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  • Genre: Jazz

    Location Atlanta, Georgia, US

    Profile Views: 36821

    Last Login: 6/7/2012

    Member Since 7/5/2006

    Website www.kembacofield.com

    Record Label Independent

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Biography .. Kemba Cofield captures the essence of every song she sings by painting a colorful portrait with each lyric, sharing her story that encompasses her joys and pains. She eagerly leads us through a path that celebrates the past and present with sensuality and richness. Her crisp articulation shines through to her soul; and it isn’t until then, that we really meet Kemba Cofield: the internationally known jazz vocalist, recording artist, writer, composer, talent extraordinaire. "I don't just consider myself a vocalist but a storyteller," she says. "If I'm talking about love, I convey that emotion to the audience." This passionate display of musicianship has entertained diverse audiences nationwide including performances at some of the finest venues such as the Philadelphia Museum, Atlanta’s prestigious High Museum and the New York’s Historic Lenox Lounge. Kemba’s vocal skills have offered her the opportunity to share the stage with the Zapp Band, Midnight Star, Bernard Linnette, Don Braden, The Aaron Goldberg Trio, Takana Miyamoto, Freddie Cole, Rene Marie, and other famed musicians and jazz greats. The independent premier release of Shades of Kemba in 2005 sustained Kemba Cofield’s place in the music industry. Shades of Kemba matched her powerful resonance with her influential personality, depicting her growth into an established jazz artist. Her first project was completed with collaborations with Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Marcus Printup, Reginald Veal, Doron Johnson and Alvin Atkinson. Since the release of her sophomore album, Kemba Cofield Live in Atlanta, Kemba has had an amazing career headlining the 2008 Atlanta Jazz Festival, the National Black Arts Festival and performing at Lincoln Center, the world’s leading jazz performing arts center. Originally from Frankfort, KY, Kemba relies on her spiritual guidance to remain rooted on her musical path. She credits her stage flair, personality and precision to the legendary Queens of Jazz, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. Kemba masterfully combined her spirituality and performance technique while starring in the internationally known 2006 Telly Award winning production “Eternity.” As the 2008-2009 winner of the “Future of Jazz Straight Ahead Vocalist” competition, Kemba is moving to her polyrhythmic beat and the world is responding. Her desire and determination is the force that keeps her soaring in today’s music industry. .. ..MySpace tweaks.. and layouts at MusicTweak. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......View my page on ..Kemco Music........

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  • Influences

    My Mother, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams, Roberta Flack, Duke Ellington, Wycliffe Gordon, Bernard Linnette, Robert Griffin, Hunt Butler, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, Take 6, Bud Powell, Nat King Cole, Deborah Brown, Rene Marie, Kevin Bales, Kirk Franklin, Richard Smallwood, Gladys Knight, Betty Carter, Oghale, Oscar Peterson, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson. Reginald Davis, Vincent Davis, Stephanie Allen, Tina Turner, Jiana Hunter, Angela Birchett, Brian McKnight, Al Green, Sam cooke, Otis Redding, Karen Clark Sheard and all da Clark sistas, Smokey Robinson, Andy Griffith, Fats Domino, Elvis, Chuck Berry, James Brown Chaka Kahn, Sonny Rollins, Dennis Springer, the ENTIRE LINCOLN JAZZ ORCHESTRA ALL OF DEM EVERYONE, The Emotions, Earth Wind and Fire, Commodores, The Four Tops, The Temptations, KSU Concert Choir (Hail), Tonya Tripplett, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Reginald Veal, Dianne Reeves, Phyllis Hyman, ALL DA WINANS, Curtis Fuller, Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderly, Benny Golson, Eric Reed, Dianne Krall, Eric Clapton, Van Halen, BARBARA STREISAND, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Pat Benatar, George Michael, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Waters, Luther Vandross, The Doobie Brothers, Anita Baker, Count Basie, Bessie Smith, The Isley Brothers, Mike the Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson.

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