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| The Joan Viskant trio and quartet are popular fixtures on the jazz circuit and on radio. Her debut album, I Hear Music on 33 Jazz features original songs which appear in the score of the feature film Republic of Love. The CD has regularly aired on Jazz FM, BBC Radio 4, where she has been a guest on the popular Loose Ends and Sky Digital. | Her vocal career took her through Europe, where she received encouragement from Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, as well as the respect of many influential jazz musicians. Her second CD, Sure Thing was released to rave reviews (Observer Album Of The Week). An album of classic standards, it has been heavily featured on radio and television (including The Michael Parkinson radio show as album of the week). |
| In demand for film and television work, Joan has appeared on screen in the Emmy Award-nominated film The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone & No Bananas for The BBC. Her singing is on various television commercials (in 2006 for Shloer with a big band version of I Get a Kick Out Of You and a popular advert in Japan for Nissan cars). She prepared the material for Jane Horrocks award-winning role in the movie Little Voice and has been a featured vocalist in several movies including the Titanic choir! | Since moving to the UK, Joan has appeared at a number of international festivals. She has performed with The Cotton Club Orchestra and the Blue Devils with Keith Nichols, the Giants Of Jive and Emmy Award winner John Altman and his big band. She has toured England with the acclaimed Ella Fitzgerald Songbook, the Ladies of Swing and performances with the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio 2 Friday Night Is Music Night. Her last album, Over Here, Over There, was released on 33Records. | Joan is currently touring with the Pete Long Big Band, recreating the famous Benny Goodman 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert. Look for new Ella Fitzgerald dates as well! She is also perfoming with The Rhythm Kitchen (with Pete Long), and with composer/arranger Jeff Darohnn in his 10-piece sax ensemble SAXON and his quintet. The new close-harmony group The Bluebirds (with David Blenkhorn and Rico Tomasso) is her latest project, going down a storm!. Her latest album, Madeleine Rooms is released in 2008. |
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