Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Garmany Music Series: Dana Lauren Jazz

Debra Godiksen, Farmington Library
Greater Hartford
12:10 p.m. EST, January 7, 2014
On Sunday, Jan. 26, the Farmington Libraries will host local singing sensation Dana Lauren for a performance of jazz standards with fresh arrangements and classic swing. This event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Main Library at 6 Monteith Drive.

Dana Lauren has been compared to Adele and Ella Fitzgerald; a unique combination that leaves a contemporary imprint on a timeless jazz sound and its stylings. At 23, Dana Lauren has already performed at some of the Nation's most prestigious jazz venues, recorded two albums and has graduated from the Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship. In 2010 Dana Lauren was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition.

A chance meeting with Arturo Sandoval at the 2006 Newport Jazz Festival provided Dana with opportunities that any young performer could only dream about. In July 2007 Dana recorded her first CD titled "Stairway to the Stars" produced by and featuring Mr. Sandoval. Dana has had the honor of sharing the stage with Mr. Sandoval at the Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club in Miami, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Birdland, The Blue Note and Iridium in NYC and Sculler's Jazz Club in Boston. For more information, please visit her web site: http://www.danalauren.com/
Read more: http://www.courant.com/community/rocky-hill/hcrs-83761-greater-hartford-20140103,0,6542006.story

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