![]() It was surely at church that she heard and absorbed the black sacred vocal stylings at the very root of jazz, learning the techniques that form the core of the music: melisma, melodic repetition, call-and-response patterns, vocal effects from growling to humming to scat, and complex rhythms that encourage communal participation.Īfter studying at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, Day released her first album, "Cheers to the Fall," to widespread critical acclaim. Her interpretations of work by Eminem, Marvin Gaye and even Biggie Smalls are infused with a glistening jazz patina and emotive layering, transforming the originals with new depth and meaning.ĭay, born Cassandra Monique Batie, grew up in San Diego, where she sang in the choir of the First United Methodist Church in Chula Vista. Her covers of other artists' songs can produce stunning results. ![]() ![]() It's a strikingly alert, mature instrument that she controls with vibrato, frenetic stresses and blurred colorings. Her face and feline mannerisms sometimes suggest the young Eartha Kitt, but Day can also evoke memories of Dinah Washington's bright, soaring sound, with a diva's control over words and images.ĭay's voice, a clear alto, can climb as high as a low soprano to score dramatic points. With the ability to extract deep emotions from a lyric, Day evokes the style and feeling of the blues - and its later extension into jazz by such artists as Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. ![]() But her real talent may be best suited to jazz. ![]()
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