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Exciting, captivating and
completely distinctive is how most jazz cognoscenti describe
Shawnn's pulsating lyric style. Whether in the intimacy of a club
date or the glitter of a Las Vegas showroom, Shawnn has delighted
audiences from USA to Europe with her highly popular jazz repertoire
laced with blues-oriented improvisations.
Evident in Shawnn's
liveliness of lyrical phrasing and intermittent scat variations is
the influences of Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan, from whom she
draws that inner core of creative energy. But good genes help, too.
Shawnn's father was the late renowned bassist Jimmy Woode, veteran
of the Duke Ellington band. Throw into the mix, a lot of musical
inspiration and guidance from her Godfather, Clark Terry, and you
come up with a combination that can't miss.
Percussion great and latin/jazz
impressario Mongo Santamaria discovered Shawnn working in a club in
San Jose, California and signed her on the spot to tour with his
band. Shawnn electrified audiences as his only vocalist and female
percussionist during that two-year circuit where she shared the
stage with such greats as Stan Kenton, Celia Cruz, the Fania
All-Stars, and Weather Report.
Since then, Shawnn has shared the state with
a prestigious list of notables jazz names: Clark Terry, Red
Holloway, Ray Brown, Lionel Hampton, Frank Foster and the Basie
Band, Nat Adderly, Kenny Barron, Hank Jones, Bobby Durham, James
Williams, Jimmy Cobb, Keter Betts, Stanley Jordan, Ed Thigpen,
Johnny Griffin, and Benny Golson....to name a few.
Ms. Monteiro has delighted audiences from
the USA to Europe with her highly popular jazz repertoire laced
with blues-oriented improvisations and the American Songbook.
The true quality of Shawnn's voice is best experienced in the
ultimate setting of the club dates where her warm charisma can be
personally felt by those fortunate enough to spend an evening with
her,
She continues to teach Master Classes all
over the world, including one ongoing every summer in Italy since
1995. She is an adjunct Professor at the Hartt School/Jackie
McLean Institute of Jazz , University of Hartford, Hartford,
Connecticut and also Rhode Island College in Providence Rhode Island.
Her popularity continues to
grow as clubgoers from Los Angeles to Rome extol the special
feelings they share as she lulls them into a mellow mood as only a
sensitive jazz vocalist can do. The true magical quality of Shawnn's
exciting voice is best experienced in the ultimate setting of the
club dates where her warm charisma can be personally felt by those
fortunate enough to spend and evening with her.
Shawnn teaches a Master Vocal
Class in Rome and Genova, Italy every summer. (Ongoing since 1995)
Artist in Residence 2 Years at Rhode Island College (Jazz Vocals)
She is also an adjunct Professor (in Jazz Vocals) at both Rhode
Island College, Providence, RI and Harrt School of Music, Univ. of
Hartford, Hartford, CT.
CLUBS
AND FESTIVALS International
FRANCE: The
Hot Brass Club, Paris; Mas Rodiere, Avignon
ITALY:
Eurojazz Festival 2000 Rome; Alexanderplatz, Rome; Milan Jazzfest,
Milan; JVC Jazz Festival, Torino; 15 Euro Jazz Festival, Ivrea;
Biella Jazz Club, Biella; Sheraton Jazz Series, Genova; Naples Jazz
Festival; Ronsiclgione Jazz Festival
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
: The 2003 Dubai Jazz Festival
GERMANY:
Jazzkeller, Frankfurt; Radio Big Band, Frankfurt; Club Dennis,
Hamburg; Binghen Jazz Festival (2005); Hanover Jazz Festival;
Hanover Jazz Club
SPAIN: Club
Jamboree, Barcelona; Ourense Jazz Festival, Ourense; Otano Jazz
Festival, Sallamanca
SWITZERLAND:
Marienne's, Bern; Viderbar, Zurich; Q4, Basil
AUSTRIA:
Jazzland, Vienna
CROATIA:
BP's, Zabreg
RUSSIA: The
Piano Room, Moscow; Philharmonic Jazz Hall, St. Petersburg; Jazz
Festival, Siberia
International Jazz at Sea
Cruise Greece and Turkey
CLUBS
AND FESTIVALS USA
The Village Vanguard New
York, NY
The Blue Note New York, NY
The Rainbow Room - New York, NY
Langston Hughes Jazz on the Grass Providence, RI
Chan's Woonsocket, RI
Jazz Workshop/Paul's Mall Boston, MA
Scullers Boston, MA
Berklee Performing Arts Center Boston, MA
Jazz at Sunset Worcester, MA
Blues Alley Washington, DC
Foxwoods Resort and Casino Connecticut
Great American Music Hall San Franciso, CA
Keystone Corners Berkeley, CA
The Hilton Las Vegas, NV
Ceasar's Palace Las Vegas, NV
The Diplomat Miami, FL
Clearwater Jazz Festival Tampa, FL
La Bastille Houston, TX
Cape May Jazz Festival Cape May, New Jersey
Litchfield Jazz Festival Goshen, Connecticut
TELEVISION/RADIO
BET on Jazz Washington, DC
TV19 Faunee's Place, Washington DC
Shades Channel 36 Providence, RI
Studio 3 WGMC TV Worcester, MA
American Masters Series Cape Cod TV
The Ron Della Chiesa Show Live WGBH Boston, MA
Live WOTB Newport, RI
The Wonder of It All Foxwoods National Commercial
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