Nnenna sings 'Round Midnight' on the ABC special "A Celebration of America's Music", 1996
"Straighten Up And Fly Right" with Take 6 on the Grammy Awards, 2001
Singing "I Cried For You" at Montreux with the WDR Big Band, 2004
Nnenna and Diana Krall sing together on the Thelonious Monk tune "In Walked Bud", the band also includes: Clark Terry - trumpet Jacky Terrasson - piano Ron Carter - bass T.S. Monk - drums, 1996
At North Sea Jazz in Rotterdam with Ivan Lins performing "The Island", 2008
Six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominee Nnenna Freelon has received her sixth nomination with Best Jazz Vocal Performance nomination for Blueprint Of A Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday on Concord Records. Freelon has earned the Billie Holiday Award, the Eubie Blake Award, and been nominated twice for the Lady Of Soul Award. She inspired an enthusiastic standing ovation from 20,000 when she performed on television’s 43rd annual GRAMMY Awards. Freelon has shared the stage with Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, Aretha Franklin, and performed for the Society of Singers, Variety’s Children’s Charity, Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and at the most famous jazz festivals and concert venues around the globe. She is an educator, activist, and recording artist.
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“Freelon…sang with exquisite musicality and an unerring sense of swing.” – Los Angeles Times
“Freelon continues to grow and deepen as a vocalist…but still with a crystalline, impeccably tuned voice, with often imaginative, percolating, funk-based backing from her combo.” – Daily Variety
“Singer Nnenna Freelon presents such a distinct problem in her performances. She does so many things so well, it’s hard to see her strong suit. Would that we all had that trouble.” – Pittsburgh Tribune Review
DISCOGRAPHY:
Swinging, Singing, Playing - with Count Basie Orchesra (2009)
Better Than Anything: The Quintessential Nnenna Freelon (2008)
Blueprint Of A Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday (2005)
Voices Of Concord Jazz - Live at Montreux - Various Artists (2004)
Live (2003)
Church: Songs of Soul and Inspiration - Various Artists (2003)
Tales of Wonder (2002)
The Visit - Soundtrack (2001)
Soulcall (2000)
What Women Want - Soundtrack (2000)
Maiden Voyage (1998)
Monk On Monk - with T.S. Monk (1997)
Shaking Free (1996)
A Concord Jazz Christmas 2 - Various Artists (1996)
Listen (1994)
Heritage (1993)
Heart Vision - with Yusef Lateef (1992)
Jazz Orchestra-Carnegie Hall Concert - with Toshiko Akiyoshi (1992)
Nnenna Freelon (1992)
Yusef Lateef's Encounter - with Yusef Lateef (1991)
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I wish for you, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! GOD be with you! GOD is within yourself! Much Peace! Much Love! Much Light! Fraternally, I am, Guilherme de Abreu Correia (Universalist Cristic Spiritualist Writer) Funchal - Madeira Island (PORTUGAL
Nnenna you are one of my favorite singers!!! Keep making the wonderful music that you make because the world is a better place because of what you create!
I wish you much success, love and all the good things for you this new year.
I've recently added a couple of new recordings of "My Funny Valentine" and "Angel Eyes"...I invite you to listen to them and would love to hear your feedback/comments...
Thank you for the friendship on MySpace, Nnenna. It's a true delight to listen to your great jazz songs and your fantastic voice. All the best and warm regards from Germany, Askiwi
Thanks so much for the Add. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I am staying warm in the cold Midwest. Thankfully, Cleveland did not get hit like parts of Illinois. I am praying that everyone is able to have a safe and restful weekend...or at least soon. Like your song says, we need to keep praying for things to get Easier and Brighter for all of us. President Obama continues to inspire me, many.
Thank so much Nnenna. We love your voice, your talent- Long time ago I remember when you sing with the Manhattan Transfer the great "Study in Brown".Fabulous.All our love and admiration for you. All the best from Spain (Madrid).
Ciao, just e few minutes for listen to my new "not yet UNSIGNED" project on myspace and get your feedback... Genre: Italian RED-EARTH-ROCK Thanks lot. 'u Papadia
