“The singer’s gutsy blues croon – one of the best this side of Bessie Smith – could melt the ice in a bourbon on the rocks,” states the BOSTON GLOBE. “The best blues and jazz singer going today,” raves the WALL STREET JOURNAL. “A voice that wails like a horn and whispers like a snake in the Garden of Eden,” says NPR.
GRAMMY® Award-Winning & Multi-GRAMMY® Nominated Vocalist CATHERINE RUSSELL's professional life began early. After graduating with honors from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she toured & recorded with Carrie Smith, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Michael Feinstein, Levon Helm, Toshi Reagon & Rosanne Cash, among others, appearing on over 200 albums! In 2012, Russell received a GRAMMY® Award as a featured artist on the soundtrack album for the HBO-TV series, Boardwalk Empire. In 2016, Russell released her 6th acclaimed solo album, 'Harlem On My Mind', which received a GRAMMY® Nomination for "Best Jazz Vocal Album". In 2019, she released her 7th album, 'Alone Together', receiving her second GRAMMY® Nomination for "Best Jazz Vocal Album". "A wonderfully charismatic performer with a show stopping voice and an unabashedly old-fashioned repertoire," says the WASHINGTON POST. Band includes MATT MUNISTERI (Guitar); SEAN MASON (Piano), TAL RONEN (Bass).