New York Voices: The Grand Finale in the Valley
For over three decades, New York Voices has stood at the pinnacle of jazz vocal artistry, blending intricate harmonies, improvisational brilliance, and genre-spanning versatility over their ten acclaimed albums. Formed in 1987, the GRAMMY-winning quartet, Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan, Darmon Meader, and Kim Nazarian, has enchanted audiences worldwide, collaborating with jazz legends like the Count Basie Orchestra, Paquito D'Rivera, and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. What began as a college vocal ensemble at Ithaca College in upstate New York, evolved into one of the most influential and technically masterful vocal groups in jazz history. The quartet embarks on their much-anticipated final tour, "The Grand Finale," marking the end of an extraordinary era in vocal jazz.
The Boston Herald has praised them, noting that "New York Voices lives up to its reputation as the most exciting vocal ensemble in current jazz," while The New York Times shared "The New York Voices have a smooth blend and a comfortable mastery of pop-jazz harmony.” Today we are lucky to have them at the Northampton Jazz Festival!