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About
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Svetlana is an award-winning chart-topping vocalist, bandleader, songwriter, and founder of Swing Makes You Sing (kids jazz appreciation program) . Her music blends swing, straight-ahead jazz and original material, she forges deep connections with audiences through her charismatic vocals, deep music connection with the band and the audiences. Her original project Petits Machins blends jazz and electronic music. Svetlana came to the US as a refugee and earned a Columbia University PhD, was a professor and consultant before turning to music full-time and earning Masters in Jazz from MSM. Svetlana toured in the US and internationally, headlining hundreds of sold out shows in premier clubs, theaters, and festivals, and accumulating close to 1M streams on Spotify and over 30K social media followers. She has recorded three albums, including a #1 US Traditional Jazz Billboard Album. Svetlana is the recipient of awards from SouthArts, Chamber Music America, and New Music USA. Svetlana is also a founder of the award-winning jazz appreciation program for young audiences Swing Makes You Sing and a Do-Re-Mi of Booking and Touring Workshop For independent artists.
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Svetlana is a New York-based acclaimed chart-topping vocalist, composer, band leader, educator, and a Manhattan School of Music MA and Columbia PhD graduate. Svetlana’s sound blends swing, straight-ahead jazz and original material, forging deep connections with audiences with her strong vocals, charismatic performance style, exciting improvisational aspects of performance, and engaging storytelling.
She is a recipient of awards from Jazz Road/South Arts, New Music USA and Chamber Music America, a fellow of the Culture Lab LIC Emergent Artist Residency, a Finalist of the Paul Carr's 2019 Discovery Act Competition, finalist of the American Music Abroad program, and an alternate of the 2019 & 20 American traditions vocal competitions.
Svetlana's latest record, Night at the Movies, debuted #1 on US Billboard Traditional Jazz Album Charts in 2019 (produced by Grammy Award winning Matt Pierson, and arranged by Gill Goldstein - ft Wycliffe Gordon, Sullivan Fortner, Pasqualle Grasso, Rogerio Boccato, Jon Eric Kelso and more) and has been distributed in Japan by the Inpartmaint label. Svetlana's album Night at the Speakeasy (produced by Grammy Award winning Guy Eckstine and ft Wycliffe Gordon) has been released to critical acclaim on Origin Records in 2015, charted on US Jazz Radio charts. Both of Svetlana’s records have played on jazz radio globally and have been among the “top of the year” critic's lists (All About Jazz, Classicalite, Aquarian.
Svetlana has performed professionally since 2011 after reaching success as management consultant and associate professor at Columbia University - and has toured with her various bands nationally and internationally since 2017, headlining hundreds of sold out shows in in the US and abroad in renown jazz clubs, performing arts centers, national and jazz festivals holding crowds breathless from intimate house concerts to 1,500 audience member concerts, delivering "great sounding, great looking, highly entertaining unique tight show - with big sound and deeply personal sincere connection with the audience!" (Festival Presenter, USA).
Svetlana is also a founder of the award-winning jazz appreciation program for young audiences Swing Makes You Sing and a Do-Re-Mi of Booking and Touring Workshop For independent artists.
PRESS
“Sophisti-pop”… Exuberant, foot-stompin’ music that combines swing with pop-singer/songwriter sensibilities”. (WPIX11 News)
"Breakfast at Tiffany's meets Some Like it Hot" (Lucid Culture)
"Outstanding band.... Exceptional vocalist and songwriter" (Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal)
"New York City's darling" (Time Out NY)
CONTACT / Booking Requests
Contact
PRESS
Lydia Liebman Promotions lydia@lydialiebmanpromotions.com
MANAGEMENT/ BOOKING
Starr Management Group
starrgroupbooking@gmail.com
917 - 747 7293