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"Brilliance in interpreting ballads, off-the-cuff maneuvers in bluesy and bawdy environments, whip-smart interactions with the instrumentalists—and you end up with a complete picture of her talents and the manners in which she claims songs as her own."

                                        - All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky

"Her approach to the material is anything but conventional; with her big, flexible voice, Kinhan brings the passion of a soul singer to the improvisatory reach of a jazz diva."  

                      - New York City Jazz Record, Suzanne Lorge

Veteran singer, composer, arranger and educator Lauren Kinhan has been creating genre smearing music for decades.  Whether writing and producing her own records, touring as a member of the internationally renowned New York Voices or passing her knowledge on to the next generation, Lauren's fearless spirit shows no signs of slowing down.  In fact, its just the opposite.

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During the Covid-imposed sabbatical for performing artists, Lauren took the co-produced monthly concert series she curates with Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer in NYC called Vocal Mania to the virtual landscape.  Rebranding and reimagining creating and broadcasting music during the pandemic, they launched Vocal Gumbo, turning their homes into recording studios and their kitchens into TV soundstages.  

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Take a tour through the website, to learn more about Lauren's projects, recordings, published vocal arrangements and more!

 

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Discography

Avalon - "Poetric tracks that shape a pastiche that is hip, intelligent and vibrant
- Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times
Circle in a Square - A Triumph!  The next time someone tells you that modern music is soulless, does not "speak" to the human condition, refer them to "Circle In A Square."  Lauren Kinhan and her ensemble has created music that  artfully and splendidly avoids labels such as jazz, pop or funk; this is music that connects on multiple levels with grace, fire and a mature understanding of how one navigates through the shifty terrain of modern life.
- Step Tempest, Richard B. Kamins
A Sleepin Bee - 41/2 Stars, - Downbeat, Michael C. Bailey
It's a work rich with invention and focused intentions, neither fitting nor breaking a mold, but rather, reshaping one...Every single song in this collection hits a sweet spot of a different sort, but the most pleasing aspect of the recording is how it uncovers the stripped-down, soulful side of Kinhan's voice.
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky

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