Stacey Kent

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New York native Stacey Kent never anticipated a career in jazz music, for she was a Sarah Lawrence graduate with a degree in comparative literature. But her childhood days spent listening to the traditional beauty of Frank Sinatra and Nat "King" Cole undoubtedly influenced her. While on holiday in Europe after graduating from college, she took up singing without much formal training and never looked back.

Kent became acquainted with several musicians at Oxford in 1991 and through them she found herself participating in a jazz course at the famed Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There she also met her future husband, tenor saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, and also landed a spot in the class. Her next spot was singing with the Vile Bodies Swing Orchestra at the Ritz Hotel in London, quickly landing a role in Ian McKellen's Richard III film, playing a big-band singer. The mid-'90s were more focused on recording and in 1996, Kent inked a deal with Candid Records. A year later, the critically acclaimed Close Your Eyes was issued; Tender Trap followed in 1999. Her third LP Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire, which showcased popular standards, appeared in spring 2000. The ballad-oriented Dreamsville appeared the next spring. She also recorded an album with Tomlinson titled Lyric, and appeared on Blue Note for several albums during the 2000s and 20102. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi

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  • Jun 18 Tuesday
    New York, NY, US Birdland
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  • Jun 19 Wednesday
    New York, NY, US Birdland
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    New York, NY, US Birdland
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    New York, NY, US Birdland
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    New York, NY, US Birdland
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  • Oct 18 Friday
    Oslo, Norway Cosmopolite
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  • Oct 26 Saturday
    Lyon, France Amphitheatre Cite Internationale
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  • Nov 12 Tuesday
    Montpellier, France Le Corum - Salle Berlioz
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  • Nov 14 Thursday
    Marseilles, France Le Silo
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  • Nov 15 Friday
    Paris, France L'Olympia
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  • Dec 1 Sunday
    Nice, France Acropolis Salle Apollon
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  • Apr 12 Saturday
    Toulouse, France Casino Théâtre Barrière
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Discography

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  • Dreamer in Concert (2011)
    Stacey Kent
    Dreamer in Concert (2011)
    Blue Note
  • Hushabye Mountain (2011)
    Stacey Kent
    Hushabye Mountain (2011)
    Candid Productions
  • Raconte-Moi... (2010)
    Stacey Kent
    Raconte-Moi... (2010)
  • The Boy Next Door [Canada] (2007)
    Stacey Kent
    The Boy Next Door [Canada] (2007)
    Candid
  • Breakfast on the Morning Tram (2007)
    Stacey Kent
    Breakfast on the Morning Tram (2007)
    Blue Note
  • The Lyric (2006)
    Stacey Kent
    The Lyric (2006)
    O-Plus
  • Shall We Dance (2004)
    Stacey Kent
    Shall We Dance (2004)
    Kang & Music
  • The Boy Next Door (2003)
    Stacey Kent
    The Boy Next Door (2003)
    Candid Records
  • Tender Trap (2002)
    Stacey Kent
    Tender Trap (2002)
    King
  • In Love Again (2002)
    Stacey Kent
    In Love Again (2002)
    Candid Records
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