Nnenna Freelon

USA

Born: 28 July 1954

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Vocal, Jazz

Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Standards, Hard Bop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Vocal Jazz

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Nnenna Chinyere Freelon is a world-renowned jazz vocalist; she has recorded extensively and been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards. While this doesn't necessarily set her apart from other more prolific female jazz singers, there is one aspect of her career that does: she didn't begin recording until she was in her late thirties. She was born in Cambridge, MA, in 1954 as Nnenna Chinyere Pierce. She began singing at an early age in church, but didn't pursue music as a career until decades later. She graduated from Simmons College, with a degre...

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