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freelon clark terry in 2006 . performed at the white house with flugelhorn player -lsb- http://www.nnenna.com/ nnenna.com -rsb- 1992 -- present chinyere nnenna pierce concord records columbia records 450px nnenna freelon
 solo_singer 28 july 1954 vocal jazz , cool jazz , traditional pop nnenna_freelon , _ clark_terry . jpg cambridge , massachusetts , u.s. nnenna freelon
nnenna freelon

nnenna freelon , -lrb- born july 28 , 1954 -rrb- is an american jazz singer , composer , producer , and arranger .
she has been nominated for six grammy awards for her vocal work , and has performed and toured with such top artists as ray charles , ellis marsalis , al jarreau , anita baker , aretha franklin , dianne reeves , diana krall , ramsey lewis , george benson , clark terry , herbie hancock , terence blanchard , just to name a few .
one critic described her as `` a spell-binding professional , who rivets attention with her glorious , cultivated voice and canny stagecraft '' .
she has performed at carnegie hall , hollywood bowl , ellington jazz festival , monterey jazz festival , apollo theater , montreux jazz festival , the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts , and more .
