Artist description This spellbinding jazz singer and songwriter performs her original and breakthrough sounds of innovative acid jazz grooves, combined with a sultry vocal style hauntingly reminiscent of the great female jazz vocalists of the 40's and 50's, refreshing and completely original. Her album features young guns of jazz and hip hop from both New York and Australia.

Music Style Acid Jazz

Musical Influences soul,jazz,hiphop,groove beats,smooth jazz vocals

Similar Artists Billy holliday/Blossom Dearie/Erikah Badou

Artist History Deborah's musical lineage originates from a long line of talented family musicians, singers and poets. Her greatgreat-grandparents were travelling musicians who became stars of 'Vaudeville' and toured the world all through the original Jazz age. “I’ve grown up listening to music from different cultures and times, but our family's biggest passion was and still is jazz/blues and I was always encouraged to find my own style.” Not content with just re-hashing old classics, Deborah is writing breakthrough originals, which run the gamut of fresh swing tunes through to innovative acid jazz grooves.Although she has carved out a successful career for herself as a singer and actress in Australia, Deborah moved to New York in 1990 to study music and acting. She has performed in many of NYC’s top clubs, including The Supper Club, Blue Note, Tatou, Bradley’s, and Maxims and has worked with some of the brightest young stars in the business including Roy Hargrove who plays trumpet on two of her neo-classic songs “Feelin’ Fine and One Sweet Night”. Which were written and recorded in Manhattan. (“Feelin’ Fine” has won a bronze medal for Deborah in the International and South Pacific Song Contest, 1998 which has over 70 countries participating, including UK, USA ,Australia and Japan). Soon after returning to Australia in late ’96. Deborah was asked to include two of her self- penned tunes on the soul/groove compilation CD “Undertones Volume3” which has since become one of the country’s best selling Australian acid jazz albums and had the local music press and DJ’s singling out Deborah’s compositions as being two of the most exciting tracks on that highly acclaimed album.Her all original debut CD. “Still Got A Thing” includes some of her New York recordings and new tracks, which were recorded in Australia and feature some of this country’s finest jazz players.

Group Members Deborah Gray, vocalist and songwriter/arranger.

Instruments vocals, trumpet, drums, percussion, bass, guitar, piano, keyboards.

Albums JaZz CraFt and JaZz FreSh

Press Reviews Enjoying a break from a whirlwind tour of Australia and Japan, US Jazz legend Herbie Hancock managed to catch one of our local artists in concert, the sultry Deborah Gray and her acid jazz quartet, "she's an outstanding and unique new talent". said Hancock “Her songwriting is also fresh and exciting, I was impressed by her charismatic power and spirit.” Melbourne, 1998. Rolling Stone magazine, Drum Media, the Daily Telegraph have all given great reviews on her fresh musical style. 3D World, one of Australia’s leading music papers called “Still Got A Thing”. Her debut CD, a ‘fabulous mix of jazz and soul -groove, from a singer who has without doubt one of the finest jazz voices I've heard.".”

Location Sydney, NSW - Australia

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