https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/creators2 daily 0.75 2021-04-04 https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/vanessa-rubin daily 0.75 2024-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/1642608734283-LBS51IBJJEH605NLC3K5/VKR_Headshot.jpg Vanessa Rubin VANESSA RUBIN - Vocalist / Composer / Educator Revered as both a torchbearer and a storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth, and playful lioness sass. The Cleveland native brings a wealth of diverse influences to her vocal performance from both the Trinidadian/Caribbean roots of her mother and traditional jazz by way of her Louisiana-born father. Additional homespun influences include the melodic bell tone clarity of a young Capital Records recording artist, Nancy Wilson, the fire of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, the sweet sounds of trumpeter Blue Mitchell as well as her love of the Motown Sound…especially girl groups like The Supremes. Vanessa’s journey to becoming a jazz singer could be said to have begun at an early age. She was characterized by her mother as always being “a very vocal child,” and knew Vanessa would “do something with that big ol’ mouth of hers.” Coming from parents who valued academia, discipline, and hard work, that “something” was meant to be law school. Attaining a BA from The Ohio State School of Journalism in 1979 was not a disappointment. However, her decision to pursue a career jazz singing did come as a surprise. Learn more / Interested in booking Vanessa / On the road https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/matthew-whitaker daily 0.75 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/1719424648619-EPFJ18YTAGXH843SHDYO/MW_Headshot+6.jpg Matthew Whitaker MATTHEW WHITAKER - Pianist / Organist / Composer / Arranger “The fleetness of finger, the touch and taste, the grit and grime when he needs it, the lightness and airiness when it’s called upon - Whitaker has it all.” Down Beat “This is an artist who is here for the long haul, whose approach to each instrument is thoughtful and distinctive - melodic and improvisational on piano, complex, textured and harmonically dense on organ.” Splash Magazines “Whitaker has justly gained a lot of recognition and applause at a young age; more, no doubt, is to come.” Jazziz At the age of 23, Matthew Whitaker has lived a musical life richer than artists twice his age. This Hackensack, NJ musician, who started as a promising and prolific prodigy like Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston, became a protean and prestigious professional, who stunned the music world with his limitless virtuosity on piano, keyboards, organ and drums, his compressive creativity as a composer and arranger and his inspiring presence as a bandleader. Hailed as a “genius,” by fellow keyboardist Jon Batiste, Whitaker’s tremendous talents are the subject of wide media coverage, from 60 Minutes and The Today Show to Ellen. Whitaker also has worked with many prominent musicians including Roy Ayers, NEA Jazz Master Regina Carter and James Carter and D.D. Jackson. Whitaker is an artist who knows where he’s going, because he knows where he comes from. Whitaker’s new recording On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute, is his soulful, 7-track shout-out to the Hammond B-3 organ pioneers who paved the way for him. They include “The Organ Grinder’s Swing” by Jimmy Smith; Charles Earland’s “Happy ‘Cause I’m Goin’Home,” Dr. Lonnie Smith’s “Pilgrimage,” Joey DeFrancesco’s “In The Key of the Universe,” and the festive “Expect Your Miracle” by gospel organist Elbernita “Twinkie” Clarke of The Clarke Sisters. The recording also contains two in-studio jam sessions: the Latin-tinged, “Yessaah,” and the Afrofuturist, hip-hop-pulsed, “Don’t Count Me Out.” “The idea to do this project [came from] playing a lot of these songs, and listening to those artists growing up,” Whitaker says. “I was listening to Jimmy Smith a long time ago, and I just love the way that his trio interacted with each other musically. I remember my uncle playing Charles Earland for me. And I remember how it just grooved all the way through nonstop. Dr. Lonnie Smith was so down to earth, from the time I met him until his passing. And every time I’d go see him live, he would always play ‘Pilgrimage,’ and he would always invite me on stage to play it as well. I also saw Joey De Francesco growing up, and his wife suggested that I record ‘In The Key of the Universe.’ Elbernita “Twinkie” Clarke was another one that I've had a chance to see live and interact with. I saw her play “Expect Your Miracle” at a concert she did last January. And I was like, oh …I have to do this!” Read More… https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/keanna-faircloth daily 0.75 2024-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/c48f6167-6895-4a7f-ab17-6b1b04b5e1fd/Keanna+publicity.jpg Keanna Faircloth KEANNA FAIRCLOTH - Radio Personality / Television Host / Event Emcee / Voice Over Actor Since 2003, Keanna Faircloth has worked as a radio personality, writer, and artist advocate. From 2019-2022, she served as the host of Afternoon Jazz on WBGO 88.3 FM in Newark, NJ. While at WBGO, Keanna created and produced the widely acclaimed interview series, The Pulse. Currently, she serves as the Artist Relations Coordinator for jazz and classical piano at Yamaha Artist Services New York. Keanna got her start in jazz radio during her sophomore year at Howard University as an intern at WPFW, where she quickly became a regular on-air host. She would remain a fixture on the air there for 16 years. In 2018, she created the podcast Artimacy where she has interviewed artists like Robert Glasper, Dionne Warwick, Wynton Marsalis, Melba Moore, and countless others. In April 2024, she along with GRAMMY award-winning drummer and co-host Ulysses Owens, Jr. launched Jazz Beyond Tradition on WJCT 89.9 FM’s Jacksonville Music Experience and soon-to-be syndicated on various public radio stations across the country. The culmination of her radio work led to being named a “Future African American Leader in Radio” by Radio Ink Magazine in 2019. She has amassed literally hundreds of interviews and hosts festivals both nationally and internationally-- from the DC Jazz Festival to the NYC Winter JazzFest, to JazzFest Berlin. Keanna has been featured in national publications, and has been published by WBGO, WRTI, The New York Times, and NPR Music. She also served as a contributor on NPR’s New Music Friday edition of All Songs Considered, and on WBUR’s Here and Now. Most recently, she served as a judge for the 10th annual NPR Tiny Desk Contest. 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With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that transport audiences through time and a multitude of musical genres. Based in Washington, D.C., TSQ members have been featured in famed performance venues across four continents: Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Howard Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Shanghai Grand Theatre, The Moscow Conservatory, and Blues Alley, to name a few. TSQ members have collaborated with artists throughout the music industry, including Ledisi, Solange, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Common, Andra Day and the late Aretha Franklin, among others. As chamber and orchestral musicians, TSQ members have performed under the batons of legendary musical directors Ray Chew, Adam Blackstone and many more.. 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He's toured both in the US and abroad, performing on prestigious stages around the country including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Apollo Theater and The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts and at international venues in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, the UK, Indonesia, Japan and Morocco, to name a few. Matthew recently opened for Gregory Porter’s “All Rise” tour in Germany. Matthew's television appearances include FOX TV's Showtime at the Apollo, the Today Show, the Harry Connick Jr. Show and on the nationally syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show. He has appeared with Jon Batiste’s Stay Human band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and was recently the subject of a CBS 60 Minutes feature segment. 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With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that transport audiences through time and a multitude of musical genres. Based in Washington, D.C., TSQ members have been featured in famed performance venues across four continents: Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Howard Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Shanghai Grand Theatre, The Moscow Conservatory, and Blues Alley, to name a few. TSQ members have collaborated with artists throughout the music industry, including Ledisi, Solange, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Common, Andra Day and the late Aretha Franklin, among others. As chamber and orchestral musicians, TSQ members have performed under the batons of legendary musical directors Ray Chew, Adam Blackstone and many more.. 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Allen wowed judges and music lovers with his formidable, yet fluid vocals, as evidenced by the standing ovation he received when he performed his riveting rendition of Errol Garner’s immortal classic, “Misty.” Since that fateful night, Allen has graced some of the most prestigious venues in the world and has honed his vivid voice into the amazing instrument it is. “[Winning the competition] was a beautiful experience,” Allen fondly reminisced, “and it changed my life forever.” Allen’s stratospheric vocals are in full effect on his new recording, Love Affair: Serenades of the Heart; a cool and caressing collection of standards, vocal interludes, and original compositions that narrate and navigate the intricate nuances of romance. The follow-up to his 2020 self-titled album, Love Affair, is a conceptual evolution from Allen’s first record. “The first album is a collection of songs,” Allen says. “I had a lot of melodies, and I wanted to get them on paper and put them out. [The new recording] is a little bit more thematic, more dramatic in terms of the focus. I really wanted to have an album that shows the complexity of love, the good and the bad.” Supported by drummer Jonathan Pinson, bassist Jeremiah Hunt, pianist Dennis Luxion (who worked with Chet Baker) and alto saxophonist Brent Griffin, Allen’s expressive and elegiac vocals on the album’s ten selections ride on a melodic, moving magic carpet powered by intricate and evocative moods and grooves. Read more… https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/keanna-faircloth-copy daily 0.75 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/a52533e6-b490-434d-a693-e78d98361e0e/Keanna75.jpg Keanna Faircloth (Copy) KEANNA FAIRCLOTH-Radio Personality / Television Host / Event Emcee / Voice Over Actor Keanna Faircloth is the host of Afternoon Jazz and online interview series The Pulse on WBGO 88.3 FM in Newark, NJ. She got her start on-air at WPFW 89.3 FM in her hometown of Washington, DC in 2003, most recently as the host of Late Night Jazz: The Continuum Experience. She is a graduate of Howard University having majored in Music History with a minor in Classical Piano. Keanna has written for NPR Music, and worked for Radio One as an on-air personality, producer and voice-over talent. Keanna is also the host of Artimacy: The Podcast where she has interviewed artists like Wynton Marsalis, Matthew Whitaker, Jonathan Butler, and Dionne Warwick. She was recognized by Radio Ink Magazine as a 2019 African-American leader in radio. Learn more / Book Keanna to host your event Radio/Podcast Host - WBGO - THE PULSE - Self-produced and curated Online interview series https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/vanessa-rubin-copy daily 0.75 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/1642608734283-LBS51IBJJEH605NLC3K5/VKR_Headshot.jpg Vanessa Rubin (Copy) VANESSA RUBIN-Vocalist / Composer / Educator Revered as both a torchbearer and a storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth, and playful lioness sass. The Cleveland native brings a wealth of diverse influences to her vocal performance from both the Trinidadian/Caribbean roots of her mother and traditional jazz by way of her Louisiana-born father. Additional homespun influences include the melodic bell tone clarity of a young Capital Records recording artist, Nancy Wilson, the fire of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, the sweet sounds of trumpeter Blue Mitchell as well as her love of the Motown Sound…especially girl groups like The Supremes. Vanessa’s journey to becoming a jazz singer could be said to have begun at an early age. She was characterized by her mother as always being “a very vocal child,” and knew Vanessa would “do something with that big ol’ mouth of hers.” Coming from parents who valued academia, discipline, and hard work, that “something” was meant to be law school. Attaining a BA from The Ohio State School of Journalism in 1979 was not a disappointment. However, her decision to pursue a career jazz singing did come as a surprise. Learn more / Interested in booking Vanessa / On the road https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/the-string-queens-2 daily 0.75 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/1613523009707-JZB7JLJYZLJ3NTA950WD/SQ2psd.jpg The String Queens (Copy) THE STRING QUEENS - String Trio / Educators Praised for their “authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound,” The String Queens (TSQ) are a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel and imagine! With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that transport audiences through time and a multitude of musical genres. Based in Washington, D.C., TSQ members have been featured in famed performance venues across four continents: Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Howard Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Shanghai Grand Theatre, The Moscow Conservatory, and Blues Alley, to name a few. TSQ members have collaborated with artists throughout the music industry, including Ledisi, Solange, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Common, Andra Day and the late Aretha Franklin, among others. As chamber and orchestral musicians, TSQ members have performed under the batons of legendary musical directors Ray Chew, Adam Blackstone and many more.. Learn More / Interested in booking The String Queens? / Educators / On the road https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/gthomasallen-copy daily 0.75 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/71edb821-502d-42fb-919a-7960b40047ec/G.+Thomas+Allen+copy.jpg G.ThomasAllen (Copy) G. THOMAS ALLEN - Award-winning Vocalist/Composer/Music Educator G. Thomas Allen, affectionately called “Sir Thomas Allen,” is listed as a Rising Star” in the New Jersey Jazz Society on the heels of winning the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Jazz Competition. Recognized as the first and only male in history to hold the prestigious SASSY Award" ~ Downbeat Magazine. Thomas’ work spans multi-genres, as a former Principal Artist of Los Angeles Opera and lead singer on the GRAMMY-nominated album “Choirmaster” (Motown Gospel 2020). He has worked with the late David Baker, jazz educator and conductor of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, guest soloist with the Black Pearl Chamber Ensemble, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, and former member of Soulful Symphony. Other noted collaborations: Marquis Hill, Pharez Whitted, and the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers (JMFS). He has appeared on National Public Radio (NPR), and Cable Network News (CNN) and performed at some of the top concert halls in America, including The Kennedy Center, NJPAC, and Carnegie Hall. 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Known for her improvisational prowess and effortlessly rich and clear tone, she has become one of the most sought-after artists on the scene today. Growing up in a musical family, Christie has been singing all of her life. She is the third of four multi-talented and musical children of jazz bassist, Carroll Dashiell, Jr. Her musical lineage is deeply rooted. Christie is a graduate of Howard University and the Manhattan School of Music. While at Howard, Christie sang in the university’s premier vocal jazz ensemble, Afro-Blue. As a member of the Afro-Blue, she appeared on NBC’s “The Sing Off.” She has twice received recognition in DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards as Outstanding Soloist and Best Vocalist in the Graduate College division and was selected as a semifinalist in the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Vocals Competition. In 2016, Dashiell released her debut solo album, Time All Mine, debuting on Billboard’s Jazz Album and Contemporary Jazz Album Charts at numbers thirteen (13) and twenty-two (22), as well as JazzTimes’ Top 50 Writer’s Ballots, Critics’ Poll. In addition to performing with her quartet, she works with many artists including Grammy-Nominated vocal ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock. She has appeared as a featured artist on Blue Note Record’s, Supreme Sonacy, Marquis Hill’s album, The Way We Play, Wynton Marsalis’ work, “The Ever Fonky Lowdown” with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and most recently the social-justice compilation album, Black Lives: From Generation to Generation. She has been seen in concert on various national and international stages including, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, The Baku Jazz Festival in Azerbaijan, and Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo. Dashiell is on faculty at Temple University, Howard University and The University of the District of Columbia. Christie’s long-awaited sophomore album features seven original compositions and two arrangements that explore themes of freedom, legacy, grief and joy. Funded in part by Chamber Music America’s Performance Plus Grant, the collection of music fuses the sounds of improvised music and various styles of Black American Music. Titled Journey in Black, the album boasts a stellar cast of musicians, including Shedrick Mitchell, Marquis Hill, Allyn Johnson, Romeir Mendez and Carroll Dashiell, III with creative guidance from NEA Jazz Master, Dianne Reeves. Learn more / Interested in booking Christie? / On the road https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/christie-dashiell-1 daily 0.75 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/854e444c-31d9-48ea-83f5-eb2e6efc9725/Chrisie+Dashiell+v2.jpg Christie Dashiell (Copy) CHRISTIE DASHIELL - Vocalist / Composer / Educator Washington, DC-born and North Carolina-raised vocalist and composer Christie Dashiell lives at the musical crossroads of jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel and soul. Known for her improvisational prowess and effortlessly rich and clear tone, she has become one of the most sought-after artists on the scene today. Growing up in a musical family, Christie has been singing all of her life. She is the third of four multi-talented and musical children of jazz bassist, Carroll Dashiell, Jr. Her musical lineage is deeply rooted. Christie is a graduate of Howard University and the Manhattan School of Music. While at Howard, Christie sang in the university’s premier vocal jazz ensemble, Afro-Blue. As a member of the Afro-Blue, she appeared on NBC’s “The Sing Off.” She has twice received recognition in DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards as Outstanding Soloist and Best Vocalist in the Graduate College division and was selected as a semifinalist in the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Vocals Competition. In 2016, Dashiell released her debut solo album, Time All Mine, debuting on Billboard’s Jazz Album and Contemporary Jazz Album Charts at numbers thirteen (13) and twenty-two (22), as well as JazzTimes’ Top 50 Writer’s Ballots, Critics’ Poll. In addition to performing with her quartet, she works with many artists including Grammy-Nominated vocal ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock. She has appeared as a featured artist on Blue Note Record’s, Supreme Sonacy, Marquis Hill’s album, The Way We Play, Wynton Marsalis’ work, “The Ever Fonky Lowdown” with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and most recently the social-justice compilation album, Black Lives: From Generation to Generation. She has been seen in concert on various national and international stages including, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, The Baku Jazz Festival in Azerbaijan, and Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo. Dashiell is on faculty at Temple University, Howard University and The University of the District of Columbia. Christie’s long-awaited sophomore album features seven original compositions and two arrangements that explore themes of freedom, legacy, grief and joy. Funded in part by Chamber Music America’s Performance Plus Grant, the collection of music fuses the sounds of improvised music and various styles of Black American Music. Titled Journey in Black, the album boasts a stellar cast of musicians, including Shedrick Mitchell, Marquis Hill, Allyn Johnson, Romeir Mendez and Carroll Dashiell, III with creative guidance from NEA Jazz Master, Dianne Reeves. Learn more / Interested in booking Christie? / On the road https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/dariusdehaas daily 0.75 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/46ba76fd-04a2-4303-bf37-181991044223/%233+Acting.jpg Darius de Haas DARIUS DE HAAS - Actor / Singer / Recording Artist Darius de Haas enjoys a multifaceted career as an award-winning, widely acclaimed, vocalist anchored in popular music and jazz traditions. His artistry ranges from the Broadway stage to recordings to concert venues worldwide. He has been described by the New York Times as "…An astonishing vocal acrobat; Mr. de Haas combines the timbre of a pure wind instrument with a fearless but disciplined theatricality and the swinging authority of a jazz powerhouse." And as a vocalist "who can reveal the sorrows, pains, and joys of the composer's richly layered repertoire with an intensity and honesty that easily envelops and mesmerizes the listener."- (Variety) Born in Chicago, Darius is rooted in a musical legacy forged by his father, jazz bassist, Eddie de Haas, his mother, singer and producer Geraldine Bey de Haas, his aunt, singer, and Toronto entertainment legend Salome Bey and uncle, renowned singer/pianist Andy Bey (Andy and The Bey Sisters). Notable concerts include The Lincoln Center American Songbook, Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert at Disney Concert Hall, 92nd St Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists series, for which he created and performed musical evenings celebrating Sam Cooke and Stevie Wonder. His Carnegie Hall performances include the Cincinnati Pops and Baltimore Pops, conducted by Erich Kunzel and Marin Alsop respectively. Other notable performances include London's Royal Festival Hall, The Kennedy Center, The National Symphony, and The Boston Pops. He has performed, recorded, and/or toured with such diverse artists as Elvis Costello, Deborah Harry, Oleta Adams, Marvin Hamlisch, Roberta Flack, Rhiannon Giddens and Vanessa Williams. Read more… https://www.passionmusicgroup.net/dariusdehaas-1 daily 0.75 2024-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f398df857f6923b8d5d0050/d7e4c4fa-28df-41d6-9a84-b6cd88e0e111/darius_de_haas8.JPG Darius de Haas (Copy) DARIUS DE HAAS - Actor / Singer / Recording Artist Darius de Haas enjoys a multifaceted career as an award-winning, widely acclaimed, vocalist anchored in popular music and jazz traditions. His artistry ranges from the Broadway stage to recordings to concert venues worldwide. He has been described by the New York Times as "…An astonishing vocal acrobat; Mr. de Haas combines the timbre of a pure wind instrument with a fearless but disciplined theatricality and the swinging authority of a jazz powerhouse." And as a vocalist "who can reveal the sorrows, pains, and joys of the composer's richly layered repertoire with an intensity and honesty that easily envelops and mesmerizes the listener."- (Variety) Born in Chicago, Darius is rooted in a musical legacy forged by his father, jazz bassist, Eddie de Haas, his mother, singer and producer Geraldine Bey de Haas, his aunt, singer, and Toronto entertainment legend Salome Bey and uncle, renowned singer/pianist Andy Bey (Andy and The Bey Sisters). Notable concerts include The Lincoln Center American Songbook, Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert at Disney Concert Hall, 92nd St Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists series, for which he created and performed musical evenings celebrating Sam Cooke and Stevie Wonder. His Carnegie Hall performances include the Cincinnati Pops and Baltimore Pops, conducted by Erich Kunzel and Marin Alsop respectively. Other notable performances include London's Royal Festival Hall, The Kennedy Center, The National Symphony, and The Boston Pops. He has performed, recorded, and/or toured with such diverse artists as Elvis Costello, Deborah Harry, Oleta Adams, Marvin Hamlisch, Roberta Flack, Rhiannon Giddens and Vanessa Williams. Darius' solo recorded works include his debut "Darius de Haas: Daydream-Variations on Strayhorn" (the music of Billy Strayhorn) and "Quiet Please" (with pianist Steven Blier- an intimate collection of popular standards). His voice can be heard on numerous original cast recordings and soundtracks. Also, an award-winning actor, Darius made his Broadway debut in the original production of Kiss of the Spiderwoman starring Chita Rivera. This was followed by the original Broadway casts of Rent, The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm, Marie Christine, Lincoln Center's revival of Carousel, and Shuffle Along. He has also performed in the staged anniversary Broadway concerts of Dreamgirls and Hair for The Actors Fund. He won the OBIE Award in 1999 for the title role in the premiere of Diedre Murray/Cornelius Eady's Pulitzer-nominated Running Man. Other notable premieres include Cry the Beloved Country, Jesus Christ Superstar- Gospel, the John Adams/ June Jordan opera I Was Looking At The Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds her Chameleon Skin, Public Works As You Like It at The Public Theater, and the lead role of "Billy" in the world premiere of Billy Strayhorn: Something To Live For. His TV credits include Amazon's runaway hit show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for which he is the singing voice of the character Shy Baldwin, and PBS’ In The Life, Great Performances: Broadway In Love, Dietland, and the upcoming Mother May I Have a Kidney. 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