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Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Dianne Reeves, Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling, Mark Murphy, Eddie Jefferson, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tierney Sutton, Rebecca Parris, Elis Regina, Bobby McFerrin, Tom Jobim, Diana Krall, Shirley Horn, Billie Holiday, Judy Niemack, Janet Lawson, Mel Torme, Dinah Washington, Roseanna Vitro, Barry Harris, Annie Ross, Kevin Mahogany, Johnny Hartman, Bill Evans, Mose Allison, Eliane Elias, Astrud Gilberto, Leny Andrade, Lorraine Feather, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Joe Williams, George Benson, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Keely Smith, Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Johnny Shines, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Cyrus Chestnut, Liz Spraggins, Gary Motley, Zelpha Wells, Dr. Frank Adams, David Amram, Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Ruth Brown, Debbie Bond, Steve Norris, Ron Norris, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Lynne Arriale, Brad Mehldau, Kenny Barron, Stan Getz, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Scott LaFaro, Eddie Gomez, Ron Carter, George Mesterhazy, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Billy Taylor, Count Basie, Marian McPartland, Jim Hall, Johnny Winter, Willie King, Cleveland Eaton, Stevie Wonder, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), Sun Ra, Oscar Brown, Etta James, Erskine Hawkins
And too many more to list!
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A (very) little like many of the great singers who came before me - Ella, Sassy, Carmen, Shirley Horn
Janet's love of jazz is evident in her straight-ahead, conversational style. She captures the intimacy of ballads with her alto voice, and cites her father's influence as a jazz drummer for her rhythmic phrasing. Janet's talents were first recognized by Cleveland Eaton, who was then the bassist for The Count Basie Orchestra, and she began singing regularly with jazz musicians in Birmingham, Alabama. She also credits vocalists Shirley Horn and Carmen McRae as major musical influences. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Janet was fortunate to grow up in a musical family. Her parents' friends were jazz musicians who often dropped in for jam sessions, and there was a music room in her home with a piano and drumset. Her father, the late William (Bill) Stevenson was a Birmingham jazz drummer who encouraged her musical talents with classical piano lessons at the age of six. At the age of eight, she studied voice in public school. She took up jazz piano in the 1970s, and began singing jazz in the 1980s.
Her smokey sweet voice made her a hometown favorite, and she performed at major venues like City Stages in Birmingham. In addition to leading her own jazz quartet, Janet has performed with some of Alabama's most notable jazz musicians, including Cleveland Eaton, bassist, formerly with the Count Basie Orchestra and the Ramsey Lewis Trio. Eaton has asked her to sing on his next CD. She also appeared in the musical "Tuxedo Junction", with renowned bandleader and trumpeter Erskine Hawkins and arranger Sammy Lowe.
Janet lives with her husband and best friend, Dave (seen in the sunset photo below), in the north Atlanta 'burbs. She is the webmaster for Mr. Eaton's official website clevelandeaton.com
We just lost another bluesman, my friend Willie King.
Give a listen to my friend Janet Lawson's unique (like her) version of "Dindi!"
And check out Judy Niemack's beautiful version of "The Island"!
Check out the amazing Barry Harris!
David Amram, an American treasure.
The late, great Erskine Hawkins, from my home town, way down South in Birmingham, plays "Tuxedo Junction."
Here is Elis Marsalis doing a sublime version of one of my all-time favorites, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most."
The amazing Frank "Doc" Adams - up in years, but still blowing strong. (But I have no idea why the video is sideways!)
And last, but certainly not least, a tribute to my friend Cleveland Eaton.
Well, I never knew him, but I love the incomparable Eddie Jefferson's version of "Benny's from Heaven."
And a little nod to Robert Moore, who used to let me sit in on his gigs back before he moved to Portland. Thanks, Robert, for turning me on to Eddie Jefferson.
Hi Janet, Thank you for your friendship here and YT. It'd be very nice to meet you in person as well :) Wishing you a very happy wonderful year of 2009 Yoko
Hi Janet! Yes, isn't it great that Obama is here? We celebrated in Berlin on the 20th, now I guess the real work begins. Thanks for posting my video, and keep on singing! all the best, Judy
Silver "Sprung" is quite the burgeoning scene these days. Frankly, I liked it better back in the days of the Woolworth, Wig Shop and Sports Store that was formerly ran the block along GA and 29. Sigh. Anyhoo, do hope Atlanta is treating you well. Best wishes for a new year that is full of whatever you need and want, oh and gigs, lots of gigs! :)
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