Janet Lawson
American jazz singer (1940–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Janet Lawson (November 13, 1940 – January 22, 2021) was a jazz singer and educator. Her primary influences as a singer were saxophonists such as Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sonny Rollins.[1] Her voice was described by jazz critic John S. Wilson in a 1977 New York Times article entitled Janet Lawson: The Dream Jazz Voice writing that she "has the kind of voice that most jazz singers probably wish they had. It is a full, well-developed, remarkably pliant voice with a lower range whose dark sonorities compare favorably with the deep power of Sarah Vaughan, and a high register in which she does not have to strain to project very fast, often complex, lines."[2]
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Background information | |
Born | (1940-11-13)November 13, 1940 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | January 22, 2021(2021-01-22) (aged 80) New Jersey |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer, educator |
Years active | 1960–c.2010 |
Website | www |