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Released: Dec 3, 2010

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Genre: Blues / Classical Opera and Vocal / Jazz
Location New York, London and South East, Un
Profile Views: 23316
Last Login: 6/8/2012
Member Since 1/25/2008
Website www.michaellroberts.com
Record Label Nota Bene
Type of Label Major
Bio
At just 28, Jazz-vocalist Michael L. Roberts has already enjoyed landmark engagements at the top venues on the British jazz scene, frequent radio airplay and a featured broadcast on BBC Radio 2 of his arrangement of a forgotten and previously unpublished Cole Porter masterpiece, Lecture series on the art of vocalese and scat-singing with, among others, the late, great Sir John Dankworth, sustained and continuing tenures as Head of Jazz studies, jazz-vocal and piano at some of the top private schools in the country, residencies and festival appearances as vocalist/lyricist with Vasilis Xenopoulos’s ‘X-Tet’, and guest performances with legendary and groundbreaking artists across Europe, the U.S. and the Caribbean. Praised by audiences and critics alike, Clive Davis in the Sunday Times writes: “Britain’s answer to Kurt Elling... he delivers a mature and often exhilarating set that puts him in the front rank of this country’s performers... Roberts has technique, to be sure, but he is soulful too... Roberts’s phrasing is immaculate...” His exciting debut record Moving Is Living (released worldwide on the Nota Bene label) is an amalgamation of his already extensive experience as a diverse and creative jazz artist – featuring strikingly fresh originals, hip-reworked standards, hidden-gem ballads, and an award-winning band that includes long-time collaborators Anita Wardell, Chris Montague and Rob Barron. “Way above the hordes of average Sinatra wannabes out there, Roberts is crooner cut from similar cloth to Kurt Elling and Mark Murphy. Possessing an effortlessly hip delivery and an easy-going charm, his superb band add funky bite to his cool bark!” Mike Flynn, TIMEOUT. “One of the few young jazz musicians I’ve seen who is not just immensely talented, but also has integrity. Such performers can be counted on the fingers of a mitten!” Victor Lewis-Smith. “A beautiful vocal gift...” Mark Murphy.
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MICHAEL L. ROBERTS CHRIS MONTAGUE, ROB BARRON, MARK ROSE, CHRIS NICKOLLS, ANITA WARDELL, KIT DOWNES, TOM FARMER, JAMES MADDREN, NICK MILLS, ELISABETH TOYE.
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