Shank's mother was an actress and playwright and her father was a playwright[1] and teacher at the University of California.[2] When she was five, she appeared onstage with her mother in Threepenny Opera.[3] In her early teens she started playing guitar.[4][1]
Shank attended Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington, receiving a degree in art and French.[1] During the 1980s, she performed in clubs in Seattle as a folk singer, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar. In 1989 she studied with jazz vocalist Jay Clayton[1] at Cornish College of the Arts.[5] She was a busker on the streets and subways of Paris and while in Paris heard her first Billie Holiday album.[1] Although she had been working as a folk singer in clubs, she bought a method book to learn a few jazz standards.[1]
^Hebert, James (10 December 2014). "UCSD playwright Adele Shank dies". San Diego Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ abSkelly, Richard. "Kendra Shank". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^"Kendra Shank: Biography". Kendra Shank. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ abKugiya, Hugo (5 April 2009). "Popular jazz singer Kendra Shank takes the long way home". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 233. ISBN978-1-61713-023-6.
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kendra, shank, jazz, vocalist, born, 1958, april, 1958, woodland, california, genresjazzoccupation, musicianinstrument, vocals, guitaryears, active1980s, presentlabelsmapleshade, jazz, focus, challengewebsitewww, kendrashank, contents, career, discography, lea. Kendra Shank is a jazz vocalist Kendra ShankBorn 1958 04 23 April 23 1958 age 65 Woodland California U S GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1980s presentLabelsMapleshade Jazz Focus ChallengeWebsitewww wbr kendrashank wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As guest 3 References 4 External linksCareer editShank s mother was an actress and playwright and her father was a playwright 1 and teacher at the University of California 2 When she was five she appeared onstage with her mother in Threepenny Opera 3 In her early teens she started playing guitar 4 1 Shank attended Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington receiving a degree in art and French 1 During the 1980s she performed in clubs in Seattle as a folk singer accompanying herself on acoustic guitar In 1989 she studied with jazz vocalist Jay Clayton 1 at Cornish College of the Arts 5 She was a busker on the streets and subways of Paris and while in Paris heard her first Billie Holiday album 1 Although she had been working as a folk singer in clubs she bought a method book to learn a few jazz standards 1 In the early 1990s she went on tour with Bob Dorough 1 Shirley Horn saw her perform and became a mentor introducing at the Village Vanguard in 1992 5 Mapleshade released Shank s debut album Afterglow on which she sang and played guitar 6 She met Frank Kimbrough through Horn and he became a member of her quartet which recorded A Spirit Free Challenge 2007 a tribute to her mentor and friend Abbey Lincoln 3 She has also recorded with Gary Bartz Peter Leitch Ben Monder John Stowell and Larry Willis Discography editAs leader edit Afterglow with Larry Willis Gary Bartz Mapleshade 1994 Wish Jazz Focus 1998 Reflections Jazz Focus 2000 A Spirit Free Abbey Lincoln Songbook Challenge 2006 Mosaic Challenge 2009 New York Conversations with John Stowell TCB 2013 Half Moon Live in New York with Geoffrey Keezer Ride Symbol 2016 As guest edit Abbey Lincoln Over the Years Verve 2000 References edit a b c d e f g Yanow Scott 2008 The Jazz Singers The Ultimate Guide Backbeat p 194 ISBN 978 0 87930 825 4 Hebert James 10 December 2014 UCSD playwright Adele Shank dies San Diego Tribune Retrieved 19 December 2017 a b Skelly Richard Kendra Shank AllMusic Retrieved 19 December 2017 Kendra Shank Biography Kendra Shank Retrieved 19 December 2017 a b Kugiya Hugo 5 April 2009 Popular jazz singer Kendra Shank takes the long way home The Seattle Times Retrieved 19 December 2017 Yanow Scott 2013 The Great Jazz Guitarists San Francisco Backbeat p 233 ISBN 978 1 61713 023 6 External links editOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kendra Shank amp oldid 1150174163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
