Soulful serenade of Blue Rivers Records International Recording Artist Joan Belgrave www.joanbowbelgrave.com www.blueriversrecords.com Joan’s career spans from the microphone to the studio and pen. As a vocalist, songwriter, producer, and manager, Joan’s career shows enthusiasm and passion as strong and melodic as her vocal gift. She began her musical career singing soulful songs with her mother. Music was always playing in her house as a child, and she and her mother would sing together. At age five, she began singing lead in the choir of her Baptist church. She then studied classical voice. At the age of six, she entered the world of classical voice under the direction of University of classical tenor, Dr. Willis Patterson. She attended Interlochen International Arts Academy under Dr. Patterson’s direction. As a composer, her Grammy-nominated CD Excitable and new R&B hit single "Hey Love" will enrapture, captivate, and uplift (view the Hey Love video on youtube)! Joan has a Dinah Washington small band concert and symphony orchestra show that is celebrated internationally. She is honored to be a member of the Motown Legends Gospel Choir where her “roots” run deep. She is a lead vocalist with ’s jazz master, Marcus Belgrave’s Louis Armstrong & Ray Charles ensembles, and she is a featured vocalist on legendary jazz label, Blue Note Records’ “Detroit Jazz All star” project with her stellar delivery of Dinah Washington’s “Please ***A versatile song stylist to say Send Me Someone to Love”. As a former lead vocalist With Charlie the least*** Gabriel’s (of Preservation Hall) New Orleans Tradition jazz ensemble she added “ A little gumbo to the mix”. Her holiday smash EP project “Merry What the Critics around Christmas Baby” has been met with critical praise: “Jazzy/soulful..The the world are saying Belgrave household really brings it here..a nice change of pace, Belgrave "Versatile Jazz Vocalist… Lively proves there's still plenty of life in a lot of old Christmas bones”—Midwest entertainer”- Mark Stryker-Detroit Record- 2014 Free Press "Vocalist Joan Belgrave's tribute to Dinah Washington was swinging Dinah-style from the get-go”- The Jazz Police from the 2013 Detroit Jazz Festival"

"Vocalist (Joan) Belgrave deserved the standing ovation…transporting patrons (of the theatre at Univ. of West Indies, Barbados) to a smoky nightclub with her soulful voice"- Natanga Smith-Barbados, WI- The Nation

“Belgrave's voice is so soothing and sexy, she could give a pit bull goose bumps” Charles Latimer- Detroit Metro Times

"A class act…gospel, jazz, blues and neo soul… Joan is the evolution of the blues"- Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs, KKUP Radio San Jose, CA & KPFA, Radio, Berkley, CA --

“ She has the ability to reach out to people...Joan’s singing style and spirited attitude set her apart from the crowd…remarkable control…she can call upon all of her vocal skills to enrich the delivery of any song…a powerful singer” -Pete Fallico, KCSM Radio, San Mateo, CA

“Joan is a real treat… an act that is a must see and hear. A great voice, well trained, her voice is deep, smooth and polished…a class act and a beautiful talent" - Paul Youngman - jazzreview.com – Toronto, Canada

Contact Information: Detroit Jazz Musicians Co-Op Inc P.O. Box 36426 Grosse Pointe, MI 48236 Tel:(313) 640-8552 Email: [email protected]

Noted PERFORMANCES

KJAZZ , Los Angeles, CA (Radio) ---- Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Hollywood, CA SUNDAY with BUBBA JACKSON

Concert of Colors Festival: (DSO), Orchestra Hall-- Detroit, MI

Jazz Standard, New York, 2013 Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, New York, 2014 (Jazz at Lincoln Center)

Red Bull Music Academy Performance – 2013 & 2014

Jazz Showcase, , IL 2013

Congressional Black Caucus Performance- Washington DC 2013

University of West Indies--- -Walcott Theatre Cave Hill, Barbados, WI Barbados Community College- Barbados, WI

Ascona Jazz Festival, Ascona Switzerland June, 2014

Jazz a la’ Villette – Paris, France 2009

University Musical Society – A Detroit Music Allstar Celebration- Hill Auditorium- Ann Arbor, MI

Detroit International Jazz Festival - Dinah Washington Show & Louis/Ella Show Performances

Dennos Museum-Traverse City, MI

City Opera House- Traverse City, MI