Laura Fygi ~ Similar Artists

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Shirley Horn - 100% match to Laura Fygi

1 May 1934, Washington, DC, USA, d. 20 October 2005, Cheverly, Maryland, USA. After studying piano formally, Horn continued her musical education at Howard University. She began leading her own group in the mid-50s, and in the early 60s recorded several sessions for Mercury... Read more

Ruth Cameron - 94% match to Laura Fygi

Silje Nergaard - 86% match to Laura Fygi

Diana Krall - 71% match to Laura Fygi

16 November 1964, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Raised in a musical family Krall studied classical piano at school but played jazz style in her school band. Her first professional gig was at the age of 15 and she has not stopped since. She won a Vancouver Jazz Festival... Read more

Diane Schuur - 70% match to Laura Fygi

Dianne Joan Schuur, 10 December 1953, Tacoma, Washington, USA. Schuur, one of contemporary jazz's most popular vocalists, was one of GRP Records bestselling artists during her long tenure with the label. Accidentally blinded at birth, she grew up in Auburn, taking to jazz with... Read more

Natalie Cole - 67% match to Laura Fygi

Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole, 6 February 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA. The daughter of celebrated singer/pianist Nat "King" Cole, Natalie survived early pressures to emulate her father's laid-back singing style. Signed to Capitol Records in 1975, her debut release, "This... Read more

Stacey Kent - 66% match to Laura Fygi

27 March 1968, South Orange, New Jersey, USA. Starting to sing as a child, Kent never thought of singing as a career, treating it only as a hobby. She took a degree in Comparative Literature, also studying languages. After graduation she visited England, "just to get away", and... Read more

Jane Monheit - 59% match to Laura Fygi

3 November 1977, Long Island, New York, USA. Singing from very early childhood, Monheit avers that no other career entered her mind. Surrounded at home by musically minded relatives, she sang as a semi-professional while still attending high school, then from the age of 17 was... Read more

Dinah Washington - 57% match to Laura Fygi

Ruth Lee Jones, 29 August 1924, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, d. 14 December 1963, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Raised in Chicago, Dinah Washington first sang in church choirs for which she also played piano. She then worked in local clubs, where she was heard by Lionel Hampton, who... Read more

Carmen McRae - 54% match to Laura Fygi

8 April 1920, New York City, New York, USA, d. 10 November 1994, Beverly Hills, California, USA. One of the best American jazz singers, McRae was also an accomplished pianist and songwriter. Early in her career she sang with bands led by Benny Carter, Mercer Ellington, Charlie... Read more