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Years active
  
1990–present

Genres
  
Role
  
Singer

Name
  
Madeline Eastman

Labels
  
Mad Kat


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Born
  
June 27, 1954 (age 70) (
1954-06-27
)

Origin
  
San Francisco, California, United States

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, producer, vocal teacher

Website
  
www.MadelineEastman.com

Albums
  
A Quiet Thing, Mad About Madeline, The Speed of Life

Similar People
  
Randy Porter, Mark Murphy, Rufus Reid, Akira Tana, Kenny Barron

Madeline Eastman and Randy Porter: "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" by Randy Newman


Madeline Louise Eastman (born June 27, 1954), is an American jazz singer.

At 18, while watching the movie Lady Sings the Blues Eastman became enchanted with Diana Ross's portrayal of vocalist Billie Holiday. Not yet realizing how serious and dedicated she would need to be, Eastman considered becoming a jazz singer. She has listened to Miles Davis, particularly his mid-'60s quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Among vocalists, her prime inspiration is Carmen McRae, in addition to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

Eastman has the sun in Japan, Finland, New York City, San Francisco, and at the Cotati Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, and the [Glasgow Jazz Festival]]. She has taught at the Stanford Jazz Workshop. and at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California.

Eastman and vocalist Kitty Margolis started the record label Mad Kat. She has recorded with pianists Cedar Walton and Kenny Barron, saxophonist Phil Woods, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Tony Williams.

In 2004, Eastman won third place in the Down Beat magazine Readers' Poll for Best Female Jazz Vocalist and made the list of Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in the Critics' Poll.

References

Madeline Eastman Wikipedia


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