Sonya Kitchell

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Sonya Kitchell
Sonya Kitchell in 2006. (Photo by Melissa Doroquez)
Sonya Kitchell in 2006. (Photo by Melissa Doroquez)
Background information
Birth name Sonya Kitchell
Born March 1, 1989 (1989-03-01) (age 19)
Northampton, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Rock, Jazz
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Velour, Appleseed
Website http://www.sonyakitchell.com

Sonya D. Kitchell (born March 1, 1989 in Northampton, Massachusetts[1]) is an American jazz singer-songwriter. She released her album Words Came Back to Me on 4 April 2006.[2] She previously released an EP Cold Day in 2005.[2]

She was interviewed by reporter Howard Berkes on the National Public Radio program All Things Considered that aired on Saturday, June 3, 2006, where she played some of her music. [3]

Words Came Back to Me was the second album released through the Starbucks Hear Music program, putting her album in both coffee and record stores across the U.S.[4] Antigone Rising was the first group to be sold through the program.[4] She made her UK debut at the Starbucks UK and Ireland leadership conference held at The Barbican Centre in London, where she performed 3 songs for the delegates.

In 2007 she was the opening act on Joe Jackson's tour.[citation needed]

Sonya has a new album coming out, which will be released in the USA in September, 2008, but she has said that it will be released in Europe earlier in the year. She is touring with Herbie Hancock from May to September, 2008. [5]

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[edit] Personal life

Kitchell was born in Massachusetts, growing up in Ashfield, Massachusetts. She attended the Hilltown Cooperative Charter School in the Williamsburg village of Haydenville, and continued higher education on Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School.[6] She has, because of her career, never finished high school, given the fact that the Daily Hampshire Gazette did not list her in the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School class of 2007.[citation needed]

She is the daughter of artist Peter Kitchell, and has a younger brother approximately five years her junior named Max, currently attending the Academy at Charlemont in Charlemont, Massachusetts.[7]

[edit] Albums

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Sonya Kitchell. Emusic. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  2. ^ a b Sonya Kitchell at Allmusic
  3. ^ Berkes, Howard, "Kitchell's 'Words' Get an Encouraging Reception", National Public Radio radio, Originally aired June 3, 2006.
  4. ^ a b Rahner, Mark, "Savvy, sultry Starbucks sounds", Wichita Eagle, May 9, 2006.
  5. ^ Hancock, Herbie. Herbie Hancock 2008 tour dates. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  6. ^ Sonya Kitchell's biography. The Rogovoy Report. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  7. ^ Peter Kitchell's biography. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.

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