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What a Little Moonlight Can Do

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Released: Nov 10, 2009

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What a Little Moonlight Can Do
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Genre: Blues / Jazz
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Profile Views: 23161
Last Login: 5/17/2012
Member Since 6/27/2006
Website www.dardenpurcell.com
Record Label Armored Records - www.armoredrecords.com
Type of Label Indie
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"Darden's time has come...a remarkable first recording from a singer of incomparable talent and depth...partnered with some of the finest jazz musicans anywhere." ~ Trombonist, Jim Pugh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "She is one jazz singer worthy of the name!" ~ Bob Bernotas - Host of "Just Jazz" WNTI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DARDEN PURCELL is one of the most sought after jazz vocalists in Central IL. Purcell received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Jazz Performance at Virginia Tech and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Purcell is completing her Doctorate in Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she teaches jazz voice and is the director of the U of I Jazz Vocal Ensemble. Ms. Purcell's student, Olivia Flanigan, won a DownBeat Student Music Award in 2010 for "Outstanding College Performance" in the Jazz Vocals category. ---------------------------------------- A multi-faceted musician, Purcell is an active featured soloist with big bands and small ensembles, band leader and vocal instructor. Purcell has performed with many of the world's top jazz artists including Chip McNeill, Chip Stephens, Jim Pugh, Dana Hall, Glenn Wilson, Jeff Helgesen, Joan Hickey, Larry Gray, Dennis Carroll, Stockton Helbing, Joel Spencer, Darmon Meader, Michelle Weir and Dr. Lisanne Lyons. ---------------------------------------- Upon completion of her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech, Purcell auditioned and was selected for the Washington D.C. based U.S. Air Force Band pop group "High Flight." She performed nationally (venues include the US Capitol, Pentagon, Air and Space Museum, DAR and Constitution Hall), as well as internationally, (Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Oman and Qatar) and can be heard as a soloist and back-up vocalist on "High Flight's" CD, Highlights. A highlight of Purcell's Air Force career was touring with the elite jazz band, "The Airmen of Note." Purcell was the featured vocalist touring throughout California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada and performed with gospel star BeBe Winans and Lari White for "Operation Desert Greetings," entertaining troops in Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain. In addition to being a featured soloist, Ms. Purcell performed back-up vocals, as part of the USAF Band Guest Artist Series, for nationally renowned recording artists, Chaka Khan, Bryan White, Janie Frickie, Freda Payne, Sherrie Payne, Gloria Loring, Melba Moore and Rita Coolidge as well as a nationally televised performance behind Darlene Love on "The Late Show with David Letterman." Purcell honorably separated from the Air Force after four years of service. ---------------------------------------- Purcell moved to Nashville, TN in 2003 where she continued to gig at local jazz hot spots, F. Scott's Restaurant and Jazz bar and the Nashville Jazz Workshop, as well as appearing several times on the Nashville Public Radio show "Live in Studio C." In addition to performing, Purcell stayed active as a vocal educator at Gene Ford Music and the W.O. Smith Music School 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 summer camps. Purcell was also a member of the Women's Music Business Association (WMBA). ---------------------------------------- Purcell currently lives in Champaign, Illinois where she is completing her Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies. She was awarded a University fellowship in 2007, a Teaching Assistantship in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and is a jazz faculty member for the Illinois Summer Youth Music. She continues to perform locally and regionally at venues including the Allerton Barn Music Festival, The Iron Post, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pops for Champagne (Chicago), The Jazz Kitchen (Indianapolis, IN), Indianapolis Artsgarden and The Blue Wisp (Cincinnati, OH). ---------------------------------------- Purcell recently released her debut CD Easy Living November 2009 on Dallas based record label, Armored Records. Easy Living was produced and features Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, Chip McNeill as well as Shawn Purcell (guitar), Chip Stephens (piano), Dennis Carroll (bass) and Stockton Helbing (drums). Easy Living has received national airplay, reached #14 on Illinois radio and continues to be a top seller on CDBaby in the Jazz, Jazz Vocals and Vocalese categories. Easy Living can be purchased at iTunes, Amazon and CDBaby.
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"What a Little Moonlight Can Do," from Easy Living, to be featured on a compilation CD for Japanese Record label, Inpartmaint, Inc.!
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