Shawnn Monteiro
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Shawnn Monteiro is a veteran jazz vocalist with a four‑decade career and an international following. She is known for her blues‑infused style and phrasing reminiscent of Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan. Monteiro has performed with jazz greats such as Kenny Barron, Ray Brown, and the Count Basie Orchestra, and has taught at institutions including the University of Hartford and Rhode Island College.
Reviews & press
- Mixed Media Promo ↗ — “Shawnn Monteiro is a veteran jazz singer whose style and phrasing recall Carmen McRae. She explores both familiar standards and a few superior obscurities, has a sultry voice, and a solid sense of swi”
- Shawnn Monteiro Official Site ↗ — “You Are There is a fine documentation of her high caliber vocal prowess. This Providence, Rhode Island chanteuse showcases her prodigious talents in a variety of musical settings, arrangements, tempos”
- All About Jazz ↗ — “"Exciting, captivating and completely distinctive" is how most jazz cognoscenti describe Shawnn's pulsating lyric style.”