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To Sandra Kaye's Place
An International Jazz Singer
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Once or twice in every decade there comes a singer, so distinctive yet influenced by the rich vocal heritage of decades past. Just as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Ester Phillips so touched our lives through their incomparable gift of song, so here and now comes another: Sandra Kaye.
Upon hearing Sandra Kaye "fashion" the songs that she sings (for indeed, that is what she does) one cannot help but wonder how it all began. Who is this young lady with a voice and soul for music and lyric that is beyond her years?
Just as all artistic expression is a gift from God, and often appears even before the artist herself become aware of it, Sandra's singing ability was evident to her family and friends long before she herself believed she was a singer. Always gracious, and at times so amazed at what, for her, was so easy, Sandra did not begin her singing career with the idea of making it her life's pursuit.
Sandra Kaye was born in Dallas, Texas the only daughter of a minister. She grew up singing gospel music and was often featured in church socials as a young girl with various choirs and girl groups. However, Sandra started her professional career by winning an amateur contest at the West End Cabaret Dallas in 1986, since then she has established herself as the consummate artist. She attributes her success to having a good rapport with great musicians, many hours of practice, countless gigs and frequent visits to open mic nights of local night spots and other American cities.
Sandra Kaye's experience as a jazz vocalist has given her the ambidexterity to sing with orchestras, and ensembles of all dimensions, Sandra Kaye is as comfortable with R&B, Gospel and Country music as she is with Jazz. Her first experience of big band was with the Shelley Carrol Big Band, since then Sandra has been featured with the Curtis Bradshaw's First Reunion Orchestra, The Dallas Jazz Orchestra, The Galen Jeter Orchestra and the Vecho Vecencio Group.
Sandra Kaye's concert appearances have been performed in the finest establishments in the Dallas Fort Worth Metropolitan and surrounding areas: The Dallas Museum of Art, The Caravan of Dreams, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, The African American Museum of Art and Culture, The Sammons Center for the Arts, The Morton Myerson Symphony Hall, The Botanical Gardens, The Women's Museum, The Texas Stadium, Eastfield College, Richland College, The University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, The South Dallas Culture Center, The Mesquite Arts Center, The Dallas Theatre Center (Kalita Humphreys), The Bob Hope Theatre @ Southern Methodist University, The Marshall Texas Civic Center and the Preservation Hall in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 1991 and 1992 Sandra peformed for the Duke Ellington Birthday Celebration in conjunction with the Forth Worth Jazz Society and in 1994 Sandra was the key performer for the launching of the Anthony Mark Hankins Design Company at the Hall of State in Fair Park at Dallas, Texas.
In 1997 Sandra was the key performer for the Beaux Arts Ball held at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas.
Sandra also has international exposure and experience, performing in jazz clubs in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, China, Japan and a religious ceremony in West Africa.
Many opportunities are available for a jazz vocalist of Sandra's caliber. Sandra has been the opening act or performed on stage with so many stars: David (Fathead) Newman, Onzy Matthews, Shelley Carrol, Brad Leali, Roy Hargrove, Monty Alexander, Dr. Dwight Dickerson, Michael Carr, Dionne Warwick,
Roger Boykin, Claude Johnson, Carl Patterson, Joe Johnson, Al Dupree Johnny Taylor, Marchel Ivery, James Clay, Yarbrough and Peoples, George Tallifierro, (formerly of the Marcels), The Platters, The Drifters, Tanya Tucker, Antonio Fargas and the famed comedians, George Wallace and Shucky Ducky.
B.J. Lister LLC
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I was in a chat room once and revealed that I was a jazz singer and a very obnoxious person asked me this question. "Tell me, what makes a jazz singer a jazz singer, and don't tell me that it is the sound of their voices?" So my reply was a question too.
"What makes a country and western singer a country and western singer?" So that was the end of that.
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