Connie Evingson

Connie Evingson (born in Hibbing, Minnesota) is an American singer who performs jazz and pop music.

Career

Evingson was born in Hibbing, Minnesota. With parents who were music fans, she grew up listening to Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. From a young age, she belonged to church and school choirs.^[1]^[2] After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1980, she worked as a professional singer in clubs in Minnesota. During the 1980s and '90s, she was a member of the vocal group Moore by Four. She worked with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and with the Minnesota Orchestra when it was conducted by Doc Severinsen for a tribute to Duke Ellington.^[2]

In 2013, she sang at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks.^[1] She has performed concerts dedicated to Peggy Lee and recorded the album, Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee.^[2]

I Have Dreamed (1995)
Some Cats Know (Summit, 1999)
Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee (Minnehaha, 1999)
The Secret of Christmas (Minnehaha, 2002)
Let It Be Jazz: Connie Evingson Sings the Beatles (Minnehaha, 2003)
Gypsy in My Soul (Minnehaha, 2004)
Stockholm Sweetnin' (Minnehaha, 2006)
Little Did I Dream: Songs by Dave Frishberg, with Dave Frishberg (Minnehaha, 2008)
Sweet Happy Life (Minnehaha, 2012)
All the Cats Join In (Minnehaha, 2014)^[3]

1 2 "The 'Sweet Happy Life' of Singer Connie Evingson". NPR.org. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
1 2 3 Nathan, Dave. "Connie Evingson". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
↑ "Connie Evingson | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

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