Background
She is the granddaughter of conductor/composer Frank Welsman and the sister of composer John Welsman.
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Swing, Ladies, Swing - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - PianoSoft Media
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This CD or (diskette / MIDI FILE) is for the Yamaha Clavinova or Disklavier. A highly talented jazz vocalist and pianist, Canadian musician Carol Welsman has been nominated for several prestigious Juno Awards. This disk features ten terrific standards from her tribute CD to the singers of the Swing Era: Honeysuckle Rose More Than You Know Fever Cheek to Cheek Black Coffee Taking a Chance on Love Over the Rainbow If I Were a Bell God Bless' the Child Do It Again. - PNOAUD - CD - Yamaha - 2002 - PianoSoft Plus Audio - 888680019105
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Inclined - Carol Welsman - (for CD-compatible modules) - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - PianoSoft Media
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PianoSoft CD/Diskette/Midifile - This terrific disc features eight tunes from the second CD by acclaimed Canadian vocalist and pianist Carol Welsman, plus a bonus song from her first album, Lucky to Be Me. Inclined was nominated for the prestigious Juno Award in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Includes: Inclined One Note Samba Fever La Fiesta New Day Wings to Fly and more. - PNOAUD - CD - Yamaha - 2002 - PianoSoft Plus Audio
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Carol Welsman
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Education
Carol Welsman attended Boston"s Berklee College of Music and majored in piano performance. She studied voice in Europe.
Career
She has been nominated 5 times for the Juno Award. In 1990 she returned to Toronto and joined the Jazz Performance Faculty at the University of Toronto and in addition to giving private lessons developed a jazz vocal improvisation ensemble. Since then she has been teaching classes, clinics and workshops at colleges and universities both in Canada and the United States. In 1995 she issued her first Civil Defense "Lucky to be me", with jazz standards and her own song "This Lullaby", which she presented on September 11, 2004 on the Larry King show commemorating the 3rd anniversary of 9/11.
The song was also adopted by Celine Dion on her 2004 "Miracle" Civil Defense as "Baby, Close Your Eyes".
Welsman also wrote lyrics for several singers est g. for Ray Charles, and Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls. Together with Herbie Hancock she co-hosted the 2000 Billboard Jazz Awards.
In 2005 she was the subject of a documentary called "Language of Love", produced by Stormy NIghts productions. Shot in Brazil, Italy and North America, Carol performs with Herbie Hancock, Brazilian superstar Djavan, and Romano Musumarra.
Her 2009 Civil Defense, “I Like Men” - Reflections of Mission Peggy Lee, was voted Top 5 Album Pick of the Year 2009 in United States of America Today.
On April 30, 2010 she appeared on Marian McPartland"s Piano Jazz and was interviewed by guest host Jon Weber. Carol Welsman"s native language is English and so are most of her songs, but she also sings and teaches in French and a few of her songs are in Portuguese.
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Inclined - Carol Welsman - (for CD-compatible modules) - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - PianoSoft Media
(PianoSoft CD/Diskette/Midifile - This terrific disc featu...)
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Swing, Ladies, Swing - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - PianoSoft Media
(This CD or (diskette / MIDI FILE) is for the Yamaha Clavi...)
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Inclined - Carol Welsman - (for CD-compatible modules) - Carol Welsman - PianoSoft Plus Audio - PianoSoft Media
