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Shaynee Rainbolt
Jazz Times Magazine describes Shaynee Rainbolt as "...Sweet as jasmine & honeysuckle, bold as brass and yet as seductive as a candlelit boudoir." New Yorkers agree. A regular on the NYC music scene since she relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area, the Siegle’s of Theatermania.com declared: “San Francisco’s loss is New York’s gain. The arrival here Shaynee Rainbolt is cause for celebration.” A unique and gifted storyteller with a sumptuous tone and instrumentally oriented jazz chops, she is an entertainer singing music from all eras. She swings, scats, croons and connects with every word. A Bistro Award and two-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Award winner, she is also a four-time MAC Award Nominee and seasoned recording artist with three critically acclaimed CD’s to her credit. The first two released on the UK Indie jazz label, 33Jazz (33jazz.com). Shaynee has performed at world-class venues in the U.S. & abroad. Please visit www.ShayneeRainbolt.com for complete details.
Awards
2009 MAC Award for Best Jazz Recording for 'Charmed Life' 2008 MAC Award for Best Original Song for 'I Remember' with Russell Garcia
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Bolt: Shuffle
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by Alberto Bazzurro
Improvvisazione totale per quartetto: ecco quanto ci offre questo album, seguendo una pratica assai diffusa, in cui peraltro--come per l'appunto nel caso specifico--l'ampia conoscenza reciproca dei performer favorisce la messa a punto di forme riconoscibili e, per quanto possibile, risolte. Aiuta anche il fatto che, bene o male, la configurazione del gruppo segue geometrie sostanzialmente canoniche, con un'ancia, uno strumento armonico, un violoncello (che fa le veci del contrabbasso) e una batteria. Geograficamente, il bacino di provenienza ...
read moreShaynee Rainbolt: At Home
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by Jim Santella
With a little big band accompanying her comfortable program of favorite standards from the Great American Songbook, Shaynee Rainbolt reminds us why vocal expression remains so near and dear. With every tale of adventure, she takes her audience on a trip. Rainbolt's convincing interpretations combine a warm and personal approach with immaculate vocal authority. She likes to complement her lyrical stories with wordless vocal lines that interact with her sidemen as an instrumental voice. Hence, vocalist and accompaniment synchronize on ...
read moreVeteran Jazz Pianist, Donn Trenner Returns To New York City For First Major Engagement In 25 Years
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Shaynee Rainbolt
EMMY NOMINATED VETERAN JAZZ PIANIST, DONN TRENNER RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY FOR FIRST MAJOR ENGAGEMENT IN 25 YEARS JOINED BY MAC/BISTRO AWARD WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST, SHAYNEE RAINBOLT Hear the music Fridays in September at 9:30pm: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, at the Metropolitan Room, New York, NY NEW YORK, NY, August 1st, 2012 – It was just over 10 years ago that Shaynee Rainbolt was performing at the Plush Room in San Francisco and met Emmy nominated musical director, conductor, ...
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Russ Garcia Celebrates 95th Birthday with Shaynee Rainbolt & Terese Genecco
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
LIVING LEGEND RUSSELL GARCIA CELEBRATES 95TH BIRTHDAY WITH THREE CITY U.S. TOUR See Russ Garcia on stage with award-winning jazz vocalists Shaynee Rainbolt & Terese Genecco at The Catalina Bar & Grill, Los Angeles, October 26; Yoshi's, Oakland, November 1; and Iridium Jazz Club, New York, November 6 NEW YORK, NY, September 8, 2011On the heels of a series of sold-out concerts in New Zealand celebrating his 95th birthday, legendary composer, arranger and conductor Russell Garcia will take the stage ...
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Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russ Garcia - The Four Trombones Ride Again in NYC
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
CHARMED LIFE: SHAYNEE RAINBOLT SINGS RUSSELL GARCIA
Shaynee Rainbolt and her Four Trombone Band
Barry Levitt (piano) Tom Hubbard (bass) Ray Marchica (drums) and the FOUR TROMBONES: John Allred, Nate Mayland, Isrea Buttler & George Flynn
SATURDAY APRIL 4TH 5PM THURSDAY MAY 7TH 9:45PM Cover $20 (MENTION ALL ABOUT JAZZ WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR RESERVATION AND GET 1/2 OFF!) 2 Drink Min.
Metropolitan Room 34 West ...
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Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell Garcia Music at Iridium on January 14
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
CHARMED LIFE: THE MUSIC OF RUSSELL GARCIA featuring SHAYNEE RAINBOLT and her FOUR-TROMBONE BAND Sensational..." --Talkin' Broadway Exhilarating..." --LA Jazz Scene Beautiful..." --Downbeat Encore Performance at IRIDIUM JANUARY 14 - 6:30 PM MAC Award-winning vocalist Shaynee Rainbolt has not only authentically recreated the classic era of 1950s and 60s pop/jazz albums by bringing into the studio one of the great arrangers of that era, Russell Garcia, but she also has brought to light the ...
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Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell Garcia with Russell Garcia Four-Trombone Band
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
If vocalist Shaynee Rainbolt had followed the advice of Russell Garcia's tune, Go Slow," her new project - Shaynee Rainbolt SINGS Russell Garcia with Russell Garcia & His Four-Trombone Band - may never have happened. However, when a fellow vocalist gave her a copy of Julie London's rendition of the tune, Shaynee went full speed ahead to learn who wrote it and to secure the rights to record it. Her search uncovered the names Russell Garcia and Ned Kronk. Well ...
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Shaynee Rainbolt 'At Home' CD Release Tour Dates Announced
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All About Jazz
CD RELEASE TOUR SHAYNEE RAINBOLT AT HOME Available Now on 33 RECORDS
Wherever the stage, whatever the song, vocalist Shaynee Rainbolt is right at home. Join her as she travels around the world in celebration of her new 33 Records release At Home.
Shaynee kicks off the At Home Tour with stops at Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles on May 3; Jazz at Pearl's in San Francisco on May 11; The Jazz Standard ...
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Shaynee Rainbolt makes her New York City debut at Danny's Skylight Room on February 4 & 6, 2003
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All About Jazz
Jazzwise Magazine (UK)
"....Rainbolt's golden tone and interpretative intuition are undeniably seductive."
Jazz Times Magazine
"One of the most enjoyable singers around...pure poetry."
Jazz Improv Magazine: New York Jazz Guide
"...We're reminded of the power that a song can hold. Without a moment's notice, we're transformed....Swingin' jazz [that] relates to us all." for more...www.shayneerainbolt.com
Primary Instrument
Vocals
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
A professional jazz singer and active booking agent and artist manager for Park Avenue Talent in New York City, Shaynee Rainbolt brings a rich and diverse background to the teaching staff of Harlem School of Urban Music and Recording Arts at Frederick Douglass Academy, NYC. Rainbolt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Drama with a Music Theater Emphasis from San Francisco State University, and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Golden Gate University. Equal parts artist, businessperson and educator, she has been hailed as ‘one to watch’ by Scott Yanow in his book: The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide and called “a unique and gifted storyteller with a sumptuous tone and instrumentally oriented jazz chops,” by Don Heckman of the L.A