The Jazz Firm
The Jazz Firm | |
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| Formerly of | Uli Grigoleit Sally McLean Alison Jones Jenny Share |
The Jazz Firm was a British vocal quartet specialising in close harmony jazz and barbershop arrangements. The quartet won the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers (LABBS) quartet competition in 2003.[1]
The Jazz Firm was made up of Uli Grigoleit as tenor, Sally McLean as lead, Alison Jones as baritone, and Jenny Share as bass.[2] Their first competition was LABBS Convention 2001, where they won the silver medal.[3] After a change in line up and a year during which they chose not to compete, they placed fourth at the European Convention in The Netherlands in March 2003. At the 2003 LABBS Convention, they won the gold medal[4] and the three category trophies for singing, presentation and music.[citation needed]
During their gold medal year they acted as ambassadors for LABBS. They represented LABBS at the Buckeye Invitational Competition in Columbus, Ohio in August 2005, where they were placed third. They also placed second at an international convention hosted by LABBS in Cardiff in October 2005.[5]
Tenor singer Uli Grigoleit died on 12 December 2008 after battling cancer for 18 months.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Quartet Champions". Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Taylor-Payne, Alistair. "The Jazz Firm". www.babsradio.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "LABBS Convention 2001". Anvil Chorus. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "LABBS Convention 2003". Anvil Chorus. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "LABBS Convention 2005". Anvil Chorus. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ King, Sharon (March 2009). "Uli Grigoleit" (PDF). Sad Times. Voice Box. Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers. p. 15. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- "The Jazz Firm, LABBS 2003 Quartet Champions". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.