Roberta Donnay
Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and producer
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What's Your Story, Morning Glory? What's Your Story, Morning Glory?
Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Put It Where You Want It Put It Where You Want It
Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Tenor - Dave Ellis Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Life In The Slow Lane Life In The Slow Lane
Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews
If You Live If You Live
Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Small Day Tomorrow Small Day Tomorrow
Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews
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Award Winning and Grammy nominated Donnay has toured for the past ten years promoting her CDs "Back Before The Why", "Bohemian" and "soul reverse", which earned her TV and film credits including Nash Bridges, The Young &the Restless, Days Of Our Lives, One Life To Live, film Close Encounters & That's Life.
Single "Crack In The Sidewalk" was a hit on college & public radio and received rotation nationwide. "Back Before The Why" won Top 12 DIY picks from Performing Songwriter Magazine.
Donnay's fiery style & engaging presence landed her featured performances at The Kissimmee Jazz Festival 2005, Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2004, The Monterey Jazz Festival 2003 with Dave Ellis, and The Hague Appeal for Peace as one of only six performers represented from the U.S.
Donnay wrote "One World", which was adopted as a theme for the United Nations' 50th Anniversary and is being performed on 5 continents as a world peace anthem (recently performed in South Africa for AIDS benefits). "One World" is also performed in public schools, requested by students to be their graduation theme.
Donnay is currently touring with Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks! Please check website for more info
New jazz CD "What's Your Story" released May 2006.
Produced by legendary jazz producer Orrin Keepnews and features Eric Reed, Dave Ellis, Gerald Cannon and Mark Taylor.Have you performed in front of an audience?All the time! Love it! Live for it!
Your musical influences
Jazz Greats Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Bird, Duke Ellington, Tommy Flanagan, Ella Fitzgerald.
Mose Allison, Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, June Christy, Phoebe Snow, Mark Murphy, Kurt Elling, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
Bonnie Raitt, Suzanne Vega, Dido, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Allison Krauss & Union Station.
Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Deep Forest, Rufus, Earth Wind & Fire, Smokey Robinson.
James Taylor, Carole King, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, John Sebastian, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Dan Hicks, Tom Waits.
Birds, the wind, nature.What equipment do you use?
Ha! That's my secret...Anything else?
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roberta is a total class act, and anything with a tenor suits me fine. nice job on put it where you want, harolds, etc.
--stockwrock
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