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| Cleo Laine & John Dankworth To Perform in Boston Greater Boston's annual gala for the Barry L. Price Rehabilitation Center will this year feature singer Cleo Laine and saxophonist John Dankworth on Friday, October 22 at the Holiday Inn-Brookline. From her modest beginnings as a singer in English dance halls, singer Cleo Laine has gone on to achieve international fame by continually expanding her talents in a career which spans some four decades. She is one of the most celebrated singers of our time. Cleo commands a dazzling array of vocal styles and is the only singer ever to receive Grammy nominations in the Female Jazz, Popular, and Classical categories. In a career that spans more than forty years as a composer, performer and conductor, John Dankworth combines confidence and virtuosity with eclecticism and unpredictability to continually cross conventional musical boundaries. It is unlikely that there is a British musician better known for a wider range of musical activities than Dankworth. In addition to his recording and composing activities, John criss-crosses the continents performing with his jazz ensemble, big band and as pops music conductor of many of the world's great symphonies. He also devotes a large part of his season to touring engagements with his wife, the distinguished “First Lady of Jazz,” Miss Cleo Laine. This past year, their collaborations in the U.S. included the Carnegie Hall JVC Jazz Festival and some thirty engagements across the country in performing arts centers and as guest artists with symphony orchestras. As part of this season's itinerary, they will embark on a ten-city tour with the Ellington Orchestra, in support of their new disk for RCA Victor entitled “Solitude” which features all Duke Ellington music. Whether with his baton, saxophone or clarinet he has been recognized as one of the world's most outstanding musicians. For the past few years he has been honored at the prestigious British Jazz Awards, receiving the 1991 award for band leader and last season for his musical arrangements. write your comments about the article :: © 2004 Jazz News :: home page |