Janet Lawson
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Singer and educator
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Janet Lawson's Degrees
- Bachelors Jazz Studies Berklee College of Music
- Masters Vocal Performance New England Conservatory of Music
- Doctorate Jazz Studies University of Southern California
Why Is Janet Lawson Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Janet Lawson was a jazz singer and educator. Her primary influences as a singer were saxophonists such as Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sonny Rollins. Her voice was described by jazz critic John S. Wilson in a 1977 New York Times article entitled Janet Lawson: The Dream Jazz Voice writing that she "has the kind of voice that most jazz singers probably wish they had. It is a full, well-developed, remarkably pliant voice with a lower range whose dark sonorities compare favorably with the deep power of Sarah Vaughan, and a high register in which she does not have to strain to project very fast, often complex, lines."
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