“Musician’s singer” Cathy Segal-Garcia is a vocalist of “real music integrity” poignantly reports Critical Jazz reviewer. Wherever she travels in the world, audiences and musicians are moved.
Segal-Garcia’s deep connection to rhythm and her earthy and organic voice bring a nakedness to her communication, a direct line in to one’s heart. Her repertoire includes original compositions and modern interpretations of standards and jazz musicians’ compositions.
Critical Jazz says, “The vibe of artistic integrity coupled with honest emotion for a captivating experience.” Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times added, “Segal-Garcia’s most compelling quality is a warm, dark sound, luxurious enough to wrap a song in an envelope of lush timbres.”
Segal-Garcia has been a tireless supporter and producer of the L.A. jazz scene for years. Recognized for such by musicians, singers, jazz fans, students of jazz singing and organizations such as L.A. Jazz Scene, lajazz.com, CA Jazz Foundation, Jazzvocalalliance.com, Great American Songbook Preservation Society, CA Lawyers for The Arts, and named a “Jazz Living Legend” in L.A.
Recording and performing with jazz legends is part of her career heritage. Some of the greats Cathy’s recorded with and played with: Ted Greene, Joe Dirorio, Larry Koonse, John Pisano, Ross Tompkins, Billy Childs, Otmaro Ruiz, Josh Nelson, Llew Mathews, Billy Higgins, the Heath Brothers, etc.
She has 15 CDs as of October 2022.
Known throughout the world for her teaching as well as her performing, she’s received accolades from her students who have had their voices and their lives changed. Her workshops for vocalists have been consistently produced since 1998, including such luminary guest clinicians as Mark Murphy, Cheryl Bentyne, Barbara Morrison, Rhiannon, Gretchen Parlato, Kate McGary, Nancy King, Peter Eldridge, Meredith D’Ambrosio, Sachal Vasandi, and Rebecca Paris, and many more.
Cathy is especially known in Japan where she has toured every year for over 25 years, performing in jazz clubs and festivals throughout the country, and teaching workshops and private students.
Jim Ridl piano, Dean Johnson bass, Tim Horner drums.
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