Elli Fordyce is a highly accomplished jazz vocalist and actor. A native of New York City, Elli has performed all over the New York Metro area and around the world to rave reviews. %u201CElli%u2019s vocal ideas are full of imagination and personality... it is clear that Elli Fordyce knows the real meaning of %u2018cool%u2019." -- Jazz Chicago
Elli recently released her debut album entitled %u201CSomething Still Cool,%u201D which breathes new life into the genre of jazz vocals. On the CD, Elli brings a personality and sophistication to the songs that only a mature vocalist with years of live and studio experience could. On %u201CSomething Still Cool,%u201D Elli delivers 13 stellar performances backed by some of the world%u2019s best musicians, including five duets with vocalist Jim Malloy. The album includes classics by celebrated composers, including Antonio Carlos Jobim and George Gershwin, and her beautiful renditions show why Elli Fordyce%u2019s name belongs alongside some of the great jazz vocalists of our time. %u201CElli turns a lyric into something addressed personally to a listener %u2026 she unfolds the song and it becomes more and more romantic%u2026 it's something interesting and Something Still Cool.%u201D -- Talkin%u2019 Broadway
Elli will be touring throughout 2009 in support of %u201CSomething Still Cool%u201D and preparing for the release of her second CD, %u201CSongs Spun of Gold,%u201D tentatively scheduled for release in the spring of 2009. When Elli is not busy touring she will be adding new groundbreaking roles to her acting credits, which already include her work on the critically acclaimed %u201CChappelle's Show%u201D and a role in %u201CGuys & Dolls,%u201D presented by Access Theatre.
2009 is gearing up to be Elli%u2019s breakout year. With relentless touring in support of her debut CD, %u201CSomething Still Cool,%u201D which is already receiving worldwide airplay and rave reviews, the release of her second CD, %u201CSongs Spun of Gold,%u201D and several stage and TV acting roles, it will be impossible to not know Elli Fordyce by the end of the year. To call Elli Fordyce a %u201Csinger%u201D would be a gross understatement. She is a rare entertaining dynamo that so many artists strive to become; the only difference is that Elli Fordyce has what it takes.
To keep up to date on her live performance schedule, please visit: www.ellifordyce.com
To book Elli for a live performance, acting role, or public appearance, please contact:
Janet Castiel
Redwood Entertainment, Inc.
212-543-9998
Janet.Castiel@redwoodentertainment.com
www.redwoodentertainment.com
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