I Entered the 7th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Please Listen & Vote!

Hey everybody.

Every year, Indaba Music hosts a number of different music competitions where artists can enter in and have an opportunity of winning. I have entered quite a few contests myself in the past because I wanted to see what would happen. 

This year, Indaba Music once again hosts the 7th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Artists are supposed to enter into the competition and submit three selections; one ballad, one mid-tempo or blues tune and one upbeat jazz song; one of which must be a cover of a song that the Divine One Sarah Vaughan has done. 

So I decided to enter into the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and I am hoping that perhaps you will take a listen and hopefully vote for one or more of my submissions. 

This is my Ballad entry: "Tenderly - Stephanie Jeannot" 

https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/7th-annual-sarah-vaughan-international-jazz-vocal-competition/submissions/0c639518-74f7-11e8-b1e5-0e23ec8b8f61 

This is my Midtempo Blues entry: "Route 66 - Stephanie Jeannot"  https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/7th-annual-sarah-vaughan-international-jazz-vocal-competition/submissions/6aa870be-74fa-11e8-ac47-0ecda187fe01


This is my Uptemo entry: "Caravan - Stephanie Jeannot" https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/7th-annual-sarah-vaughan-international-jazz-vocal-competition/submissions/3c68820e-74fd-11e8-8615-0ecda187fe01

Please listen and vote. Maybe you'll like one of them. Maybe you'll like more than one. Hopefully, you will at least take a listen. 

Thank you so much in advance and God bless!

Songs For My Father

With every new endeavor, I can say that I had my father there, in his genuine nature, infusing me with mental strength and love that made me feel adequate. 

Today, I am turning up the volume to his truth because I never had to vie for his attention. Our relationship from its genesis has always been rooted and grounded in love and for every powerful memory that I have, I can say that he has been there, even when I tried to burrow away from his instructions to take my own crazy paths that resulted in what we call, experience. But I was never too far from the safety of his love because it was always there for me regardless of how rebellious and stubborn I was.

And so, to savor the good things that we have had over the years because of his answering the call to the duty of being a real dad, I twittered with delight writing some poetry in dedication to his being in my life and for every calming moment that he gave me his shoulder to cry on and comforted me to know that I was loved.

He made a huge impact on this woman that I am becoming. Today, I bring wild cheers in the form of a book of poetry that you might be interested in sharing with your own father, as this week brings to us the traditional celebration of Father’s Day. 

As I retraced the steps of every moment that we shared, thoughts augmented my reality which manifested into a new verse of poetry. I had much to say deep inside and I hope that perhaps you might take a chance on my latest book of poetry, Songs for My Father by Stephanie Jeannot which is dedicated to all the quality dads. You can find it on Amazon here: Songs For My Father

 

It is definitely a time for dads to shine; especially those who always seemed to grace the 

stage with concern and love and left lasting impacts on their children.

Happy Father's Day and God bless!