Alexandra Frederick

Genre: Jazz
Secondary Genre: Pop New York, New York USA Contact

British-American SINGER / PIANIST entertains with Jazz Standards, Broadway and Pop Classics. AVAILABLE AS SOLO PIANO-VOCALIST suitable for piano-bar, cocktail and other events. ALSO AVAILABLE AS STAND-UP VOCALIST + DUO/TRIO. 212 879-3253 email: alexjamsjazz@earthlink.net. Has own transportation.

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Artist Information

Biography

"Lovely...strong and expressive," comments Jazz critic David Adler, (New York Times, Downbeat); and actor Phillip Burrill says, "A voice like silk on bare skin!" From JAZZ, BROADWAY and BOSSA to CLASSIC POP-ROCK and CABARET, singer and pianist ALEXANDRA FREDERICK does it all in her own special style. She also sings in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Alexandra, who is British-American, performs for some of the top Manhattan venues. For the last few months she's been singing Jazz and French Cabaret with guitarist Tsuyoshi Furutsu at ALOUETTE BISTRO (Upper West Side); has brought her trio to Midtown hotspot TOMI JAZZ CLUB; and entertained the dinner crowds at Little Italy's newest PIANO BAR, MAMBO 'TALIANO. Holiday entertainment in Midtown includes concerts at OLYMPIC TOWERS ATRIUM and DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA. Alexandra's also been keeping busy with a number of private engagements - for the U.N. PERMANENT MISSION TO INDIA; W HOTEL TIMES SQUARE; FIREBIRD RUSSIAN RESTAURANT; LOTOS CLUB and NESTLE U.S.A. Last summer Alexandra was a Metrostar competitor (with press coverage) and had her track "When in Rome" selected for Women of Substance Radio (WOSR). She also participated in NPR's online article about women's experiences in the music industry.

A versatile talent, Alexandra has counted both QUENTIN CRISP and H.R.H. PRINCE CHARLES amongst her audiences and has "jammed" with BILLY JOEL. The musician who now calls New York home was raised in England. Following her passion for the Great American Songbook, Alexandra won a scholarship in the US and studied with jazz legends SHEILA JORDAN and MARK MURPHY. She gained a B.F.A. in Jazz Vocal Performance, Summa Cum Laude, from the CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK. Hired as a backup vocalist for the "Tribute to Max" at Aaron Davis Hall, she sang with MAX ROACH, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER and FRANK FOSTER; EARTHA KITT and HARRY BELAFONTE also gave performances. Alexandra has been presented by film actor BARRY BOSTWICK ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show"), has fronted with Latin Bandleader RAY SANTOS ("The Mambo Kings") and concertizes with Broadway star SARAH RICE ("Sweeney Todd").

Alexandra has also appeared in Europe and the U.K.; entertained on cruise ships; and been featured nationally: CURRENT RESIDENCIES: Alouette French Bistro; Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. FESTIVALS: International Women in Jazz at St. Peter's Midtown; Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, DE. HOTELS: St. Regis Hotel; New York Helmsley Hotel; Rye Hilton; Short Hills Hilton, NJ; "New Year's Eve" at Garden Gables Inn, Lenox, MA (third consecutive year). CLUBS: Metropolitan Club; University Club; Ridgewood Country Club, NJ. CONCERTS: The Composer's Voice Series; "The Space Between Saints" son et lumiere (Whitney Museum); Olympic Towers Atrium lunchtime concerts (third consecutive year); Broadway Concerts Direct Series (Catskills). RESTAURANTS: McAnns' on First Avenue; The Old Fashioned, Nyack, NY; Salt Creek Grille, Princeton, NJ; The American Hotel, Kansas City, MO. CRUISE SHIPS: (Carnival Cruise Lines) Destiny, Legend; (Princess Cruises) Grand Princess.

CATCH ONE OF HER UPCOMING SHOWS AT "JAZZ TUESDAYS AT ALOUETTE" on April 19 or May 17, 2011.

Instrumentation

Available as solo piano-vocalist

Available as vocalist in duo with Guitarist Tsuyoshi Furutsu

Available as singer with trio or quartet

Discography

2001 - Alexandra Frederick and Tsuyoshi Furutsu Duo
2009 - Alexandra Frederick, Vocals, with Katie Cosco, Piano, Bill McCrossen, Bass (demo)

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Audio

Lyrics

Video

Alexandra Frederick Demo Reel 4:42

Photo Gallery

Press

  • Scott Reeves, Trombonist, Author

    ...an outstanding vocalist and [an] excellent musician.

  • Kathleen France

    "Alexandra Frederick...did a beautiful rendition of "Sous le Ciel de Paris"..."

  • Mark Murphy, Jazz Singer

    ...a Jazz flower!

  • David Adler, Jazz Critic

    Lovely...a strong and expressive voice...excellent choice of songs, too.

  • Mike Holober, Jazz Pianist [+ Show ]

    Alexandra is a mature and expressive singer...her musicality and savvy make her fun to play with. A...

  • Sarah Rice, Broadway Star [+ Show ]

    Alexandra Frederick has the kind of voice I can listen to for hours and never tire of hearing her. ...

  • Mark York, Broadway Pianist [+ Show ]

    With so many jazz singers in New York City, one begins to sound like all the rest. However, the vel...

  • E. Katherine Kerr, Actor [+ Show ]

    Alex's velvety voice can soothe the most frayed soul. Her perfect pitch, heartfelt expression, and g...

  • Scott Fernqvist, Westchester County Government [+ Show ]

    Alexandra's lovely voice and Tsuyoshi's impressive guitar playing provided the perfect atmosphere fo...

  • John Vittori, Owner and Manager [+ Show ]

    Alex is an extraordinary performer. Her combination of lively piano, jazzy vocals, and magnetic per...

  • Leonard Jacobs, Arts Reviewer

    ...some of the purist treble-key harmonics one could wish for.

Setlist

Broadway showtunes, Standards, The Great American Songbook, Swing, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Latin, French Cabaret Songs, Pop Rock, Classic Pop Hits. Over 250 songs including all kinds of sing-along favorites.

SWING

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Alfie
Almost Like Being in Love
As Times Goes By
Anything Goes
Baby All the Time
Beyond the Sea
Blue Skies
Born to Be Blue
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man of Mine
Centerpiece
Cheek to Cheek
Chicago, Chicago
Come Rain or Come Shine
Day By Day (I’m Falling More in Love…)
Days of Wine and Roses
Devil May Care
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
East of the Sun
Embraceable You
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Everything Happens to Me
Falling in Love with Love
Fly Me to the Moon
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You
Georgia on My Mind
God Bless the Child
Give Me the Simple Life
Heart
Hey There!
How Deep Is the Ocean
I Love Being Here With You
I Thought About You
If I Had You
I’m Beginning to See the Light
I’ll Take Manhattan
I’ll Take Romance
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
I’ve Never Been in Love Before
It Don’t Mean a Thing
In a Mellow Tone
It’s De-Lovely
Just the Way You Look Tonight
Kansas City
Let’s Call the Whole Thing off
Let’s Fall in Love
Like Someone in Love
Love Is Here to Stay
Lucky So and So
Make Someone Happy
Misty
Moondance
Moonlight in Vermont
Moon River
My Favorite Things
My Ship
My Funny Valentine
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Romance
Nancy
Nature Boy
On a Clear Day
On a Slow Boat to China
On Green Dolphin Street
On the Street Where You Live
On the Sunny Side of the Street
One for My Baby
Out of Nowhere
Old Devil Moon
Route 66
Satin Doll
So Many Stars
Someone to Watch Over Me
S’Wonderful/Porter
Shiny Stockings
Speak Low
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Summertime
Surrey with the Fringe on the Top
Send in the Clowns
Skylark
Small Day Tomorrow
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Stars Fell from Alabama
S’Wonderful
Sweet Lorraine
Taking a Chance on Love
Tangerine
Tea for Two
Teach Me Tonight
That Sunday, That Summer
The Best is Yet to Come
The Lady Is A Tramp
The Party’s Over
The Very Thought of You
These Foolish Things
They Can’t Take That Away from Me
Time After Time
Them There Eyes
What a Wonderful World
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
When in Rome
What a Difference a Day Makes
When Sunny Gets Blue
When I Fall in Love
Witchcraft
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?
Yesterdays
You’ll Never Walk Alone


BROADWAY / FILM
SELECTIONS FROM:

Bye Bye Birdie
Cabaret
Cats
Chicago
Chorus Line
Evita
Fiddler on the Roof
Funny Girl
Grease
Gypsy
Guys and Dolls
Hairspray
Jekyll and Hyde
Les Miserables
Little Shop of Horrors
Mamma Mia!
Movin’ Out
My Fair Lady
Oklahoma
Phantom
Pippin
Rent
Showboat
South Pacific
The King and I
The Sound of Music
The Wiz
Titanic
Victor Victoria
West Side Story
Wicked


ETHNIC / TRADITIONAL

Agua de Beber
Besame Mucho
Black Orpheus
Corcovado
Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado
Danny Boy
Desafinado
Dindi
Fandango/KING & I
Femina
Frenesi / Linda Ronstadt
Girl from Ipanema
Guantanamera
Hava Negilah
It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
La Bamba
La Vie en Rose
Lili Marlene
O Barquino / My Little Boat
One Note Samba
Piel Canela
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Quiereme Mucho
Sakura, Sakura
Shalom Chaverim
So Many Stars
Speak Low
The Island / Comecar de Novo
That’s Amore
Tooralooraloora
Vivo Sonhando / Dreamer
Volare
Wave / Vou Te Cantar
When Irish Eyes are Smiling


CLASSIC ROCK - POP

ABC - Michael Jackson
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind and Fire
Always and Forever - Rod Templeton
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Breaking’ Up Is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka
Blue Eyes - Elton John
Candle in the Wind - Elton John
Close to You - The Carpenters
Coming Around Again - Carly Simon
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Cry Me a River - Mari Wilson
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gale
Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John
Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mommas and the Poppas
Evergreen (A Star Is Born) - Barbra Streisand
Easy (Like Sunday Morning) - The Commodores
Fantasy - Earth, Wind & Fire
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Get Here - Oleta Adams
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Harbor Lights - Boz Skaggs
Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You) - Rod Stewart
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
Hero - Mariah Carey
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
I Can’t Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King
I Only Have Eyes for You - Art Garfunkel
I Shall Be Released - Chrissie Hynde/Bob Dylan
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
It’s Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
Let It Be - Beatles
Listen - Beatles
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Lucy in the Sky - Beatles
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
Nine to Five - Dolly Parton
Please Send Me Someone to Love - Percy Mayfield
Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger -
Rainy Night in Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire
Ribbon in the Sky - Stevie Wonder
Rocket Man - Elton John
Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
Save Your Love for Me - Nancy Wilson
Say a Little Prayer for Me - Aretha Franklin
Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
Soon as I Get Home/The Wiz - Diana Ross
Sorry Seem to Be the Hardest Word - Elton John
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
The Rose - Bette Midler
This Masquerade - George Benson
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Unbreak My Heart - Toni Braxton
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
What a Difference a Day Makes - Aretha Franklin
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Wishin’ on a Star - Rose Royce
Yesterday - Paul McCartney
You are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You and I - Stevie Wonder
You Gotta Be - Des'ree
Your Song - Elton John
You’ve Got a Friend - Carole King

…and many more songs available on request.

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Sep 7, 2012 Friday 7:00 PM Private event - wedding Huntington, NY, US