CARMEN LUNDY
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Award-winning and two-time GRAMMY-nominated singer, composer, film producer and visual artist Carmen Lundy is regarding by many as the finest female jazz singer performing today and is highly regarded for her innovative musicianship, showmanship and songwriting. She has penned more than two hundred compositions to date, especially rare for a vocalist.
After five decades as a recording artist, she carries an artistic weight that has resulted in sold-out shows across North America including the Kennedy Center. She is at the top of her game and recent performances at the Central Avenue Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, were cited as artistic highlights. Real Jazz Sirius XM program director Mark Ruffin named her concert at the DC Jazz Festival as the concert performance of the year.
A critically acclaimed recording artist, Lundy has received noteworthy praise from The New York Times, The Village Voice, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and numerous other foreign and domestic publications. As a composer, Lundy's music has been recorded by artists Kenny Barron, Ernie Watts and Straight Ahead with Regina Carter, among others.
Carmen Lundy began her career in Miami while still in her teens and graduated with a degree in Studio Music and Jazz from the University of Miami. Having performed with her brother, Curtis Lundy, and the likes of Bruce Hornsby and Jaco Pastorius, she then moved to New York and soon continued performing and recording with such musicians as Ray Barretto, Kenny Kirkland, Mulgrew Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kip Hanrahan, Robert Glasper, Geri Allen, Bobby Watson, and Courtney Pine to name a few.
Carmen Lundy has performed at the most prestigious festivals and concert halls in Japan, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, the U.S. and Canada. A captivating live performer, Carmen Lundy’s concerts are an exhibition of virtuosity, raw heartfelt emotion, and playfulness– a jazz singer at her very best.
Fade to Black is Carmen Lundy’s 16th album and one of her most personal to date and has been nominated for a GRAMMY. Her previous album Modern Ancestors was also nominated for a GRAMMY. The 11 original songs on Fade to Black, written and arranged by Carmen Lundy, were conceived during the challenging months of the pandemic and reflect this time of great loss, sorrow, healing, and hope for a brighter, more inclusive future for us all. Tackling the difficult social issues of our time while also musing on the joys of love and relationships, this stunning set of songs takes us on an emotional journey that culminates in the extraordinary hymn-like ballad titled “Rest In Peace”.
Carmen Lundy has performed at the most prestigious festivals and concert halls in Japan, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, the U.S. and Canada. A captivating live performer, Carmen Lundy’s concerts are an exhibition of virtuosity, raw heartfelt emotion, and playfulness– a jazz singer at her very best.
The Critics Speak:
“Carmen Lundy’s dynamic Chicago performance confirms she knows how to pace a show, where to ratchet up the intensity, and when it’s time to let everything settle back to earth.” – Chicago Tribune
“Lots to dig about Lundy’s unique approach. Unusual atmosphere to these topical, political, and romantic songs, which are slickly produced, super shiny sounding, but also have tactility and frame her wonderful voice…. Lundy’s ruggedly conversational lyrics and welcome social commentary inhabit territory Abbey Lincoln and Marvin Gaye both might recognize.” – Downbeat
“Carmen Lundy, as beautiful inside as out, has accomplished the near impossible for a jazz singer by maintaining a solid, successful career while focusing largely on original, self-penned material.” – Jazz Times
“Carmen Lundy dazzles Ronnie Scott’s with commanding EFG London Jazz Festival show.” – Peter Jones, Jazzwise
“Catch Carmen. In a world of pretenders, she’s a genuine jazz singer.” – London Evening Standard
“A talented multi-instrumentalist, restlessly inventive composer and husky-voiced singer ready to pick up the mantle from the likes of Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan, Carmen Lundy remains one of the most respected jazz voices of her generation.” – New York Times.
"I would like to call your attention to an authentic jazz singer named Carmen Lundy. She's got it all.” – The Village Voice
Select Discography:
Fade To Black (Afrasia, 2022)
Modern Ancestors (Afrasia, 2021)
Soul to Soul (Afrasia, 2014)
Come Home (Afrasia, 2008)
Jazz and the New Songbook - Live at the Madrid (Afrasia, 2007)
This is Carmen Lundy
(Justin Time, 2001)
After five decades as a recording artist, she carries an artistic weight that has resulted in sold-out shows across North America including the Kennedy Center. She is at the top of her game and recent performances at the Central Avenue Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, were cited as artistic highlights. Real Jazz Sirius XM program director Mark Ruffin named her concert at the DC Jazz Festival as the concert performance of the year.
A critically acclaimed recording artist, Lundy has received noteworthy praise from The New York Times, The Village Voice, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and numerous other foreign and domestic publications. As a composer, Lundy's music has been recorded by artists Kenny Barron, Ernie Watts and Straight Ahead with Regina Carter, among others.
Carmen Lundy began her career in Miami while still in her teens and graduated with a degree in Studio Music and Jazz from the University of Miami. Having performed with her brother, Curtis Lundy, and the likes of Bruce Hornsby and Jaco Pastorius, she then moved to New York and soon continued performing and recording with such musicians as Ray Barretto, Kenny Kirkland, Mulgrew Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kip Hanrahan, Robert Glasper, Geri Allen, Bobby Watson, and Courtney Pine to name a few.
Carmen Lundy has performed at the most prestigious festivals and concert halls in Japan, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, the U.S. and Canada. A captivating live performer, Carmen Lundy’s concerts are an exhibition of virtuosity, raw heartfelt emotion, and playfulness– a jazz singer at her very best.
Fade to Black is Carmen Lundy’s 16th album and one of her most personal to date and has been nominated for a GRAMMY. Her previous album Modern Ancestors was also nominated for a GRAMMY. The 11 original songs on Fade to Black, written and arranged by Carmen Lundy, were conceived during the challenging months of the pandemic and reflect this time of great loss, sorrow, healing, and hope for a brighter, more inclusive future for us all. Tackling the difficult social issues of our time while also musing on the joys of love and relationships, this stunning set of songs takes us on an emotional journey that culminates in the extraordinary hymn-like ballad titled “Rest In Peace”.
Carmen Lundy has performed at the most prestigious festivals and concert halls in Japan, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, the U.S. and Canada. A captivating live performer, Carmen Lundy’s concerts are an exhibition of virtuosity, raw heartfelt emotion, and playfulness– a jazz singer at her very best.
The Critics Speak:
“Carmen Lundy’s dynamic Chicago performance confirms she knows how to pace a show, where to ratchet up the intensity, and when it’s time to let everything settle back to earth.” – Chicago Tribune
“Lots to dig about Lundy’s unique approach. Unusual atmosphere to these topical, political, and romantic songs, which are slickly produced, super shiny sounding, but also have tactility and frame her wonderful voice…. Lundy’s ruggedly conversational lyrics and welcome social commentary inhabit territory Abbey Lincoln and Marvin Gaye both might recognize.” – Downbeat
“Carmen Lundy, as beautiful inside as out, has accomplished the near impossible for a jazz singer by maintaining a solid, successful career while focusing largely on original, self-penned material.” – Jazz Times
“Carmen Lundy dazzles Ronnie Scott’s with commanding EFG London Jazz Festival show.” – Peter Jones, Jazzwise
“Catch Carmen. In a world of pretenders, she’s a genuine jazz singer.” – London Evening Standard
“A talented multi-instrumentalist, restlessly inventive composer and husky-voiced singer ready to pick up the mantle from the likes of Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan, Carmen Lundy remains one of the most respected jazz voices of her generation.” – New York Times.
"I would like to call your attention to an authentic jazz singer named Carmen Lundy. She's got it all.” – The Village Voice
Select Discography:
Fade To Black (Afrasia, 2022)
Modern Ancestors (Afrasia, 2021)
Soul to Soul (Afrasia, 2014)
Come Home (Afrasia, 2008)
Jazz and the New Songbook - Live at the Madrid (Afrasia, 2007)
This is Carmen Lundy
(Justin Time, 2001)
