Photo of Dawn Lambeth by Colleen Rosenthal.

DAWN LAMBETH is live on the Broad Street Stage at the 4th Annual 2017 SLO Jazz Festival
​May 20, 2017
3:00PM SET Broad Street Stage, San Luis Obispo, CA 
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She floats through the song with the greatest of ease... 
Dawn Lambeth has the rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet rhythmic singing makes audiences smile. Other vocalists think the need to “create” new melodies and obscure the original lyrics, as if the Gershwins really needed to be improved on. Dawn likes to recognize the tune and sing the words so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does. When she steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time – one that she happily shares with us. The songs she loves to sing might be familiar – THE MAN I LOVE or BLUE ROOM – or a song that makes you chuckle with its sly romance, MOONBURN – but old songs seem new when she sings them and new ones become old friends. 
“These songs are like the stories I love – they’re beautifully constructed little gems.” She’s also a fine swinging pianist, so she doesn’t need a big band and a sequined gown to bring music to any party. Her voice is special – a beautiful instrument, lending itself easily to elation or the bittersweet feelings so often found in the songs of the great period – and she brings deep feeling to her music, without ever emoting or overacting. She doesn’t imitate anyone, but the memorable singers we all know resonate through her own singular approach, gentle and unaffected. Dawn has appeared on four compact discs, winning praise from reviewers on both coasts, and she has performed at a dozen renowned jazz festivals in the United States and in Japan with musicians who are delighted to have her onstage. Her most recent release “Live at Studios on the Park (DVD)” was released in 2012. Residing in Paso Robles, California, she frequently delights Central Coast audiences with her Usonia Jazz Band, performing regularly for private events and at highly regarded hotels, wineries and music venues.

For more information about Dawn Lambeth please visit www.dawnlambeth.com 
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