Information AboutTulivu-donna Cumberbatch |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT TULIVU-DONNA CUMBERBATCH | |
| american jazz singers | |
| cumberbatch, tulivu-donna | |
|
Her African name "Tulivu" translates from Swahili loosely to "beautiful," and her English name, "Donna Lynn" is derived from "Donna Lee," the jazz piece made popular by Charlie Parker . HER CAREER Cumberbatch participated in Church and school Choir s, specifically the All City High School Chorus as a child, then studied formally at Herbert H. Lehman College . After training, she began her solo career, influenced by such artists as Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nancy Wilson. Eventually, she was joined by a band of three called " The Magnificent Trio ," which consisted of Mark Johnson , Donald Smith , and Rachiim Ausar-Sahu . In live performances, when not performing with her Trio, Cumberbatch has sung with Hannibal Peterson , Kimati Dinizulu And The Kotoko Society , The Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra , Diedre Murray , the Kronos Quartet , Akyenee Baako And Drumsong Productions , The Hank Doughty/Ray Abrams Big Band and The Cliff Smalls Septet , among others. She has performed in the Caribbean , Europe and Canada , and frequently at jazz clubs and festivals in Brooklyn and New York . She gained additional recognition for work with , and the second time by Seiyuu TARAKO .) SOLO DISCOGRAPHY
FEATURED DISCOGRAPHY
EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|