Carmen Bradford

Carmen Bradford (born July 19, 1960, Austin, Texas) is an American jazz singer.

[1] She studied music formally at Huston-Tillotson College, and sang as a popular singer and for television commercials before scoring an opening slot for the Count Basie Orchestra in 1982.

In 1983, Basie asked her to sing with the band, and she remained a singer with the group after Basie's death, under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster.

Bradford is currently Director of the Jazz Voice Department, and a Roots, Jazz, and American Music faculty member at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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