60's folk music, Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Chet Baker, Elis Regina, Shirley Horn, Sun Ra, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Irish Music, Joyce, Jobim, Norma Winstone, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton to start with. Will add more later as I think of them!
Kris Adams was born in Georgia into a music loving family. She lived in the south and in Germany before settling in the northeast at the age of 12. Her first singing memory was in the car with her parents, singing along with the radio to "Walk Right In" (as sung by the Rooftop Singers in 1963). After moving to New England, Kris joined a children's musical theatre group that travelled and performed around New England. Her first professional gigs were with a latin jazz band called Talking Drums in Hartford, CT. In 1979, she moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music and then attended New England Conservatory after singing professionally in the Boston area. While at NEC, Kris studied with Dominique Eade, Bevan Manson, Paul Bley, Jimmy Giuffre and John McNeil. After graduating, she worked in a duo with guitarist Rob Levit and taught workshops with singer Lisa Thorson. In 1994, Kris started teaching at Berklee College of Music and is currently Associate Professor in the Harmony Department. She released her first CD, in collaboration with pianist/producer, Steve Prosser, as a bandleader in 1999, "This Thing Called Love", and followed up with a second release, "Weaver of Dreams", in 2002. Kris recently travelled to Brazil and Italy to study with singers Monica Salmaso, Michelle Hendricks and Norma Winstone. She is certified in teaching Jeanie LoVetri's Somatic Voicework technique.
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Ciao,Kris thanks for your friendship, indeed for me a great joy;-) you are really good, you make some stupendous music, and you have a marvelous voice. I have a great admiration for you, compliments really.. and you are among mine preferred in mine many musical tastes. I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good life.. every day Ciao.. neal
Ciao, Kris , and Welcome, in this world of alone music, 3000 musicians of every kind, in prevalence.. jazz, blues, etc.. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments really.. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
Muito grato! Maravilha de som. A música faz com que as pessoas experimentem um pouquinho do mundo divino. Neste espaço, pude perceber que são habitados por anjos - e você é um deles - não importa sua legião. Penso que a música está acima do bem e do mal - Deus é mais - e espero que você esteja sempre envolvido por ela. Portanto desejo uma ótima existêcia e agradeço por existir na mesma época que você. Um beijo no coração!!! Paulo Djorge http://www.estantevirtual.com.br/mod_perl/info.cgi?livro=19083498
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