Jeanie Bryson
- MatchJeanie Bryson
- 53%Dorothy Dandridge
- 49%Carol Sloane
- 47%Bobby Troup
- 44%Irene Kral
- 35%LaVerne Butler
- 29%Cheryl Bentyne
- 28%Maxine Sullivan
- 26%Dennis Rowland
Biography
10 May 1958, New York City, New York, USA. The daughter of songwriter-pianist Connie Bryson and Dizzy Gillespie, Jeanie played piano from an early age. Later, she studied extensively at Rutgers, adding flute and ethnomusicology to her attainments. There she came under tuition from Kenny Barron and widened her interest to include singing music of the Far East and the Indian sub-continent. From the start of the 80s, Bryson sang in clubs while working full time for the US Post Office. Towards the... Read more