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What Is in a Name? For This Talented Jazz Vocalist, A Lot More Than You May Think

Jazzmeia Horn has a name that speaks for itself. For the young winner of the Thelonius Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition (2015) and Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition (2013), the name captures her very essence and alludes to the singer’s unique talents. See Jazzmeia when she performs live on Saturday, January 19th at Wortham Theater Center.

Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Jazzmeia has already earned a reputation in New York as a rising star. With the ambition to pursue a solo career, Jazzmeia graced the New York scene in 2009 and earned her degree at The New School for Jazz and contemporary Music. It wasn’t much later that she began to perform as a sideman with musicians Winard Harper, Junior Mance, Billy Harper, Lincoln Center Alumni Vincent Gardner, Delfeayo Marsalis, Mike LeDonne, Peter Bernstein, Johnny O’Neal, Vincent Herring, Kirk Lightsey, Frank Wess, and Ellis Marsalis.

Jazzmeia then began to appear in world famous jazz festivals and legendary jazz clubs such as Lenox Lounge, Bill’s Place, The Apollo, The Blue Note, Dizzy’s Jazz Club Coca­Cola, Minton’s, The Jazz Standard, Smalls Jazz Club, Zinc, Jazz Gallery, Birdland, and The New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Her accolades include Downbeat Student Music Award Recipient (2008-2009), Best Vocal Jazz Soloist Winner (2010), The Rising Star Award for the 2012 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Jazz Competition, Finalist for Mid­Atlantic Jazz Vocal Competition (2014), and the 16th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium’s Young Lioness Award.

Currently, Jazzmeia is a teaching artist in The NJPAC Well’s Fargo­Jazz for Teens Program and Jazz In The Schools Program in Newark, New Jersey. She appears in various clubs on the jazz scene nationally and internationally leading her dynamic group “The Artistry of Jazz Horn” which includes a pianist, bassist, drummer, saxophonist, poet, dancer and herself as a vocalist.

Treat yourself to a Saturday evening concert like no other! Tickets to witness Jazzmeia Horn live in concert are available for purchase online and start at 37 dollars.

Westmount at London Park Apartments, the premier apartments in Houston, Texas, is inviting friends and neighbors to attend this unforgettable event! So, lace up your shoes and get ready for a local adventure, like no other!

Event Time/Date:
Saturday, January 19, 2019—8:00 PM

Event Venue Location:
Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Street
Houston, Texas 77002

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