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VERONICA SWIFT
Jazz Coterie live music concert series welcomes Veronica Swift to our pop-up jazz club at Gibson Music Hall in Appleton, Wisconsin. With Brian Viglione on drums, Adam Klipple on piano, Gary Joseph Potter Jr. on guitar, and Max Gerl on bass.
A rare opportunity to experience one of the greatest singers of a generation in such an intimate setting!
From the Hollywood Bowl to Gibson Music Hall. From Ella Fitzgerald to Queen . . . Janis Joplin to Peggy Lee. Veronica Swift is breaking genre barriers and bending musical boundaries.
Ms. Swift is a Mack Avenue recording artist whose debut album Confessions was released in 2019 to great critical acclaim. Her second release, This Bitter Earth (2021), earned her a five-star review from DownBeat magazine and the front cover story in their November 2021 issue. Veronica has also been the cover feature for JazzTimes magazine, and received the 2021 "Best Vocal Album" of the year award from L'academie du Jazz.
“She has a miraculous voice, musical ability and technique, as well as an innate gift for entertaining a crowd.”
Placing 2nd in the 2015 Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition put Veronica on the map, contributing to her landing a weekly residency at the historic jazz venue Birdland. It was there where she captured the attention of jazz icons Chris Botti and Wynton Marsalis who featured her on their tours throughout the following years as Veronica also toured extensively with her own band.
“Veronica Swift is a woman of many voices, and she uses every one of them to refract a dizzying kaleidoscope of moods.”
“It takes an artist of sure and rising stature to curate one hell of a coherent protest album.”
Having made her mark on the international jazz scene as one of the star vocalists of her era, Veronica Swift has now expanded her style, establishing herself as a skilled rock and soul singer as well as a dynamic performer. Her third album TransGenre (2023) ventures into mixing jazz and classical with rock, soul, and funk paying homage to greats like Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Duke Ellington. Veronica's ability to transcend different styles, and fully embody them with authenticity to tell a story makes her one of the most skillful singers in any genre, and displays her theatrical approach as a performer and artist.
Raised in Charlottesville, VA and having grown up on the road with her parents (jazz pianist Hod O'Brien and vocalist Stephanie Nakasian), Veronica began her performing and recording career at age nine. As a child, she headlined at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, and appeared at major US festivals such as the Telluride Jazz Fest. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Music Degree from University of Miami's Frost School of Music.
“A jazz lioness with a pure tone, large lungs, a knowing sense of repertoire, and sure swing style.”
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