American vocalist and composer
Musical artist
Imani Uzuri is an American vocalist and composer.[ 1] [ 2]
Uzuri has collaborated with artists across various disciplines including co-writing and singing the song "Be Still" for Herbie Hancock 's album Future 2 Future .[ 3]
In 2012, Uzuri released her second album, The Gypsy Diaries , which was funded with a Kickstarter campaign.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] In January 2013, she appeared with the singer Morley at (Le) Poisson Rouge .[ 7] Uzuri was a 2015 Park Avenue Armory artist-in-residence .[ 8] March 2016 marked Uzuri's Lincoln Center 's American Songbook series debut.[ 9]
Personal life
Uzuri identifies as bisexual .[ 10]
References
^ Cooper, Carol (June 4, 2012). "Live: Imani Uzuri Brings The Gypsy Life To Joe's Pub" . The Village Voice . Retrieved December 29, 2014 . , review of a performance at Joe's Pub
^ "How Toni Cade Bambara Saved Me" . The Feminist Wire . Retrieved December 29, 2014 .
^ Rob Theakston. Future 2 Future – Herbie Hancock at AllMusic . Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ Nadal, James (May 19, 2012). "Imani Uzuri: The Gypsy Diaries (2012)" . All About Jazz .
^ Weaver, Joshua R. (June 6, 2012). "Imani Uzuri's Gypsy Diaries : New World Soul" . The Root . Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014 .
^ Sole, Deanne (June 7, 2012). "Imani Uzuri: The Gypsy Diaries " . PopMatters .
^ "Siren Song: Morley and Imani Uzuri" , performance details, (Le) Poisson Rouge
^ "Under Construction Series" , Park Avenue Armory
^ Profile , Lincoln Center's American Songbook Archived January 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ Imani Uzuri (February 21, 2015). "#ThisIsLuv: Bisexuality Is Not a Binary!" . Ebony . Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
External links
International National Artists