Denise King & Tony Match's Trio

DENISE KING & TONY MATCH’s TRIO

ON TOUR FROM 14th OF OCTOBER TO END OF OCTOBER 2014

Denise King sings jazz and soul standards with touches of the blues and even

gospel in a voice steeped in a sophisticated, swinging, sometimes soulful, satin

style much like one of her idols, Sarah Vaughan…Nancy Wilson…Marlena Shaw

This dynamic match brings the best of jazz, soul, gospel and blues to life. Both

artists raised in the era of great soul music, they fuse the best of these traditions

with a Jazz funk presentation sure to have people dancing in the aisles. Add to the

mix bluesy R&B infused originals and Tony Match and Denise can't miss! With

rhythmic grooves and high energy performance, Match and King are sure to delight

audiences around the world...

DENISE KING: Voice / TONY MATCH: Drums and Musical Direction

PETER GIRON: DOUBLE BASS / CHRISTOPHER CULPO: PIANO

DENISE KING

Denise King was born and raised in West Philadelphia and is the third of five

children. She was "discovered" by a friend who heard her singing outside of her

home and introduced her to the world of Jazz performance. Her early performance

experiences involved sharing the stage with many legends, Butch Ballard, Arthur

Harper, Sam Dougherty, Cecil Payne, Jymie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes, Lex Humphries

and many, many more. One night while performing at Zanzibar Blue in

Philadelphia, Denise met Dexter Wansel, writer,arranger, producer, and A&R

director at Philadelphia International Records. That meeting would forge a work

relationship that has spanned twenty years.

Denise has mastered the art of making a song her own no matter what the genre.

Over the years, she has shared the stage with or opened for such greats as Roy

Hargrove, The Brecker Brothers, Phil Wright, Cecil McBee, Christian McBride,

Dexter Wansel, Orrin Evans, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Watson, Lonnie Plaxico, Uri

Caine, Sid Simmons, Dr. Guy Ramsey, J.D. Walter, Derrick Hodge, Chris Beck, Billy

Paul, Jean Carne, Celine Dion, Bunny Sigler and the list goes on and on. With a

voice described as velvet smooth she captivates you and holds you with every

note. In this age of auto-tune, quick fixes and artistic gimickry, her love of people,

performance style, and energy have ensured her a spot in the Jazz community for a

long time. She sings pop and jazz standards with touches of the blues, soul and

even gospel in a voice steeped in a sophisticated, swinging, sometimes soulful,

satin style. Ms King has sung at almost all of the top clubs in Philadelphia, several

in New York, Paris, Turkey, Brazil, Africa, Germany and Japan during the past 20

years.

TONY MATCH

Tony Match is a French drummer and jazz activist. For fifteen years he has worked

with the cream of world-class jazz musicians, both as a music producer, musician

and musical director. From Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Paul Jackson the

Headhunters, Richard Galliano to Rick Margitza, Tony is involved in many projects

involving jazz icons such as Kurt Elling, Charlie Haden, Ernie Watts and Gonzalo

Rubalcaba. He performed with Randy Brecker, Flavio Boltro, Jesse Davis just to

name a few...Tony Match has composed produced and mixed more than a hundred

tracks on major & leading independent labels, including album for Deutsche

Grammophon.

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