新英式紐約客 ----「史黛西.肯特演唱會」
紐約出身,卻在英國發跡的史黛西.肯特,為近年來風靡全球的爵士女伶,坐擁七張暢銷專輯,也贏得多項重要爵士音樂獎項的肯定,如英國爵士樂大獎、BBC最佳爵士歌手與最佳年度專輯、法國金唱片、美國《Backstage》表演藝術雜誌Bistro獎等。二OO七年加盟Blue Note的首張專輯【早安.幸福】,再度締造法國金唱片與德國金唱片的佳績,二OO八年獲美國葛萊美獎最佳爵士歌手入圍,隔年更獲頒法國國家文化與藝術騎士勳章。
史黛西.肯特的輕柔嗓音與完美唱功深受許多名人喜愛與背書,包括日裔英籍作家石黑一雄、暢銷推理小說家約翰.哈維、大導演克林.伊斯威特、電視名嘴大衛.佛洛斯特、史密斯飛船主唱史蒂芬.泰勒等等,三屆奧斯卡最佳歌曲創作得主李文斯頓更將她與比莉.哈樂黛、艾拉.費茲潔羅相比,更力讚其對歌詞的清晰咬字有著納京高的功力。
Stacey Kent, born in New York and raised in the UK, is one of the more world renowned female jazz singers in recent years. She has seven best-selling albums, and has won several important jazz awards. She was a Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Singer in 2008, and was awarded with the Chevalier des Arts et Lettre's by the Ministry of Culture, France in 2009. Her soft and soothing voice and her exceptional singing skills are praised and adored by many celebrities, including noted director Clint Eastwood and lead singer of Aerosmith Steven Tyler. She has been compared with jazz legends Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole.