Years active 1992-present Role Musician Labels Concord, Groove Note Genres Jazz | Website edenatwood.com Record label Concord Records Name Eden Atwood | |
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Born January 11, 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-01-11 ) Origin Memphis, Tennessee, United States Occupation(s) Singer, actress, activist Albums Waves: The Bossa Nova Session Similar People Chris Potter, Jacintha Abisheganaden, Jeremy Monteiro, Anthony Wilson, Bill Cunliffe Profiles | ||
Eden atwood an american jazz musician actress and an advocate
Eden Atwood is an American jazz singer and actress. She is the daughter of composer Hubbard Atwood and the granddaughter of the novelist A. B. Guthrie Jr.
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- Eden atwood an american jazz musician actress and an advocate
- Eden atwood interview
- Career
- AIS
- Discography
- References
Eden atwood interview
Career
Atwood was born in Memphis, Tennessee. When she was five, her parents got a divorce, and she moved with her mother to Montana. Her mother's father was novelist A. B. Guthrie Jr. Her father, Hubbard Atwood, was a composer and arranger. He wrote the songs "Tell Me About Yourself" for Nat King Cole, "I Was the Last One to Know" for Stan Kenton, and "No One Ever Tells You" for Frank Sinatra. She took piano lessons, and she sang in a rock band in high school but quit due to damage to her vocal chords. She went to the University of Montana, where she concentrated on musical theater and drama. For six months, she attended the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. She gave a demo tape to a bar owner in Chicago, and after hearing her he made her the headliner.
In 1992, Atwood had recurring roles on the soap opera Loving and the crime drama The Commish. At the same time, she began singing in clubs in New York City. Marian McPartland, a pianist and radio host, heard a copy of Atwood's debut album, Today! (1992), which was independently produced the previous year. McPartland sent a copy to Concord Records, which then made Atwood one of the youngest musicians to sign a contract with Concord. The debut album was reissued under the name No One Ever Tells You.
AIS
Atwood was born with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS), an intersex trait occurring in approximately 1 in 20,000 people. In a person with complete AIS, the body's cells are unable to respond to androgens, "male" hormones. She discussed AIS for the first time publicly with Bill Kohlhaase in the liner notes for her 2002 album, Waves: The Bossa Nova Session. In 2008, she was featured on ABC's Primetime Live.
Atwood is a co-founder of The Interface Project, a project that shares stories of people born with intersex conditions.
Discography
With Jeremy Monteiro