Vocalist Lucy Wijnands is from Kansas City - from a musical family, including her father, Dutch-born jazz, swing and stride pianist Bram Wijnands, who moved to KC in the early 1990’s.
In our conversation with Lucy Wijands, she told us she was drawn to jazz and the “songbook” as a meeting ground to make music with her father. Being in the midst fo the rich Kansas CIty music heritage while growing up was an influence, too. Now, based out of New York, Lucy is also a winner of the Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Competition.
Lucy Wynands will be singing in another place with a rich musical heritage when she plays a the Greer Cabaret Theater for Jazz at the Ballroom, Flying High for the Holidays - Wednesday November 11th. Lucy will be joined by five-time DownBeat Magazine award winner, voclaist June Cavlan, and pianist / vocalist Champian Fulton (a frequently featured performer on WZUM, whom we spoke to recently on The Scene)
We play music from Lucy Wijnands and Champian Fulton on the show, aso well as weekend hightlights for the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert - Bobby Broom and Peter Bernstein, featured Saturday November 7. Also, Kamasi Washington & Ami Taf Ra - at City Winery in the Strip, Friday November 6. District Terminal
Find what’s on and when at Jazz Central at wzum.org
The Scene - Thursdays at 6pm, Friday at Saturdays at noon, Sundays at 5pm on WZUM.
Lucy Wijands
Champian Fulton