Connie Evingson

Connie Evingson
BornHibbing, Minnesota, U.S
GenresJazz, pop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1980–present
LabelsMinnehaha Music
Websiteconnieevingson.com

Connie Evingson is an American singer who performs jazz and pop music.

Career

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Evingson was born in Hibbing, Minnesota. With parents who were music fans, she grew up listening to Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. From a young age, she sang in church and school choirs and musical theater productions. .[1][2] After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1981, she worked as a professional singer in clubs and concert halls in Minnesota and in 1986 became a member of the vocal jazz group Moore by Four. As a solo artist, she has appeared with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra as conducted by Doc Severinsen,[2] at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks.[1] and with the JazzMN Orchestra, among others.

Discography

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  • I Have Dreamed (Minnehaha Music, 1995)
  • Some Cats Know (Minnehaha Music, 1999)
  • Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee (Minnehaha Music, 1999)
  • The Secret of Christmas (Minnehaha Music, 2002)
  • Let It Be Jazz: Connie Evingson Sings the Beatles (Minnehaha Music, 2003)
  • Gypsy in My Soul (Minnehaha Music, 2004)
  • Stockholm Sweetnin' (Minnehaha Music, 2006)
  • Little Did I Dream: Songs by Dave Frishberg with Dave Frishberg (Minnehaha Music, 2008)
  • Sweet Happy Life (Minnehaha Music, 2009)
  • All the Cats Join In with John Jorgensen Quintet (Minnehaha Music, 2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 'Sweet Happy Life' of Singer Connie Evingson". NPR.org. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Nathan, Dave. "Connie Evingson". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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