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Dana Lauren
Music has always been a major part of Dana's life. Playing classical piano since the age of 6 and studying classical voice since the age of 13, she has gained a respect and understanding for all different types of music. Having a mother who loved jazz her whole life, Dana has been heavily influenced by jazz since she was young. At the age of 13 she began to take jazz piano lessons which furthered knowledge of the technical aspects of jazz. Dana has also studied at the Litchfield Jazz Festival Summer Institute where she had the opportunity to work with great teachers who helped her explore her style, as well as meeting great artists who have had a major impact on her career. As well as vocalists, instrumentalists have had a huge impact on her vocal style, making it pure and original yet true to the style of jazz. This year Dana was recognized by the NFAA Talent Search, placing in the top 10 percent nationally. At the 2006 Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival Dana was awarded Judge's Choice for piano and vocal within her group. She also received the overall Outstanding Vocalist award. She will be attending the New England Conservatory of Music to pursue a degree in jazz performance.
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Dana Lauren: New York, May 22, 2011
by Dan Bilawsky
Dana Lauren Metropolitan Room New York, NY May 22, 2011 Sunday night shows are a tough sell to the average music fan. Weekend gatherings, housework and Saturday evening soirees often take their toll and sour people from making their way out to hear live music on a Sunday evening, but diehard jazz fans know that something special might await them. Established artists finishing up week long stints at hallowed New York haunts, like the Village ...
Continue ReadingDana Lauren: It's You or No One
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalist Dana Lauren has a beautifully balanced alto voice that is pliant and malleable, one well suited for jazz. It's You or No One (Self Produced, 2010) was the singer's well-received debut, a smart collection of standards rendered well by top-notch musicians. Lauren sings inside and outside the box, straight-ahead and sideways with equal intensity and sensitivity. She is also effective in small spaces. In a minimalist trend that echoes Lawrence Lebo's “less-is-more" approach, Lauren retires her ...
Continue ReadingDana Lauren: Songs From Her Heart
by R.J. DeLuke
What does it take for someone who has been singing since she was a toddler--and had her sights set singing as a vocation since in elementary school--to make a strong go of it? Great focus and a strong will would be necessary traits. Willingness to learn and a thick skin would also be valuable, particularly in the jazz genre, in which emotional depth and artistic truth go hand-in-hand with the sheer technique needed to pull off successful performances. ...
Continue ReadingDana Lauren: It's You Or No One
by Woodrow Wilkins
It's impossible to predict when chance will smile favorably, so it's important to be prepared for when that opportunity arrives. Vocalist Dana Lauren seized chance by the proverbial throat when, at the age of 17, she met Arturo Sandoval at a jazz festival. That encounter led to Lauren performing with Sandoval at his Miami club, and to her debut recording, Stairway to the Stars, which the trumpeter produced. Inspired by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae and ...
Continue ReadingDana Lauren: It's You Or No One
by Dan Bilawsky
At the age of 21, vocalist Dana Lauren has a command of her instrument that many professional singers twice her age would envy. Lauren has a voice that's one part Roberta Gambarini and one part Diana Krall, with a dash of soul thrown in to spice things up, and she puts it good use on this ten song program. Her debut album--Stairway To The Stars (Dana Lauren, 2008)--produced by and featuring trumpeter Arturo Sandoval--covered oft-performed standards like “How High The ...
Continue ReadingVocalist Dana Lauren to Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on September 27th, 2011.
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Two for the Show Media
September 27, 2011 Show: $18 Dinner & Show: $60 Show time: 8pm In 2006 jazz vocalist Dana Lauren made her debut at Scullers with Arturo Sandoval and since then, the now 23 year old has performed at some of the Nation's most prestigious jazz venues, recorded two albums, was a semi-finalist in the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition and is a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music. Dana Lauren's latest CD ...
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Singer Dana Lauren Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
What does it take for someone who has been singing since she was a toddler--and had her sights set singing as a vocation since in elementary school--to make a strong go of it? Great focus and a strong will would be necessary traits. Willingness to learn and a thick skin would also be valuable, particularly in the jazz genre, in which emotional depth and artistic truth go hand-in-hand with the sheer technique needed to pull off successful performances.
Dana Lauren, ...
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Vocalist Dana Lauren Releases New CD "It's You or No One" from Dana Lauren Music.
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Two for the Show Media
Jazz vocalist, Dana Lauren is back with her highly anticipated new CD “It You or No One" almost 3 years after the release of her debut recording. Lauren brings an all-star group of musicians together to create a innovative sound on these chosen standards, while still maintaining the integrity of each song. Lauren is joined here by Joel Frahm on tenor sax, Manual Valera on piano, Will Graefe on guitar, Luques Curtis on bass, Jake Goldbas on drums and special ...
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