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Singer Tawanda on her "Smile" CD and her Keystone Korner jazz gig

Tawanda is a Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist and winner of the 2020 Sarah Vaughan Competition. She performs at Baltimore Keystone Korner Jazz Club on Wednesday, November 16. (photo credit Jeff Xander)
Tawanda is a Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist and co-winner of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition. She performs at Baltimore Keystone Korner Jazz Club on Wednesday, November 16. (photo credit Jeff Xander)

Tom's next guest is a young singer from Los Angeles who is taking the jazz world by storm. Her name is Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, who performs as Tawanda.

Tawanda is the co-winner of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. She’s singing a set here in Baltimore at Keystone Korner on Wednesday night, and she joins us here on Midday today on Zoom, from Los Angeles

Tawanda's new album is called Smile. She will be performing one set only on Wednesday night at 7:30 at Keystone Korner.   Click here for ticketing info.

"Smile" is Tawanda's debut CD. (cover courtesy Resonance Records)
"Smile" is Tawanda's debut CD. (cover courtesy Resonance Records)

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