 |
|
     |
|
|
|
Nancy
King Moving to Oregon, she collaborated with bassist Glen Moore (of the eclectic world fusion jazz group Oregon), recording three albums. Pianist/composer Steve Christofferson, with whom she began playing in 1978, is a frequent partner, and the duo has several recordings, including Dream Lands Volumes I & II (receiving airplay on both NPR and the CBC). The rapport between Steve and Nancy allows Nancy unlimited freedom vocally, and is her preferred setting in which to perform. While Nancy’s interpretative gifts and impeccable intonation have made her a favorite of critics and connoisseurs for years, it is her unmatched warmth and wit that makes audiences adore her! She shares herself fully and without artifice, drawing in each listener as if a personal friend. A true free spirit in every sense of the term, Nancy’s style is indubitably her own. To read a Festival Preview feature including a profile of Nancy written by Andy Gilbert for the San Jose Mercury News, click here for our "Media Archives" page. To find out more about Nancy, go to nancykingjazz.com |
Considered something of a best-kept secret
amongst aficionados, Nancy’s
talent began to peek out from under the Portland cloud cover in 1999,
when
she guested on Ray Brown’s Some of My
Best Friends are Singers CD
(reaching #1 on the Gavin Jazz Chart). She appeared on Tel Arc’s
25th
Anniversary Jazz Collection in 2002, and in 2006, added her voice
to Karin
Allyson’s chart-topping release, Footprints, as well as Live
at Jazz Standard with Fred Hersch. Nancy was invited by pianist Hersch to perform
in New
York at the legendary venue as part of his “Duo Invitation
Series,” and
the
evening was recorded unbeknownst to King; the result was a Grammy
nomination for “Best Jazz Vocal Album.”