Tamara Rhodes
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Tamara Rhodes is a Canadian jazz
singer. She was born and raised in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. She has been performing since a young age. After high school, she moved to New York City
where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
. She then studied with cabaret
legend Helen Baldassare at The New School University. She also studied with the Professional Jazz Division at the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music
, where she majored in "voice".
She appeared at the Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver, British Columbia.
She sang the title track for the show Show Me Yours
, in which two of her other songs were featured as well. Two of her songs were also featured in Godiva's
. She is also the voice and co-writer of the theme song for the show The Guard, as well as of the song "Live Forever" which is the theme song for the vampire
show Blood Ties
. Her musical style includes jazz
, blues
, soul
, and R&B.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer. She was born and raised in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. She has been performing since a young age. After high school, she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club – and in Hollywood, California...
. She then studied with cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
legend Helen Baldassare at The New School University. She also studied with the Professional Jazz Division at the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
The Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music, locally known as the Brooklyn Conservatory, is a music conservatory located in Brooklyn, New York City. It offers a broad range of instruction in areas of American Song, jazz and gospel singing, Latin jazz, and African drumming...
, where she majored in "voice".
She appeared at the Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver, British Columbia.
She sang the title track for the show Show Me Yours
Show Me Yours
Show Me Yours is a Canadian comedy television series originally aired on Showcase between May 26, 2004 and May 31, 2005.- Plot :* Dr. Kate Langford is a psychologist whose life is going well: she has a boyfriend David Exley , and a new book deal until she meets Dr...
, in which two of her other songs were featured as well. Two of her songs were also featured in Godiva's
Godiva's
Godiva's is an hour long Canadian television comedy-drama series, which debuted on Bravo! and Citytv in 2005. It completed a successful two-season run in 2006, but though the show received rave reviews, it was cancelled by CHUM broadcasting...
. She is also the voice and co-writer of the theme song for the show The Guard, as well as of the song "Live Forever" which is the theme song for the vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
show Blood Ties
Blood Ties (TV series)
Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a Vampire assists Police in dealing with crime...
. Her musical style includes jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, and R&B.