R&B, Pop & Soul for Jazz Singers with Kalil Wilson
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Jazz singing draws on a wide range of contemporary influences, including R&B, pop, and soul. This workshop explores how elements of those styles—phrasing, ornamentation, tone, and delivery—can be applied to standards from the Great American Songbook in ways that expand expressive range while remaining grounded in the song.
Students should bring one or two songs, with charts in the correct key, to perform in class.
Level
Open to all levels.
About Kalil Wilson
Kalil Wilson is a genre-crossing vocalist and educator whose work spans jazz, R&B, classical, and pop. A graduate of UCLA’s Ethnomusicology program, they began in vocal and opera studies before discovering jazz.
Their albums Easy to Love and Time Stops reflect their work across multiple musical traditions. Kalil has performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl, and brings a global understanding of vocal traditions to their teaching, helping students access the core principles of expressive singing.
Students should bring one or two songs, with charts in the correct key, to perform in class.
Level
Open to all levels.
About Kalil Wilson
Kalil Wilson is a genre-crossing vocalist and educator whose work spans jazz, R&B, classical, and pop. A graduate of UCLA’s Ethnomusicology program, they began in vocal and opera studies before discovering jazz.
Their albums Easy to Love and Time Stops reflect their work across multiple musical traditions. Kalil has performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl, and brings a global understanding of vocal traditions to their teaching, helping students access the core principles of expressive singing.
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