Carmen Lundy
"I would like to call your attention to an authentic jazz singer named Carmen Lundy. She's got it all."
- Gary Giddins, The Village Voice
"One of the world's greatest jazz vocalists..."
- Blues and Soul Magazine, U.K.
A leader among modern jazz artists, Carmen Lundy continues to break new ground in the genre and is sure to win new and devoted fans as she tirelessly pursues the art of jazz singing. Her latest release, the critically acclaimed “Jazz and The New Songbook-Live at The Madrid”, is the modern jazz artist’s first live recording in a catalogue consisting of nine previous albums as a leader, and is an all-star tribute to her strength as a composer
Having recorded eight albums as a leader, Carmen has performed and recorded as a soloist with the Akron Symphony Orchestra and The Vallejo Symphony Orchestra in a piece written for her by pianist/ composer Billy Childs (The Distant Land). Ms. Lundy's performance history covers a broad range, from big bands to choral works and duos. Ms. Lundy has traveled extensively throughout Europe, The United Kingdom, Brazil, and Japan, at Jazz Festivals and noted clubs (such as Ronnie Scott's, London), and completed a sold-out engagement in the "Singers Over Manhattan" series, produced by Jazz At Lincoln Center. Ms. Lundy has performed or recorded with such musicians as Walter Bishop Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Ray Barretto, Don Pullen, Kenny Barron, John Hicks, Ernie Watts, Mulgrew Miller, Billy Childs, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jimmy Scott, Kip Hanrahan, Courtney Pine, Marian McPartland, Regina Carter, Geri Allen and the late Kenny Kirkland.
Carmen's work has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, as well as numerous foreign publications. As a composer, Ms. Lundy’s catalogue numbers over sixty published songs. Her compositions have been recorded by such artists as Kenny Barron ("Quiet Times"), Ernie Watts ("At The End Of My Rope"), and Straight Ahead ("Never Gonna Let You Go"), and can also be found on her own recordings Something To Believe In and This Is Carmen Lundy (both for Justin Time), Old Devil Moon (JVC), Self Portrait (JVC), Moment To Moment (Arabesque), Night And Day (CBS/SONY), and Good Morning Kiss (CLR/Justin Time).