Winners Of Westchester Jazz Competition Perform

The two youngest winners of the first annual took center stage last week.

The Westchester-area singers competed against each other this spring to win a chance to perform in JFA’s 2012 free Summer Concert Series.

Tyrha M. Lindsey, a jazz vocalist, took center stage on August 8. She, along with two rising stars, performed at the 2012 Dobbs Ferry Music Festival presented by Jazz Forum Arts. 

Carly Rose Sonenclar of Mamaroneck, 13, and Bianca Muniz of Sleepy Hollow, 17, strut their stuff last week during the same concert. The girls both won the "Rising Star" division of the vocal competition.

The remaining six winners will be performing on Wednesday, August 22 at Waterfront Park in Dobbs Ferry. The show begins at 6:30 p.m.

The 2012 winners of JFA’s 1st Annual Vocal Jazz Competition:  

-Alexis Cole of Peekskill, NY  

-Lisa Gary of Great Neck, NY  

-High 5 Vocalworks of Palisades, NY  

-Angel Rose of Bronx, NY  

-Cole Rumbough of Greenwich, CT  

-Irene Renee of Bronxville, NY  

JFA’s “Rising Stars” (Jazz artists under 18)  

-Bianca Muniz of Sleepy Hollow, NY  

-Carly Rose Sonenclar of Mamaroneck, NY    

For more information on JFA’s 1st Annual Vocal Jazz Competition and its winners, visit www.jazzforumarts.org.

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