Chrisette Michele

In a very short span of time, R&B singer/songwriter Chrisette Michele shot from small-time performer up to one of Def Jam's most promising talents, purely based on her unique instrument -- a gorgeous and effortlessly versatile singing voice colored with Billie Holiday-esque inflections of vocal pop and jazz. The jazz-influenced vocalist, born Chrisette Michele Payne in 1982, developed her pipes through singing gospel, first performing for a congregation at age four. God and music were clearly instrumental in her upbringing: her father, who also played the organ, was a deacon, and her mother was the church's choir director. Growing up in Patchogue, NY, a small town on Long Island, the young singer's parents always kept her busy with tap dancing, piano lessons, choir rehearsals, and the like. But at age 17, Michele had an epiphany. After a teacher gave her a CD containing the bossa nova standard "The Girl from Ipanema," she was immediately won over to jazz by Brazilian jazz singer Astrud Gilberto's voice. She spent endless hours isolated in a room with a piano learning jazz standards as they were sung by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and other greats. She wound up studying vocal and jazz performance at Five Townes College on Long Island.

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Tickets go on sale:

Start: Fri, 01/15/10 10:00 AM CST

Internet Presale

Start: Thu, 01/14/10 10:00 AM CST
End: Thu, 01/14/10 10:00 PM CST

Ticket prices: $25 + $7.54 tax & fee's = $32.54

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Comment by A on February 4, 2010 at 2:57pm

Please choose me to win the tix!!!

Comment by tanga on February 4, 2010 at 2:38pm

kenny i would love 2 c her please she is awsome

Comment by Nikki Dothard on February 4, 2010 at 2:32pm

I would love to to see her. She has so much talent.

Comment by Brenita Reid on February 4, 2010 at 2:32pm

Happy birthday to you and my granddaughter Kenny. Hope it's fantastic, as you deserve it. You do a great job for the Nashville area and appreciated much. I want you to know that I would love to see Chrisette Michele in concert. Take care!

Comment by DeAnthony Shannon on February 4, 2010 at 2:18pm

Kenny I see a lot of women want these tickets so i'll make it easy for you, just hook a brother up mannnn!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by LaTara Tylette Byrd on February 4, 2010 at 2:18pm

I love her CD!! Would love to see her in person.

Comment by lisa pennington on February 4, 2010 at 2:12pm

i would love to attend

Comment by Ms.Lynn on February 4, 2010 at 2:08pm

Kenny Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Would love to go!!!

Comment by harriet bean on February 4, 2010 at 2:08pm

Would love to go to the concert Kenny.

Comment by Felicia Williams on February 4, 2010 at 2:06pm

I would love to see Chrisette Michelle!!

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