Popular US jazz singer comes to Hanoi

Update at 08/06/2010 10:09

American jazz singer Andromeda Turre visits Vietnam to perform at the Sofitel Metropole of Ha Noi from June 2 to August 31.

Andromeda Turre, a popular US jazz singer, was born in 1981 in New York. Her parents, Akua and Steve Turre are also popular artists in the US, who introduced her to the piano at the early age of five. Later, she would perform along side world-famous vocalist Ray Charles.

Andromeda Turre is not only a jazz singer, but also a professional dancer and actress who has performed in a play by directed by Woody Allen.

Her first album titled, "Introducing Andromeda Turre," was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Vocal Jazz Album.

Tokyo Disney featured her for 14 weeks as the “Queen of the Blues.”

Turre’s three-month-long appearance in Hanoi begins at 8:45 pm at Le Club, where she will be performing Tuesday through Sunday.

 
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