Donna Singer

Donna Singer (born in 1965) is an American singer and a jazz vocalist. She has performed songs by classical jazz composers such as George Gershwin and Arthur Hamilton, as well as original works by her husband, pianist and composer Roy Singer.

Donna Singer's jazz quartet participated in Uncool, an international artist-in-residence program for musicians. Her record label, Emerald Baby Recording Company, has released nine of her CDs: six with the Doug Richards Trio, and three with the Ranses Colon Trio.

Biography Donna Singer was born in 1965 in the Bronx, New York City. She and her twin sister, Dawn, were raised in a family that listened to the music of jazz artists such as Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, and Lena Horne.

She graduated from the New York Academy of Theatrical Arts and later trained at Juilliard. After giving birth to her son, Christopher, in 1991, She hosted the show for six years. has released nine of her CDs: six with the Doug Richards Trio, and three with the Ranses Colon Trio. Together, they released five jazz albums between 2012 and 2019. It was written by Mitch Usher and Roy Singer.

In November 2012, Singer and the Doug Richards Trio released another collaborative album, Kiss Me Beneath the Mistletoe, as a holiday jazz album. The album featured several original Christmas songs including "Kiss Me Beneath the Mistletoe" and "On New Year's Eve", both written by Roy Singer, and "Christmas In My Heart", written by Doug Richards. and venues in the Catskill Mountains and NYC. The album Jazz in the Living Room was also released in 2013.

The fourth collaborative album, Destiny: Moment of Jazz, was released in 2014.

Feeling The Jazz, the duo's fifth album, was released in 2016. Special guests on this album included Jeff Otis (guitar), William Fleck (trombone), Karen Macklin (composer/violin), Siavani Bacani (violin), Ysauro Hernandez (percussion), and Valerie Solomon (graphic design).

In 2014, Singer and the Doug Richards Trio performed at the Nebraska International Jazz Series, also known as the Jazz in June concert series, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Singer performed for 15 years as the lead vocalist in the Swing Shift Orchestra in the Catskill Mountains, a 17-piece big band featuring the music of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey. She is heard on the Swing Shift Orchestra CD On Fire.

In 2015, Singer performed the National Anthem at Sunrise Stadium for the 50th anniversary NFL game for the Miami Dolphins as part of a chorus of 50 women singing in 4-part harmony.

In 2016, Singer performed with the Donna Singer Trio, featuring Singer on vocals, Billy Alfred on piano, and Hunter Isbell on bass, at the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida for the Jazz in the Afternoon event. During this year, Singer also performed with The Gold Coast Community Band, alongside soloist Maestro Ken Wilbanks and his 100-piece orchestra. The performance celebrated the band's 40th anniversary in 2016. She continued to perform with the band through 2018.

In 2019, Singer began recording with the Venezuelan Ranses Colon Trio, which included Ranses Colon (bass guitar), Brad Keller (piano), and Adolfo Herrera (drums). Together, they collaborated on three albums.

International work

In the summer of 2016, Singer performed at the Uncool Artist-in-Residence program (an international artist-in-residence program for musicians) in Torino, Italy, and Poschiavo, Switzerland. As part of Donna's jazz quartet, she performed with Roy Singer (piano), Hunter Isbel (bass guitar), and William Fleck (trombone). |Format: Digital download, streaming Take the Day Off: Escape with Jazz Jazz in the Living Room Destiny: Moment of Jazz Feeling The Jazz It's an Art to Follow Your Heart Set Your Heart Free La Di Da & Ho Ho Ho Take God's Hand – Single Make A Joyful Noise Single Released: 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Dance Band Boogie Released: 2022 Format: Digital download, streaming Santa Plays The Bass Single Released: 2022 Format: Digital download, streaming Go and Seek the Light Single Released: 2023 Format: Digital download, streaming