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"If
there's a choir in heaven, someday the exquisite vocalist Karrin Allyson will
lead it. She's such an otherworldly talent that the creator probably already
has her on heavy rotation."

- The
Houston Press

 Join us for this exciting and
crowd-pleasing singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and bandleader. When you
listen to Allyson, you hear heart, intelligence, and musical sophistication.
Her emotional range, from heartfelt to sassy, is beyond her musical peers. And
her music honors the great traditions of the blues, jazz and roots, while
embracing French and Brazilian rhythms.

 The
two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist has been winning over fans and critics
alike. But, It's not just critics who love her, it's the rest of the world too
- musicians, concertgoers and connoisseurs of quality music.

Over
the years, Karrin Allyson has recorded a series of eleven CDs, each of which
have showcased her astonishing breadth of repertoire, from standards by
Gershwin and Porter to Brazilian bossa nova to samba and Thelonious Monk. She
has also taken on French and Brazilian music (From Paris to Rio), the genius of John Coltrane
(Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane) and the blues (In Blue).

Most
recently, the vocalist has released Imagina: Songs of Brasil, a beautiful collection of 14
tracks that features songs sung fully in Portuguese, as well as Brazilian songs
with English translations. But, "Whatever your native language," she says, "I hope
that these songs speak directly to your heart, as they have to mine."

Karrin
spends two days out of three on the road touring throughout the US, Europe,
South Africa & the Far East, and she has also appeared at Carnegie Hall, at
Lincoln Center. The singer has also been a popular and welcomed guest of
Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion on several
occasions. And finally, Allyson and her band have performed with symphony orchestras
around the country, including the new Carnegie Hall concert series at Zankel
Hall and our own Yakima Symphony for last years Fall Festival.

To
Find out More about Karrin Allyson visit : http://www.karrin.com