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Fay Claassen
12+ albums
vocal jazzjazzfemale vocalistsinstrumental90s
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Fay Claassen born: December 2, 1969 Nijmegen in The Netherlands. Career Fay Claassen won the first “Chet Baker Award“, got two nominations for the “Edison Award“ and won the “All About Jazz“ Critics Poll in New York as best vocal release 2006. Fay Claassen recorded five CD´s as a leader with: Toots Thielemans, Mike Stern, Kenny Werner, Barry Harris, Bert Joris, etc., and as special guest appearances on numerous recordings such as “One Heart, Three Voices“, Amsterdam Jazz Quintet, Ivan Paduart, The Metropole Orchestra, WDR Big Band, Jazz orchestra of the Concertgebouw etc. Biography Fay Claassen was born in 1969 in The Netherlands. Before she devoted herself to singing, she followed courses at the academy of ballet. Subsequently she studied at the academy of acting after which she finally opted for singing. She completed her study at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague in Holland with remarkable distinctions for jazz-timing and vocal improvisation. Fay Claassen graduated in 1997 from the Royal Consevatory of The Hague with two special endorsements for Jazz timing and Jazz improvisation. Some of her teachers were: Rita Reys, Deborah Brown, Frans Elsen, Racheal Gould, James McGray, Marjory Barnes and Judy Niemack. After her conservatory period she appeared as vocalist in different groups and toured through different countries in Europe. Her first recording ‘Simply Be’ was released with a band together with the saxophone player Carolyn Breuer. She was guest in different gr
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Fay Claassen Sings Two Portraits of Chet Baker
Sings Two Portraits Of Chet Baker
Luck child
Sing!
And Still We Sing
Fay Claassen sings Two Portraits of Chet Baker Vol. 2
With a Song in My Heart
Red, Hot & Blue: The Music of Cole Porter
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Fay Claassen Sings Two Portraits of Chet Baker, Vol. 2
Close To You
Rhythms & Rhymes
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Dutch Songbook