Barbara Rosene Jazz

Barbara Rosene, is a passionate interpreter of American popular music of the 20s, 30s and 40s. Robert L. Daniels of Variety has described her with these words;"Her voice reflects a winsome page from the past. Often it coos with a perky and insinuating sexy edge." "poise, beauty and the voice of a lark, sensual, wittty and a touch of class."

For several years Barbara was the featured vocalist with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks at traditional music spots such as The Red Blazer Too, and The Cajun Restaurant.

Barbara's CD "Deep Night", on Stomp Off Records is a tribute to the female vocalists of the Jazz Age such as Ruth Etting and Annette Hanshaw, and features her old friends in the Nighthawk Orchestra. Will Friedwald, author of "Jazz Singing", has said, "No one evokes more vividly the music of the great singers of the 20s than Barbara Rosene". "Ev'rything's Made For Love', "Moon Song" and her very recent, "It Was Only A Sun Shower", celebrate more lyrical tunes from the Tin Pan Alley composers.

Barbara's vocals can also be heard on an Arbor's release called "Celebrating Bix", a tribute to the legendary cornetist, Bix Beiderbecke. It features notable pianist Dick Hyman. "All My Life", on the Azica label features more standard songs from the American Songbook.

In the summer of '05 Barbara and her music were a part of Hofstra University's east coast premier of "The Cat's Meow", a play set in the 1920s aboard the yacht of William Randolph Hearst. This play was brought to the screen in 2002 and starred Kirsten Dunst.

Barbara has made appearances at the lauded Mabel Mercer Society's Cabaret Convention in New York. She has had regular engagements at New York's Essex House, and The Tavern On The Green. She has brought her shows "Moon Song", which won a 2006 Bistro Award, and "Dreaming" to Danny's Skylight Room. Recently Barbara has been performing at Jacques-Imo's Restaurant and Swing 46.

Barbara will be touring throughout the US this year with the world renown Harry James Orchestra under the direction of Fred Radke. She is currently planning a new recording and a tour in Japan.