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Joan Henry
5+ albums
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Vocalist, actress, dancer, composer, poet-lyricist, percussionist and choreographer, it's hard to think of a style she doesn't cover. Joan Henry's credits span the National Tour of Camelot with Richard Harris, the West Side Story 30th Anniversary Company, TV-movie Everyday Heroes, Walt Disney's Pocahontas, appearances with guitarist Kenny Burrell, Pete Seeger, Paul Winter and R. Carlos Nakai, and a slew of recordings including two jazz albums with stellar jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette - Earthwalk & Music for the Fifth World, alongside John Scofield and Living Colour's Will Calhoun and Vernon Reid. She also lists two solo CD’s - one of traditional songs, one of stories --co-produced with her son-- and a contemporary offering,New Mountain with longtime musical ally Gus Mancini. Formal studies began at age 4 with years of conservatory training in the District of Columbia and years with the professional Children's Theatre of Washington. Moving north to NYU School of the Arts, she was also on scholarship with Vocal Arts Foundation (NYC), the Jacob's Pillow Jazz Project (MA), Magic Circle Opera Repertory Ensemble (NYC) and countless professional dance studios in New York and Boston. Her writings received a Golden Poets award in 1989 &’90. As a performer, her talents have been honed by the hands and works of Gerald Freedman & Graciela Daniele, Jerome Robbins & Allan Johnson, Talley Beatty, Danny Sloan, Lynn Simonson, Ray Evans Harrell and John Mace of the Julliard School. She cre
