Really like no else. My music is a blend of jazz, blues, country, 70's folk and gospel infused with elements of musical theater and pop. I've been likened to Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Irene Kral and Helen Reddy with hints of Abbey Lincoln, Jennifer Holliday and Joe Williams.
Natalie is a six time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Award winning singer. Debut CD, ..Not That Different,.. was nominated for a 2000 MAC Award for Outstanding Recording and is currently in its third printing. Her most recent release "To Nina: Live At Birdland" (a recording of her tribute to Dr. Nina Simone), was recorded live at Birdland Jazz Club. Both CDs are available at amazon.com.
Natalie has performed at many New York City Cabarets, Jazz Clubs and Concert Halls, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Birdland, Iridium, Town Hall, Symphony Space and Sardis and has appeared at the New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Palm Springs, The Hamptons, San Francisco and the (first ever) London Mabel Mercer Cabaret Conventions.
She is also an accomplished actor and has appeared at Neighborhood Playhouse, The Danny Kaye Playhouse and Off-Broadway at The New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages) in the last 14 incarnations of "TheAtrainplays" (www.atrainplays.com) and has worked with many production companies, doing various readings and workshops.
Always ready to lend a hand, Natalie has appeared in benefits for numerous charities and causes, including The World Trade Center Relief Fund, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Teddy Cares, The New York City Gay Mens' Chorus, The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center and has worked with both Hearts and Voices and the Cardinal Cooke Center. She has also taken on Emcee duties and introduced, as well as opened for, Lesley Gore for Hospital Audience, Inc's Holiday Concert.
Natalie is a graduate of USC with a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology with certificates in Theatre and Women's Studies and holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from UCLA and performs educational performance programs about Black Music history.
Happy Mmemorial Day! My latest blog is up and running! Enjoy it with your afternoon coffee: http://richardskipper.blogspot.com/ Please let me know what you think! Richard Skipper
hey there... so, was that project you told me about a long while back "The A-Train Plays"? I just went to see [title of show] last night, and was reading in the Playbill that Jeff once did the A Train Plays and it sparked some memory...just wondering if that's what you told me about or something totally different. hope all is well with you!
It's so good to find you out here, woman! all my love to you & Billy Joe. The songs from the Nina album are INCREDIBLE. Holy mother of god, can you sing!
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