BONNIE BOWDEN - CD CLASSICAL MEETS BROADWAY

Popis - CLASSICAL MEETS BROADWAY:
www.BonnieBowden.com Versatile and melodic, from Pop to Broadway to Classical, the lilting voice of Coloratura Soprano Bonnie Bowden has graced stages and media across the globe for over 25 years. Born in Bessemer, Alabama, Bonnie began singing at the age of three. Throughout her Texas childhood she performed in schools, churches, talent shows and beauty contests. Her budding talent and promising young spirit were recognized with high school accolades as a four time gold medalist in “Solo Classical Performance” in the University of Texas Interscholastic League competitions. Bonnie’s first professional singing job was at Six Flags Over Texas. Moving to California, she landed a solo position at Disneyland on the Sound Castle Stage in Tomorrowland. From there she joined Sergio Mendes and toured the world many times over. Her TV credits include several appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, the Merv Griffin Show, the Mike Douglas Show, Dinah Shore’s Dinah!, the Midnight Special and the Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour. Throughout her career she has had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of musicians, producers and entertainers. Among them are: David Amaro, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Steve Allen, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Lou Rawls, George Duke, Hubert Laws, Paul Smith, Peter Marshall, The Mills Brothers, Pete Barbutti, Robert Klein, Guy Marks, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gourmet, Plas Johnson, Andy Simpkins, Paulinho Da Costa, Paul Humphrey, Peter Graves, Hal Linden, Bones Howe, Bob Alcivar, Dave Grusin, Frank Capp, Don Shelton, Arthur Duncan, Dave Pell, Med Flory, Tom Scott, Ira Nepus, John Hammond, Brian O’Rourke, Jim Hughart, Ralph Penland, Kendall Kay and Sergio Mendes. Equally at home on stage or in studio, her vocal solos have been featured on 44 albums and CD’s. A multilingual performer, she sings in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Latin and Portuguese. Her recording of Victor Herbert's 'Indian Summer', a big band arrangement by Sammy Nestico was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Female Pop Vocal category. In recent years Bonnie’s performances include the San Jose Jazz Festival, L.A. Jazz Institute Festival, Sweet & Hot Music Festival, La Vida Music Festival, Frank Capp Juggernaut Big Band, Brentwood Westwood Symphony, Camerata Of Los Angeles and her one woman show at various performing art centers, hotels and resorts. Within her community she was awarded “Entertainer Of The Year” by the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Alliance For The Arts.