Alexandra Jackson is a new singer and songwriter from
Atlanta. A classically trained pianist,
as a child her household was filled with the music of Miles Davis, Earth, Wind
& Fire, and Michael Jackson, as well as that of Johnny Hartman, Luciano
Pavarotti, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. The youngest daughter of Atlanta’s first
African-American mayor, the late Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., and
businesswoman and NPR personality Valerie Richardson Jackson ... her grand aunt
was Mattiwilda Dobbs, the African American coloratura soprano who was one of
the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.
Alexandra studied Jazz at the University of Miami, where she
was exposed to a wealth of music, including Brazilian Jazz and MPB --
performing with Latin bands and Brazilian ensembles. After finishing college, Alexandra moved to
Los Angeles, where she spent time as a working musician. She then returned to
Atlanta to begin performing in Jazz festivals in both the U.S. and in
Europe. She channels all of these
experiences into her life and music.
... “My musical influences have provided me with a broad
taste in what I listen to and how I write and think about music. I love the music of Ivan Lins, Djavan,
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, as well as that of Sarah Vaughan,Oscar
Peterson,Take 6,Tony Bennett and Chaka Khan.
And,as a member of Generation X, I also embrace the music of Maxwell,
D’Angelo, the Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai ... It really just goes on and
on.”
Her debut project: "Alexandra Jackson: Legacy &
Alchemy" indeed channels this new artist's 4 primary musical loves and
experiences: Brazilian Music, American Jazz & Soul, NeoSoul, and London
Soul Jazz ... into a music alchemy intended for contemporary audiences
worldwide.
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