Linda Kosut

2008 BackStage Magazine Bistro Award
THE BMI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RECORDING

2008 Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs
BEST FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST & BEST JAZZ RECORDING Nominee

2007 Cabaret Hotline
MEMBERS' CHOICE AWARD

"jazz troubadour with a Chet Baker style and a Bette Midler flare"
seamlessly weaves different genres into a delightful fusion of jazz, pop & folk.

Award-winning vocalist Linda Kosut blends cabaret and jazz styles into unexpected arrangements of songs of differing genres. Don Heckman, International Review of Music and jazz critic to the Los Angeles Times says of Linda " [this] amazing Bay Area canary brings her skills as an actress to her insightful interpretations of songs underscored with a fusion of jazz, pop and folk." Linda has performed to full houses at New York's Iridium Jazz Club to San Francisco's Yoshi's and The Rrazz Room.

Growing up in New York City and transplanted to San Francisco over 20 years ago, Linda only began pursuing her dream of performing several years ago as she approached "boomer" status, and she has not stopped since. "I am sure that I am not alone in my journey to satisfy a creative bug I've had my whole life; but one that up until nearing 'retirement' status, I did not pursue," says Linda. "The joy I have in performing translates to my audience who tell me how I have inspired them. It is my sheer pleasure to do so."

Linda has recorded two solo CDs, the most-recent of which Long As You're Living, the songs & poetry of Oscar Brown Jr - a heartfelt tribute to the late jazz great - received BackStage Magazine's 2008 BISTRO/BMI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RECORDING, as well as nominations for BEST FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST and BEST JAZZ RECORDING from MAC, Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, and the Cabaret Hotline 2008 MEMBERS' CHOICE AWARD.

Through her company, Jizel Music and Design, Linda provides coaching to singers in both presentation and production, and designs marketing collateral for performers and performing arts organizations. http://www.jizelmusicanddesign.com

Linda lives in San Francisco with her husband, 2 dogs, 2 turtles, 4 chickens and thousands of fresh-water fish!

Jazz Review - "A singer of great ability - conveys romance combined with an earthy heat!"

LA Jazz Scene - "... a new female jazz singer who commands one's attention ... a vocal performance which deserves mention

Jazz Times - "the best of such artists renowned for their superior ability to act, particularly one as gutsy as Kosut"
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ON THE INTERNET
Official Website: www.lindakosut.com
Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/lindakosut
Videos: www.youtube.com/jizelmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/lindakosut
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/lindakosut
Blog: www.lindakosut.wordpress.com
My Space: www.myspace.com/lindakosut2

DISCOGRAPHY
? JUNE 2007: "Long As You're Living- the songs & poetry of Oscar Brown Jr." - www.cdbaby.com/kosut2
Piano/trombone: Max Perkoff; Percussion: Paul van Wageningen; Bass: Tom Shader.
? JANUARY 2003: "Life is but a dream" - www.cdbaby.com/kosut
piano: Barry Lloyd, David Austin; Bass: Dean Reilly; Drums: Bob Blankenship.

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