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Cyrille Aimée (pron: SUR-real M-A)〔Marylynne Pitz, September 3, 2014, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (French-Dominican vocalist Cyrille Aimee to entertain guests at Cultural Trust gala ), Retrieved March 9, 2015〕 is a French jazz singer based in Brooklyn〔 known for rhythmic songs with roots in jazz and gypsy styles.〔ERIC R. DANTON, Sep 2, 2014, The Wall Street Journal, (Cyrille Aimee Goes Back to the Land in ‘Bamboo Shoots’ Video (Exclusive Premiere) ), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...Jazz singer Cyrille Aimée ... Born in France to a French father and Dominican mother... won the Montreux Jazz Festival’s International Vocal Competition, the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition ... finalist in the Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition...."〕〔Andrew Gilbert, February 26, 2014, San Francisco Chronicle, (Cyrille Aimée to fuse Gypsy, jazz spirits in Santa Cruz show ), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...daughter of a French father and Dominican mother, Cyrille Aimée grew up near the French village Samois-sur-Seine. ... sneaking out at night to meet with Gypsy musicians..."〕 She won the ''Montreux Jazz Festival Competition'' in 2007,〔 was a finalist in the ''Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition'' in 2010,〔〔Oct 5, 2010, The Washington Post, (Cyrille Aimee: 'I Wish You Love' ), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...Aimee sings at the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. (Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz)..."〕 and won the ''Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition'' in 2012.〔 She grew up in the French town of Samois-sur-Seine,〔 in Fontainebleau, France.〔 Her father was French and her mother was from the Dominican Republic.〔 ''New York Times'' music reviewer Stephen Holden described Aimée as a blend of Michael Jackson and Sarah Vaughan and wrote that the "saucy, curly-haired jazz singer with one foot in tradition and the other in electronics," and wrote that her voice had a "tart, girlish chirp" and that her Surreal Band fused traditional and futuristic electronics with textures mixing jazz and funk.〔Stephen Holden,, The New York Times, (Hand in Hand, Ballads and Latin-Infused Beats Cyrille Aimée and the Surreal Band at Birdland ), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...With her tart, girlish chirp, Ms. Aimée ... born in Fontainebleau, France, to a French father and a Dominican mother, is all about beats..."〕 ''New York Times'' reviewer Nate Chinen wrote that she had a "sweet, girlish voice that she controls with a sniper's precision".〔 NATE CHINEN, August 15, 201, The New York Times, (From Meditative to Modern, a Sense of Ripening Virtuosity: Albums From Eric Harland’s Voyager, Bobby Broom and More -- Cyrille Aimée: IT’S A GOOD DAY (album review) ), Retrieved August 22, 2015, "....."〕 ''Star-Ledger'' reviewer Ronni Reich described her sound as "instantly recognizable" with a "soft, girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf-like quaver."〔Ronni Reich, October 21, 2012, Star-Ledger, (Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition ), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...instantly recognizable sound: a soft, girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf-like quaver....Aimée honed her skills growing up in the village of Samois-sur-Seine, ... In 2007, she was named winner of the first and public prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition. ... rhythmically driven style"...〕 Reviewer John Fordham in ''The Guardian'' wrote that she is a "subtle and articulate vocalist" who is "light-stepping, casually fluent and persuasive" and sometimes "coolly understated in a soft glide."〔John Fordham, 11 August, The Guardian, (Cyrille Aimée and Friends: Live at Smalls – review ), Retrieved February 22, 2015, "...Aimée is a subtle and articulate vocalist..."〕 == Discography == Albums: * ''It's a Good Day'' (Mack Avenue Records, 2014) Compilations: * ''It's Christmas on Mack Avenue'' (Mack Avenue Records, 2014) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cyrille Aimée」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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