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Nnenna Freelon

Chanteur/euse
États-Unis

Français

Nnenna Freelon, 6 fois Nominée aux Grammy Awards comme chanteuse de jazz vocalist du Label Concord, est une formatrice douée et une grand militante des arts. Elle a fait ses premiers pas au cinéma avec What Women Want de Mel Gibson qui a été un succès.

English

Nnenna Freelon, a 6x Grammy Award nominee as a jazz vocalist on the Concord label, is a gifted educator and a deeply committed arts advocate. She made her feature film debut in the Mel Gibson hit, What Women Want.

Freelon is the winner of both the Billie Holiday Award from the Academie du Jazz and the Eubie Blake Award, and has twice been nominated for the Lady of Soul, Soul Train Award. Freelon has performed and toured with Herbie Hancock, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau and Ray Charles. Compelling and captivating, Freelon has graced stages from the 43rd annual Grammy Awards to the Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, and the world’s most famous jazz festivals.

She also leads her Babysong Workshops, which teach healthcare providers across the country the importance of the human voice for healing and nurturing, with specific emphasis on brain development in children.
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