Germaine Bazzle | |
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 Bazzle performing in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 28, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Germaine Bazzle (born March 28, 1932) is a jazz vocalist from New Orleans.
Germaine Bazzle | |
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| Bazzle performing in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 28, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Germaine Bazzle (born March 28, 1932) is a jazz vocalist from New Orleans.
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]
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]
Between 1985 and 1997 she participated in ten recording sessions as a vocalist and backing vocalist. [9]
| Year | Title | Record label | Notes |
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| 1996 | Standing Ovation | AFO Records | |
| 2018 | Swingin’ At Snug | Independent |
| Year | Title | Artist | Record label | Notes |
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| 1962 | Ya! Ya! | Lee Dorsey | Hoo Doo Records | Composer, "Lonely Evening" |
| 1963 | The Boss of the Blues | Charles Brown | Mainstream/Legacy | Composer |
| 1985 | Lost in the Stars: the Music of Kurt Weill | Various artists | A&M | Vocals (background) |
| 1985 | Heritage | Alvin "Red" Tyler with Johnny Adams and Germaine Bazzle | Rounder Records | |
| 1988 | The New New Orleans Music: Vocal Jazz | Various artists | Rounder Records | Alvin "Red" Tyler, Germaine Bazzle & Friends, Lady BJ & the Ellis Marsalis Quartet |
| 1994 | Still Spicy Gumbo Stew | Various artists | AFO Records | Composer |
| 1994 | Joe Cool's Blues | Ellis Marsalis and Wynton Marsalis | Columbia | Vocals |
| 1996 | The Grand Encounter | Dianne Reeves | Blue Note | Vocals |
| 1996 | Mood Indigo | The New Orleans C.A.C. Jazz Orchestra | Rounder Records | with Johnny Adams, Germaine Bazzle, and George French |
| 1998 | The B-3 and Me | Davell Crawford | Bullseye Blues | Guest artist, vocals |
| 1988 | Modern New Orleans Masters | Various artists | Rounder Records | Primary artist, vocals, "A Foggy Day" |
| 1999 | Since I Fell For You | Charles Brown | Garland | Composer |
| 2002 | Reflections | Louis Ford | Louis Ford | Featured artist |
| 2016 | New Orleans Ladies Of Jazz & Music Alive Ensemble – I Saw Three Ships | Various artists | Independent | (2016), Independent, with Stephanie Jordan, Leah Chase |
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]
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