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Biography - Reviews
"What a voice. Rich and true. Miles of range." Diane Patrick, Jazz Times
"Emotionally lush, vibrant and lovely voice" David Ellis, Black Elegance Magazine
Barnes' range leapt upward in unpredictable octave jumps to a pure register." Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
"Cheryl Barnes is a woman with an extraordinary vocal instrument. " "..shows off her control, range, pitch, diction and expressiveness -- in short, everything it takes to be a star." Wayne Lee, Jazziz
"We're convinced that Cheryl Barnes is one of the West's best singers and that she really deserves a television special all to herself." Dusty M., Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
"Her refined and well trained voice would receive a top rating in any form of music. She displays this extraordinary and precious "instrument" in a unique show. "Don't miss her" "She deserves television coverage to announce the fact that someone special from the show biz world of the USA has indeed arrived, rather than the imposters we often see and hear." Harold Emert, Brazil Herald Rio De Janiero
"She's got style. She's got soul. Great voice (3 1/2 octaves of it)!), Great looks. A smasher when it comes to jazz! You gotta see her. You just gotta!" Richard Lim, Singapore Post
Musicalmente versatil, hermosa, y de voz fabulosa, Cheryl Dyrithe Barnes es un raro talento. Su refinada y entrenada voz recibe clasificacion superior en cualquier tipo de musica y su actuacion certifica que ella es realmente MUSICA, asi como actriz de estilo y de personalidad emocionante. Mario Vergoso, Tamanaco Journal Caracas, Venezuela
If you’ve heard Cheryl Dyrithe Barnes perform, you already know she’s an unmistakably individual singer with extraordinary range, technique and taste. If you’ve yet to hear her, you are in for a moving experience.
Ms. Barnes' U.S. tours have paired her with the likes of the great Wynton Marsalis, J. J. Johnson and Quincy Jones. She is quite often heard in and around Los Angeles at the prestigious Los Angeles County Museum of Art Jazz Concert Series, at the world-renowned jazz club, The Baked Potato, and as guest artist / clinician at schools and universities throughout Southern California. She tours the world over from Amsterdam to the Antilles, and from Sao Paulo to Singapore.
Cheryl Dyrithe Barnes can’t remember when her Cleveland home didn’t resonate with the sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Nat King Cole, among other jazz legends.
No stranger to classical music, Cheryl began her voice studies at age nine. She attended the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music where she performed the role of Dido in the opera “Dido and Aeneas”, concurrently serving as the featured vocalist in the award winning University of Denver Jazz Band. Continuing classical training has reinforced her enormous natural vocal range and laid a solid foundation for her estimable vocal abilities, ranging from Pop to Latin to Classical to Jazz.
Ms. Barnes has appeared with the Florida Orchestra, the Denver Symphony Orchestra and was co-host of Denver’s popular TV magazine show, ‘The Other Side”.
Cheryl Dyrithe Barnes’ exquisite taste, technique and audience rapport should not be missed.
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