Barbara Rosene
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Barbara Rosene is an American jazz singer.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
, Rosene grew up hearing jazz
and big band music from her father's record collection. Her grandfather had been a singer in the 1920s and '30s, and had performed on the radio in Cleveland.
Barbara Rosene majored in English at John Carroll University
and picked up early experience singing with the school choir, performing with a big band, and at a jazz bar. Early on she was influenced by Annette Hanshaw
and Mildred Bailey
. Her love for 1920s music has been with her much of her life.
After moving to New York
in 1997, Rosene auditioned successfully for Vince Giordano
's Nighthawks over the phone. She performed regularly with Giordano for a couple of years (and occasionally up to the present), and he assisted her on her first CD, Deep Night. She has thus far recorded six CDs as a leader, ranging from the Annette Hanshaw tribute CD Deep Night and 1920s tunes on Ev'rything's Made For Love, Moon Song and It Was Only A Sun Shower to swing era songs on All My Life and a more modern repertoire on On The Brink. She also made guest appearances on the Bix Beiderbecke
tribute album Celebrating Bix.
Rosene has sung with both Woody Allen
's New Orleans jazz band and Les Paul
. Since 2007 she has been the regular singer with the Harry James Orchestra directed by Fred Radke, touring the United States
.
Celebrating Bix - 2003 - Arbors
Ev’rything’s Made For Love - 2004 - Stomp Off
All My Life - 2005 - Azica
Moon Song - 2005 - Stomp Off
It Was Only A Sun Shower - 2007 - Stomp Off
On The Brink - 2010 - Bluesback
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Rosene grew up hearing jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and big band music from her father's record collection. Her grandfather had been a singer in the 1920s and '30s, and had performed on the radio in Cleveland.
Barbara Rosene majored in English at John Carroll University
John Carroll University
John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus as Saint Ignatius College.The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus, as...
and picked up early experience singing with the school choir, performing with a big band, and at a jazz bar. Early on she was influenced by Annette Hanshaw
Annette Hanshaw
Catherine Annette Hanshaw was born at her parents' residence in New York City on October 18, 1901. [Ed. While Annette sometimes gave her birth date as 1910, nephew Frank W. Hanshaw III confirms 1901 as the date on Annette's birth certificate.]-Biography:...
and Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey was a popular and influential American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing"...
. Her love for 1920s music has been with her much of her life.
After moving to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1997, Rosene auditioned successfully for Vince Giordano
Vince Giordano
Vince Giordano is a musician, arranger, and leader of the New York-based Nighthawks Orchestra. Giordano specializes in the jazz styles of the 1920s and early 1930s. Giordano and the Nighthawks have contributed to a number of films and he is especially noted for orchestrations featured in the...
's Nighthawks over the phone. She performed regularly with Giordano for a couple of years (and occasionally up to the present), and he assisted her on her first CD, Deep Night. She has thus far recorded six CDs as a leader, ranging from the Annette Hanshaw tribute CD Deep Night and 1920s tunes on Ev'rything's Made For Love, Moon Song and It Was Only A Sun Shower to swing era songs on All My Life and a more modern repertoire on On The Brink. She also made guest appearances on the Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was an American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist, and composer.With Louis Armstrong, Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s...
tribute album Celebrating Bix.
Rosene has sung with both Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
's New Orleans jazz band and Les Paul
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...
. Since 2007 she has been the regular singer with the Harry James Orchestra directed by Fred Radke, touring the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Discography
Deep Night - 2001 - Stomp OffCelebrating Bix - 2003 - Arbors
Ev’rything’s Made For Love - 2004 - Stomp Off
All My Life - 2005 - Azica
Moon Song - 2005 - Stomp Off
It Was Only A Sun Shower - 2007 - Stomp Off
On The Brink - 2010 - Bluesback