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Artist
Quincy Coleman
12+ albums
female vocalistsguitarfolkjazzacoustic
about
With song writer and vocalist extraordinaire Quincy Coleman think Elvis Presley's power, Edith Piaf's emotion and the spirit of Django Reinhardt breaking Challa on a Hawaiian island while shooting a scene for a David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Fellini collaboration. Online publication, Editorial Emergency says about Quincy and her sophomore recording "Come Closer", "her husky delivery navigates the shifting territory with aplomb. Coleman's feel for the swoony tropes of yesteryear at times recalls Maria Muldaur and Van Dyke Parks, though her voice is closer to the knowing, rootsy timbre of Shelby Lynne." While Paste magazine describes "Come Closer" as "Asyln meets Tom Waits." Released independently on May 9th, the CD includes songs such as "Calling Your Name" which Quincy describes as "an Israeli, surf punk, gypsy swing". Mix that with "Mary," "a bittersweet, yet hopeful goodbye" and the sultry redemption song, "Want Me Back" and you have what critics and fans are calling "ready for radio music." Music Connection Magazine describes the contagiousness of Coleman's songs quite simply as, "catchy and lodge easily in your memory." Born into a family of performers, (dad actor and Golden Globe winner Dabney Coleman, mom model/actress Jean Hale Coleman and brother Randy who has toured with Def Leppard and opened for The Who at the Hollywood Bowl) Quincy pursued entertainment dreams throughout high school and college. After flirting with acting in New York and a few TV spots she did
