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Christy Baron

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Christy Baron
Genres Jazz , pop
Occupation(s) Actress, singer
Years active 1980s?present
Labels Chesky
Website www .christybaron .com

Christy Baron is an American jazz and pop singer and actress.

A native of Munhall, Pennsylvania , Baron is a graduate of the drama department at Carnegie Mellon University . [1] While a student there, she performed at jazz clubs in the Pittsburgh area. [2]

On Broadway, she portrayed Fantine in Les Miserables for six years. [3] During her career, she has worked with David Sanborn , Natalie Cole , Carly Simon , and Dr. John . [4]

Her acting career includes acting at the Williamstown Theatre Festival [1] and in the feature film Pants on Fire (2000). [5]

In 1997, a standing-room-only crowd attended Birdland jazz club when Baron and her band opened there. [2] She has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ,. [1] and for a year she was a featured performer in the musical revue Mad Hattan in the New York New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

Christopher Loudon, reviewing Baron's album Take This Journey for JazzTimes , wrote that her singing on the album has "an unfiltered honesty that’s as refreshing as an early morning snowfall and fulfilling as a heartfelt compliment." [6]

Discography [ edit ]

  • I Thought About You ( Chesky , 1997) [2]
  • Steppin' (Chesky, 2000)
  • Take This Journey (Chesky, 2002) [6]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "Munhallnative singing with symphony" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. June 7, 1998. p. 74 . Retrieved September 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ a b c d "Singer bringing jazz band to Jennerstown" . The Daily American . Pennsylvania, Somerset. May 15, 1998. p. 8 . Retrieved September 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Christy Baron" . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  4. ^ Skelly, Richard. "Christy Baron" . AllMusic . Retrieved 27 August 2016 .
  5. ^ McCarthy, Todd (March 18, 2000). "Smokin' interludes in 'Pants on Fire' " . The San Francisco Examiner . California, San Francisco. p. 23 . Retrieved September 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ a b Loudon, Christopher (January 1, 2003). "Christy Baron: Take This Journey" . JazzTimes . Madavor Media. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019 . Retrieved September 5, 2019 .

External links [ edit ]

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