CAROL WELSMAN LIVE@ STEAMERS!!

2008 Winner of "Album of the Year" Canadian Jazz Awards
2006 Winner "Best Pianist/Keyboardist" - Canadian Jazz Awards
2005 Nomination for "Best Female Vocalist",
and "Best Original Composition" - Canadian Jazz Awards
CAROL WELSMAN is an internationally acclaimed singer and pianist who has captivated audiences worldwide with her expressive vocal styling and dynamic stage presence. With over 50,000 CDs sold in Canada alone, few Jazz artists have experienced this level of success. Carol was voted Vocalist of the Year at the 2002 National Jazz Awards in Canada, a people's choice award.
ACHIEVEMENTS
* Has sold 60,000 jazz albums in Canada, a feat accomplished by few jazz artists * Winner of the 2005 "Pianist/Keyboardist of the Year" Award, and nominee for "Best Female Vocalist" at the 2006 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards * Featured performer on "Larry King Live" for the 9/11 Commemoration, 2004 * Juno Award nominations (Canadian Grammys) on THREE of her five CDs * Featured artist in " The Language of Love" Documentary (1 hr.) aired on CBC Canada, 2005, with special guests Herbie Hancock, Djavan, ad Oscar Castro Neves * Has written lyrics for various international pop stars including * " Baby Close Your Eyes" recorded by Celine Dion on her 2004 "Miracle" CD, and for film scores * Co-hosted the 2000 Billboard Jazz awards with Herbie Hancock on BET
STYLE
* Blending international rhythms and languages showcase her ability to cross musical boundaries while remaining within the jazz idiom * Refreshing take on arrangements breathes new life into jazz and pop song classics, in a style that's all her own * Interpretations range from sultry and warm to infectiously energetic * Vocals run the gamut from being hauntingly reminiscent of Peggy Lee, to swinging a la Ella * Block chord piano/vocal improvisations set her apart in today's jazz world * Equated to such legends as Fitzgerald and Tormé * Offers both standards and original compositions * Performs a variety of shows ranging from Pops Symphony Orchestras to intimate cabaret settings * Musical influences include Antonio Carlos Jobim, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, George Benson & Patti Austin
FUN FACTS
* Fluent in French, Italian and English, Carol also sings in Portuguese. Her unaccented delivery is both elegant and authentic. * Sang her first song, "O my darlin' Clementine", at age one * Has performed for such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, California Governor Gray Davis, Stevie Wonder and Gordon Lightfoot, to mention a few * Has her own recording label in Canada, Welcar Music * Tennis anyone? * Elegant, six foot tall strawberry blonde
BACKGROUND
* Granddaughter of the founder and first conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Frank S. Welsman * Mastered violin, double bass and classical piano by the end of high school * Attended Boston's Berklee College of Music -- majored in piano performance * Studied voice in Europe with Christiane Legrand, sister of Michel Legrand * English lyricist for the compositions of Romano Musumarra, producer of such artists as Celine Dion, Ray Charles and Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Ginette Reno, Alessandro Safina and Chrissy Hynde * Yamaha artist in Canada and the USA * First foray into smooth jazz came in 2001 with the release of her CD "Hold Me"
DISCOGRAPHY
* The Language of Love, Savoy, 2003 * Hold Me, BMG Music Canada, 2001 * Swing Ladies Swing, A Tribute to Singers of the Swing Era, Welcar/Koch, 1999 * Inclined, Welcar/Justin Time, 1997 * Lucky To Be Me, Welcar Music 1995 * Just Imagination, EMI France 1987
Recorded four of her CDs (Inclined; Swing Ladies, Swing, Hold Me, The Language of Love) in the Piano Soft Audio format for Yamaha Disklavier Piano, 2001 -- 2003 .

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Carol was the mentor to Diana Krall...can you hear Diana in her? I can!