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I stand corrected!<BR>
I just went to your website & listened to Chelsea, and young female jazz<BR>
vocalists do exist. As has been said she is talented beyond her years. In<BR>
many ways her delivery and voice remind me of Brady McKay of the former<BR>
Wooden Nickel. Unfortunately CD's don't really do an entertainer justice.<BR>
Stage presence is something that can not be pressed into a record or burned<BR>
into a CD and once again that is what separates the true artist from just<BR>
another entertainer....<BR>
Gary (O-L) Wallbridge>><BR>
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Thanks so much for those kind words. One of Chelsea's strongest points is her stage presence. She is gorgious and she has a charisma and presence unlike most I've seen. She looks totally comfortable and not "put on" and people fall totally in love with her.<BR>
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Since I read an earlier post, I've given thought to thought to the differences between a jazz instrumentalist and a jazz vocalist.<BR>
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Just as the jazz instrumentalist can read the melody or harmony lines and play them note for note . . . so can Chelsea.<BR>
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Just as the jazz instrumentalist can bend and shape the melody line . . . so can Cheslea.<BR>
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And unlike most vocalists, Cheslea can look at a set of changes and scat from the changes alone . . . just as the jazz instrumentalist.<BR>
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So I guess she does, indeed, qualify to be on equal footing with a jazz instrumentalist.<BR>
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Just thinking out loud,<BR>
Bill<BR>
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