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Maxine Sherbo left a comment for Lisa Gary"Hi, Lisa,
Just wondering if you'll be performing anywhere local on LI. Have you been
doing the jam? We actually haven't been to it since the venue was changed. Life keeps throwing us curveballs, but hopefully we'll have more time in…"
WEndy left a comment for Lisa Gary"Hey Lisa-
What a great connection to music through this website!! I'll keep an eye out for all your updates. See you in February (I hope!!).
Wendy"
Mike Stokes left a comment for Lisa Gary"Hi Lisa. It’s nice to see you here. I’m sure you’ll enjoy our music community. Have fun, network, & support our member musicians! Please use the help tab if you need guidance. If the answer isn’t there, please feel free…"
Allan Trompeter left a comment for Lisa Gary"Always good to hear from you. Hope all is well and I wish you a wonderful, happy, and healthy New Year.......Allan"
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- Twenty-three-year old vocalist, lyricist and composer Lisa Janine Gary hails from a musical household in New York. She grew up surrounded by her father’s passion for jazz. At the age of 9 she began her music studies on the trumpet under his primary instruction. “It was the best time of my life when the three of us: Dad, my brother, and I sat around playing trumpet trios all day. My family always bonded through the music”. After years of playing both classical and jazz trumpet, Lisa was drawn to the art of vocal jazz at the age of 16 and soon after was honored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts in their Vocal Jazz category.
Lisa pursued her love for music throughout her education. In the Spring of 2009, she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal, with the honor of Outstanding Achievement in Jazz Voice. Lisa’s most recent accolade was her acceptance into the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, the world’s most prestigious jazz competition, which focuses on a different instrument every year. She was selected out of hundreds of submissions from thirty-three countries to be one of twelve semi-finalists. In October 2010, she performed at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. for Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Patti Austin. Prior to finishing her degree, in the Summer of 2008, Lisa competed in Switzerland at the renowned Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition after being selected out of a world-wide pool of applicants.
During her years in Montreal, Lisa was very involved in the city’s music scene. She performed the theme song at Le Savoy Metropolis, as part of the press release of the Montreal Jazz Festival DVD in the Summer of 2009, preceding the 30th edition of the festival. She was one of the headliners for La Fete De La Musique 2009, the 1st edition to take place in Montreal. In addition, Lisa has been the vocalist for the Starlight Children's Foundation working along with Larry Day, a DJ for one of Montreal’s top pop radio stations. She later made her radio debut in an interview with Mr. Day, during which she sang live on his show on Q92.5. She also worked as a studio musician, recording the vocal tracks for a CBC series.
Lisa made her debut at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club in October 2011, and has been singing at a variety of venues in NYC including the Iridium and at the noted Montreal jazz clubs the Upstairs, House of Jazz, Diese Onze. Influenced by master classes taken with Jon Hendricks, Lisa is exploring the world of lyricism in a different light. She is mastering vocalese, the art form invented by Mr. Hendricks. You can hear some of Lisa's vocalese on her recordings of “All of Me” and “Basella”.
In addition to jazz, Lisa is also involved in other genres of music and is making a name for herself in the house and pop music scene. She has recorded vocal tracks for several DJs and rap artists. Two of these songs have been released by New York City’s Kult Records. Her live house debut took place in September 2010 at Stereo, Montreal’s popular after hours club.
Lisa is currently pursuing her career in New York. She is working on jazz, funk, pop and house music projects and is actively writing music, performing and recording.
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- xylophone
- What are your favorite Musical Genres?
- Pop, Blues, Jazz, Latin Jazz, Rap / Hip-Hop, Funk, R&B / Soul, Caribbean / Reggae, Rock, Electronic, New Age, Gospel, Big Band, American Standards
- Your Website URL?
- http://www.LisaGary.com
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:50am on January 16, 2010, Maxine Sherbo said…
- Hi, Lisa,
Just wondering if you'll be performing anywhere local on LI. Have you been
doing the jam? We actually haven't been to it since the venue was changed. Life keeps throwing us curveballs, but hopefully we'll have more time in the future.
- At 7:34pm on January 8, 2010, WEndy said…
- Hey Lisa-
What a great connection to music through this website!! I'll keep an eye out for all your updates. See you in February (I hope!!).
Wendy
- At 10:36am on January 7, 2010, Mike Stokes said…
- Hi Lisa. It’s nice to see you here. I’m sure you’ll enjoy our music community. Have fun, network, & support our member musicians! Please use the help tab if you need guidance. If the answer isn’t there, please feel free to contact me here: http://www.makinmusicny.com/profile/MichaelStokes.
We are growing rapidly because people are telling friends. I see that you've started to do that already. The entire community is better for it. You can use the “Invite” feature at the top of the page. It sends an invitation with your picture & a personal note. Thanks for your involvement. -- Mike
- At 7:32pm on January 6, 2010, Allan Trompeter said…
- Always good to hear from you. Hope all is well and I wish you a wonderful, happy, and healthy New Year.......Allan
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