| Eden Atwood Eden has always known exactly what she wanted to do....sing. Her father, Hub Atwood, himself an accomplished writer and arranger for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Stan Kenton, Nat King Cole. When she was five, divorce split the Atwood family and Eden moved to Montana with her mother, Gus, the daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning author, A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Eden attended the University of Montana's drama department but left after two years. At the age of 19, Eden's father passed away and Eden set out for the big city, Chicago. She worked as a waitress in an Italian restaurant that featured Jazz. and when one night, the regular singer took ill and Eden's boss let her sit in. Two weeks later, she quit her job and became the new regular singer. In Chicago, Eden attended the American Conservatory of Music, that provided her wiith a solid musical foundation. She produced a demo tape that caught the attention of Bill Allen at Chicago's legendary Gold Star Sardine Bar. Eden became the headliner for 8 years with breaks to accommodate her acting and modelling careers. In 1992, Eden was tapped for recurring role on ABC's, "The Commish" and that same year, she starred for 9 months on the ABC daytime drama, "Loving". It was during this time that Eden made her Manhattan singing debut in the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Engagements at Tavern on the Green and Michael's Pub soon followed. A guest star role on Paramount's, "The Untouchables" brought Eden back to Chicago where she resumed her duties as headliner at the Gold Star Sardine Bar. In 1993, Marian McPartland of Piano Jazz fame heard Eden's self-produced CD, "Today" and forwarded it to Concord Record's Carl Jefferson, who signed Eden immediately to a 3 record deal and re-released "Today" under the new title "No One Ever Tells You", a song that Eden's father had written for Frank Sinatra. All of Eden's CDs have enjoyed critical praise. Mark Holston of Jazziz Magazine says: "As each of her Concord CDs have comfirmed in warm and swinging terms, Eden has emerged as one of the most distinctive all around talented singers to enter the crowded ranks of the female vocal tradition in years". Since the release of Eden's last Concord recording, "A Night In The Life", Eden has performed all over the world with the likes of Joshua Redman, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Gene Harris, Jeremy Monteiro and others. She has been featured on NPR's Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. Ms McPartland appears on two of Eden's CDs; one as author of a tune that Eden recorded and on the other accompanying on 3 cuts. Both Starbucks Coffee and Eddie Bauer have put tracks of Eden's on their compilation CDs along side with Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson. Eden performed with her Quartet at The Living Room, Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok. The band features Shawn Kelley on drums, Belinda Moody on bass and Jeremy Monteiro on piano. Says Eden, "The goal is just to sing and to be the best singer I can be. The wealth of great material out there means that I will always have something to sing inspires me. I am lucky". Jim Merod of Jazz News says it perfectly: "In a culture that has demoted lyrical beauty, Eden Atwood's voice lends dignity. Her promise lends quiet hope." |
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| Eden Atwood Discography Concord Records No One Ever Tells You Cat On A Hot Tin Roof There Again A Night In The Life --------------------------- Sangaji Music My Ideal --------------------------- Compilations with Eden Concord Records A Jazz Tribute to Carl Jefferson A Concord Christmas The Music of Harold Arlen ________________ Starbucks Coffee Pour It On, Touch Singers ________________ Eddie Bauer Refresh No.1 Jazz |
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