Germaine Bazzle

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Germaine Bazzle
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Bazzle performing in 2009
Background information
Born (1932-03-28) March 28, 1932 (age 93)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres Jazz
InstrumentVocals

Germaine Bazzle (born March 28, 1932) is a jazz vocalist from New Orleans.

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Background

Bazzle was born in New Orleans in 1932 [1] and is from the Seventh Ward. [2] She grew up in a musical family and began playing the piano by ear at a young age. Her formal musical education began at the age of twelve at the Xavier Junior School of Music. [3] Her musical influences include Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billy Eckstein. [4]

Career

After graduating from the Xavier University of Louisiana Bazzle worked as a teacher, including as choir and music appreciation at Xavier Prep. [5] She retired from teaching in 2008. [3]

Since graduating from university Bazzle has been a performing musician. She has collaborated and performed with Red Tyler, Peter "Chuck" Badie, Victor Goines, George French, Ellis Marsalis, Emile Vinnette, Larry Siebert, and David Torkanowsky, along with their band Germaine Bazzle & Friends. [5] She sang regularly with the Saint Louis Catholic Choir [2] and The New World Ensemble. She has performed in New Orleans night clubs for over twenty years. [6]

Bazzle is a supporter and faculty member of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp. [7] [8]

Discography

Between 1985 and 1997 she participated in ten recording sessions as a vocalist and backing vocalist. [9]

Albums

YearTitleRecord labelNotes
1996Standing Ovation AFO Records
2018Swingin’ At SnugIndependent

Guest appearances and collaborations

YearTitleArtistRecord labelNotes
1962Ya! Ya! Lee Dorsey Hoo Doo RecordsComposer, "Lonely Evening"
1963The Boss of the Blues Charles Brown Mainstream/LegacyComposer
1985Lost in the Stars: the Music of Kurt WeillVarious artists A&M Vocals (background)
1985HeritageAlvin "Red" Tyler with Johnny Adams and Germaine Bazzle Rounder Records
1988The New New Orleans Music: Vocal JazzVarious artistsRounder RecordsAlvin "Red" Tyler, Germaine Bazzle & Friends, Lady BJ & the Ellis Marsalis Quartet
1994Still Spicy Gumbo StewVarious artistsAFO RecordsComposer
1994Joe Cool's BluesEllis Marsalis and Wynton Marsalis Columbia Vocals
1996The Grand Encounter Dianne Reeves Blue Note Vocals
1996Mood IndigoThe New Orleans C.A.C. Jazz OrchestraRounder Recordswith Johnny Adams, Germaine Bazzle, and George French
1998The B-3 and MeDavell CrawfordBullseye BluesGuest artist, vocals
1988Modern New Orleans MastersVarious artistsRounder RecordsPrimary artist, vocals, "A Foggy Day"
1999Since I Fell For YouCharles BrownGarlandComposer
2002ReflectionsLouis FordLouis FordFeatured artist
2016New Orleans Ladies Of Jazz & Music Alive Ensemble – I Saw Three ShipsVarious artistsIndependent(2016), Independent, with Stephanie Jordan, Leah Chase

Awards

In 2015, Bazzle received OffBeat's Lifetime Achievement in Music Education award. OffBeat also awarded her two Best of the Beat awards, Best Contemporary Jazz Vocalist in 1996 and Best Female Vocalist in 1997. [3] In 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1994 she received the Big Easy Music Award for Best Female Performer. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "On This Day in Louisiana Music History - March". www.satchmo.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Germaine Bazzle, New Orleans' "First Lady of Jazz"". French Quarterly Magazine. May 7, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lifetime Achievement in Music Education: Germaine Bazzle". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Germaine Bazzle". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Women's History Month: A Salute to New Orleans Women in Jazz" . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Germaine Bazzle". Nathaniel Turner. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2017 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp Sponsors & Supporters". Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Jazz Camp. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NOLA Kids Learn to Swing at This Year's 'Satchmo' Summer Jazz Camp". WGNO. July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lord, Tom. "The Jazz Discography". www.lordisco.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Big Easy Entertainment Awards Past Winners". Gambit. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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