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 A dozen albums into her career, vocalist Alexis Cole is hitting her stride.  As a sought after international performer, she’s appeared with her trio, with whom she both plays piano and sings, and is a frequent guest with big bands and pops orchestras including the Boston Pops and the Detroit Symphony.

She has headed the Jazz Vocal program at two prestigious conservatories, SUNY Purchase College, and William Paterson University, where her students have been winners of the Grammy's, the Sarah Vaughan Competition, the Ella Fitzgerald Competition, The American Traditions Competition and Downbeat Student Awards, among others. In 2020 she founded the online educational community JazzVoice.com, and cofounded the annual Vocal Jazz Summit in Virginia Beach.  Alexis received her B.M. from William Paterson University, and her M.M. from Queens College, and studied Indian Classical Singing in Mumbai at the Jazz India Vocal Institute.

Read about Alexis' teaching in a feature by Roseanna Vitro in JazzTimes!

 

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Samara Joy

Winner of Five Grammy Awards

Just months after graduation from SUNY Purchase, her career took off. Now five Grammy's later, she's headlining Carnegie Hall and every important stage worldwide proving that jazz is alive and well. 

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Lucy Wijnands

Winner of the 2021 Ella Fitzgerald Competition & 2020 Downbeat Student Award

A graduate of the class of '20 from SUNY Purchase, Lucy is performing and creating visual art. 

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Rebecca DuMaine

Professional Vocalist and Educator

Her new album Someday, Someday was just released on Summit Records.

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Anaïs Reno

Winner of American Traditions & Great American Songbook Academy Competition

Anaïs has performed in venues such as Birdland, Carnegie Hall, Dizzy’s, Chris' Jazz Café, Madison Square Garden, and others.  Anaïs released a live record with London’s PizzaExpress in 2024.

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Maria Alejandra Quintanilla

Winner of the Thayer Fellowship, Finalist in the International Song Writing Competition

Maria holds her Masters of Music from SUNY Purchase.  She's released two CD's and teaches voice at a program for international students in New York 

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Susan Mack

MAC Award Winner for Best Female Vocalist

After a successful career in finance Susan began her studies in earnest and has presented multiple cabaret performances at Birdland. 

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