Judy Bady Will Appear @ CBJC Gala
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2006
SUGARHILL RESTAURANT & SUPPER CLUB / 609 DEKALB AVE / BROOKLYN 11216
6:00 ~ 11:00 pm reservations 718.797.1727
Judy Bady, a native of Benton Harbor, MI, is avocalist, actress, writer and instructor who has won
multiple, consecutive DOWN BEAT® music awards and has
performed and/or recorded with Gary Bartz, Hamiet
Bluiett; Tom Burns; George Cables; Doug Carn; Andrew
Cyrille; Jon Faddis; Billy Harper; Billy Hart; Jon
Hendricks; John Hicks; Oliver Lake; Bill Lee; Barney
McCall; Bobby McFerrin; Rene McLean; Diane Moser;
Misha Piatigorsky; Badal Roy; Hilton Ruiz; Paul
Serrato, Aaron Scott, Francesca Tanksley, Reggie
Workman, and Piotr Wojtasik among others. She has
also performed as a leader in Moscow, Russia and
Szczecin, Poland.
Judy recorded and released her debut CD as a leader in
November 2003 entitled “Blackbird,” (which was
produced by Misha Piatigorsky, www.mishamusic.com, who
was also instrumental in arranging Judy’s tour in
Moscow, Russia in December 2003). “Blackbird” has
been reviewed in www.allaboutjazz.com, (where she was
also cited on the site's 2004 list of New York's Best
New Talent); THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, (where it also
was named as of of the top ten jazz recordings of
2004), www.mercurynews.com; CADENCE; O’S PLACE JAZZ
NEWSLETTER, www.OsPlaceJazz.com, DOWN BEAT,
www.downbeat.com, ejazznews.com, www.jazzreview.com
and by the Alternative Music Press Syndicate.
“Blackbird” is also being played on radio stations
world wide. Samples of "Blackbird" can be heard on
www.mishamusic.com, (high-speed Internet connection
required), and on www.jazzopinions.com.
Judy was also featured in the international
award-winning documentary, “Jazzwomen: The Female
Side of Jazz,” www.jazzwomenmovie.com. Judy was also
included in Scott Yanow’s book on jazz singers,
entitled, “The Jazz Singers.” The book profiles the
top 500 jazz vocalists of all time, will be published
by Backbeat Books in 2005, will be nationally
distributed and will be available in most bookstores
in 2005.
Judy’s producer, Misha Piatigorsky, entered his
composition, “Low Talk,” (on which Judy sang lead
vocals), in the 2004 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
International Composers Competition sponsored by BMI
and was awarded the top prize. Misha and Judy
performed “Low Talk” at the 2004 Thelonious Monk
Institute of Jazz International Jazz Vocals
Competition at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
on September 13, 2004. For information about the
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, visit
www.monkinstitute.org.
Judy was also chosen to perform at the 32nd Annual
International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
International Conference in Long Beach, CA in 2005.
Additional information on Judy Bady can be found on
her website at www.judybady.com, and by doing an
advanced search on her name at www.google.com.
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JUDY BADY
Vocalist/Actress/Writer/Instructor
http://www.judybady.com
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Judy Bady cited in ALLABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK’s and on
www.allaboutjazz.com’s 2004 lists of New York’s Best
New Talent, www.allaboutjazz.com
“Blackbird” listed as one of the top ten jazz CD’s of
2004 by Richard Scheinin in the December 19, 2004
issue of SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, www.mercurynews.com
"Judy has developed an extraordinarily broad concept
of her vocal artistry. As we listen to her dramatic
and rich vocabulary of musically composed American
song, we are astounded." - George W. Carroll/The
Musician’s Ombudsman, www.jazzreview.com,
www.ejazznews.com
"Bady's acerbic timbre and salty directness recall
Della Reese and Carmen McRae." - Fred Bouchard - DOWN
BEAT, www.downbeat.com
Lead vocalist on the international award-winning
composition "Low Talk," composed by Misha Piatigorsky,
winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz
Composers Competition sponsored by BMI,
www.monkinstitute.org
“This is one powerhouse of a singer; a force of nature
and a gospel/jazz belter with a respect for her
progenitors." - Joel Levin, Alternative Music Press
Syndicate
"Judy is expressive, whether singing, scatting,
snickering or humming, you'll feel the spirit of the
song." - D. Oscar Groomes, O'S PLACE JAZZ NEWSLETTER,
www.OsPlaceJazz.com
"Anyone who's heard Judy sing never forgets her." -
Elzy Kolb, HOT HOUSE JAZZ NIGHTLIFE GUIDE,
www.hothousejazz.com
"Here's a jazz singer with a voice for moving
mountains. Bady's voice carries the legacy of
street-corner quartets and church choirs, but it all
comes out jazz." - Richard Scheinin, SAN JOSE MERCURY
NEWS, www.mercurynews.com
"Judy Bady, (whose voice brings to mind the
wonderfully rich tones of Carmen McRae, Betty Carter,
Shirley Horn and Abbey Lincoln), is certainly a talent
worth keeping an eye (and ear) on. Her voice, her
sense of swing, and mostly her joyful and fun approach
to music making are a refreshing and enlightening
experience." - Craig W. Hurst, www.allaboutjazz.com
"Judy Bady is beyond doubt the most soulful, gutsy and
simply real new jazz singer to step out in a decade.
Her voice is way warm, and her swing is deep. As my
assistant Joe Petrucelli said, "That's a voice with
character." - Howard Mandel - Down Beat, Jazziz,
Musical America, and Swing Journal (Tokyo), is heard
on NPR, is the author of Future Jazz (Oxford
University Press, 2000), and is the president of the
Jazz Journalists Association, www.jazzhouse.org
"Her approach is somewhere between Abbey Lincoln and
Leon Thomas and just as powerful as either." - Mark E.
Gallo, www.jazzreview.com
"Judy Bady is an exciting and consummate jazz
vocalist." - Oliver Lake, www.passinthru.org
"Finally a REAL jazz singer with great depth and a
huge spirit. Ahhhh!" - Chuck Miller, Program
Director, WRTI/90.1 FM - Philadelphia, www.wrti.org
“That Judy Bady!!…Makes one’s heart swing!!…Makes one
want to sing!!” - Billy Harper, www.billyharper.com
Ralph Johnson Bunche Distinguished Graduate Fellow –
Rutgers University - 2000-2002, www.rutgers.edu
"Somebody get Judy a job as a singer." - Bobby
McFerrin, www.bobbymcferrin.com
Winner - 1994 & 1995 DOWN BEAT® Student Music Award -
Jazz Vocal Soloist, www.downbeat.com
Outstanding Performance - 1996 DOWN BEAT® Student
Music Award - Jazz Vocal Soloist, www.downbeat.com
"A contralto voice suggestive of both Nina Simone and
Sarah Vaughan in its rich, resonant tone." - George
Kanzler - THE STAR LEDGER, www.nj.com
Bronze Medal Winner – 1998 Savannah Onstage Int’l.
Arts Festival/American Traditions Competition For
Singers
“An heir apparent to Shirley Horn.” – Gene Downs –
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, www.savannahnow.com
