Cyrille Aimée

Born 1984 (age 30–31)
Samois-sur-Seine, Fontainebleau, France
Nationality France
Style Jazz singer
Awards Montreux Jazz Festival
2007 International Vocal Competition – Won
Thelonious Monk
2010 Vocal Competition – Finalist
Sarah Vaughn International
2012 Jazz Vocal Competition – Won
Website
cyrillemusic.com

Cyrille Aimée (pron: SUR-real M-A)[1] is a French jazz singer based in Brooklyn[1] known for rhythmic songs with roots in jazz and gypsy styles.[2][3] She won the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition in 2007,[4] was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010,[2][5] and won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition in 2012.[4] She grew up in the French town of Samois-sur-Seine,[4] in Fontainebleau, France.[6] Her father was French and her mother was from the Dominican Republic.[6] New York Times music reviewer Stephen Holden described Aimée as a blend of Michael Jackson and Sarah Vaughan and wrote that the "saucy, curly-haired jazz singer with one foot in tradition and the other in electronics," and wrote that her voice had a "tart, girlish chirp" and that her Surreal Band fused traditional and futuristic electronics with textures mixing jazz and funk.[6] Star-Ledger reviewer Ronni Reich described her sound as "instantly recognizable" with a "soft, girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf-like quaver."[4] Reviewer John Fordham in The Guardian wrote that she is a "subtle and articulate vocalist" who is "light-stepping, casually fluent and persuasive" and sometimes "coolly understated in a soft glide."[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marylynne Pitz, September 3, 2014, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, French-Dominican vocalist Cyrille Aimee to entertain guests at Cultural Trust gala, Retrieved March 9, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ERIC R. DANTON, Sep 2, 2014, The Wall Street Journal, Cyrille Aimee Goes Back to the Land in ‘Bamboo Shoots’ Video (Exclusive Premiere), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...Jazz singer Cyrille Aimée ... Born in France to a French father and Dominican mother... won the Montreux Jazz Festival’s International Vocal Competition, the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition ... finalist in the Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition...."
  3. ↑ Andrew Gilbert, February 26, 2014, San Francisco Chronicle, Cyrille Aimée to fuse Gypsy, jazz spirits in Santa Cruz show, Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...daughter of a French father and Dominican mother, Cyrille Aimée grew up near the French village Samois-sur-Seine. ... sneaking out at night to meet with Gypsy musicians..."
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ronni Reich, October 21, 2012, Star-Ledger, Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition, Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...instantly recognizable sound: a soft, girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf-like quaver....Aimée honed her skills growing up in the village of Samois-sur-Seine, ... In 2007, she was named winner of the first and public prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition. ... rhythmically driven style"...
  5. ↑ Oct 5, 2010, The Washington Post, Cyrille Aimee: 'I Wish You Love', Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...Aimee sings at the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. (Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz)..."
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Stephen Holden,, The New York Times, Hand in Hand, Ballads and Latin-Infused Beats Cyrille Aimée and the Surreal Band at Birdland, Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...With her tart, girlish chirp, Ms. Aimée ... born in Fontainebleau, France, to a French father and a Dominican mother, is all about beats..."
  7. ↑ John Fordham, 11 August, The Guardian, Cyrille Aimée and Friends: Live at Smalls – review, Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...Aimée is a subtle and articulate vocalist..."

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