Jamie Broumas
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Jamie Broumas is an American jazz singer, vocal instructor and arts administrator. She lives outside of Washington DC and is the Director of The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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, Herb Ellis
, Steve Williams and Charlie Young. In addition to her solo career, she was a member of Mad Romance vocal quartet from 1983-1985 and of the Grammy-nominated jazz vocal group, Rare Silk
from 1985-1986. In the fall of 1986, she became an Orchestra Management Fellow at the American Symphony Orchestra League, where she worked with various orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic
, The Houston Symphony and the New Haven Symphony. She maintained a parallel career in arts management along with her singing and has worked at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since 1997, where she is currently the Director of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. Broumas was nominated for a Washington Area Music Association
WAMA Award in 2010 for Best Jazz Vocalist. She was also named Artist-in-Residence Mentor at the Strathmore Performing Arts Center for the 2010-2011 season.
in 1981. She also attended The Berklee College of Music in 1978.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
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Biography
Broumas has appeared with many notable jazz musicians, including Cyrus ChestnutCyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut is an American jazz pianist, songwriter, and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time Magazine, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space." Chestnut enjoys mixing styles and resists being...
, Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
Mitchell Herbert "Herb" Ellis was an American jazz guitarist. Perhaps best known for his 1950s membership in the trio of pianist Oscar Peterson, Ellis was also a staple of west-coast studio recording sessions, and was described by critic Scott Yanow as "an excellent bop-based guitarist with a...
, Steve Williams and Charlie Young. In addition to her solo career, she was a member of Mad Romance vocal quartet from 1983-1985 and of the Grammy-nominated jazz vocal group, Rare Silk
Rare Silk
Rare Silk was an American jazz vocal group. Consisting of the band members Gaile Gillaspie, Marylynn Gillaspie, Todd Buffa and Marguerite Juenemann , they started out as a swing-oriented group in the vein of The Pied Pipers and The Andrews Sisters...
from 1985-1986. In the fall of 1986, she became an Orchestra Management Fellow at the American Symphony Orchestra League, where she worked with various orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
, The Houston Symphony and the New Haven Symphony. She maintained a parallel career in arts management along with her singing and has worked at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since 1997, where she is currently the Director of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. Broumas was nominated for a Washington Area Music Association
Washington Area Music Association
The Washington Area Music Association is a regional music industry not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C.. WAMA's activity centers around highlighting the area's cultural contribution by assisting regional musicians with becoming recognized on a national scale.The organization...
WAMA Award in 2010 for Best Jazz Vocalist. She was also named Artist-in-Residence Mentor at the Strathmore Performing Arts Center for the 2010-2011 season.
Education
Broumas received an A.B in Music from Vassar CollegeVassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
in 1981. She also attended The Berklee College of Music in 1978.
Discography
- Jamie Broumas – Blue in Green (featuring Cyrus ChestnutCyrus ChestnutCyrus Chestnut is an American jazz pianist, songwriter, and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time Magazine, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space." Chestnut enjoys mixing styles and resists being...
), 1993 - Jamie Broumas – Wild is Love, 2007