on literally thousands of jingles, movie soundtracks and CDs. She has
worked with the “who’s who” of the music industry – from pop to jazz – Dionne
Warwick, Roberta Flack, Mel Torme, Michel LeGrand, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gerry
Mulligan, Gloria Estefan, and Barbra Streisand to name a few.
During the late 80′s, Annette co-founded the jazz-tinged vocal quintet, Group Five, teaming
up with several of her studio cohorts. They have appeared in concerts and clubs
throughout Europe and the U.S. In 1996, the second of her four CDs, “On My Way
To You” was nominated for a Grammy. That was followed by “Everything I Love”, a
CD she recorded with noted pianist and arranger, Mike Renzi.
Since 2000, Annette has served as vocal jazz
panelist for the National Foundation for Advance of the Arts, a project that
supports talented high-school students.
Most recently, Annette has appeared as the featured
vocalist in Dick Hyman’s acclaimed “Jazz Series” at the 92nd St. Y in New York
City. It was at one of these concerts that she was discovered yet again by Palm
Beach Pops conductor, Bob Lappin, with whom she has concertized.
The past few years, Annette performed with the
Token Creek Jazz Festival in Madison Wisconsin as well as the Desert Foothills
Festival in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Her latest recording is a duet CD with Bob
Florence, the magnificient composer, arranger, and pianist from the west coast.
“You Will Be My Music” was released in June, 2007.
In March, 2008, Annette was part of the Billy
Taylor Jazz Series at Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Her most recent performance was a concert with
The Canadian Brass at Avery Fischer Hall.
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