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As a jazz vocalist, Kendra Shank is a free spirit

''I like to approach the music as sound painting. I go for colors and textures, and I look for players who play that way,'' says jazz vocalist Kendra Shank. ''I like to approach the music as sound painting. I go for colors and textures, and I look for players who play that way,'' says jazz vocalist Kendra Shank. (John Abbott)
By Andrew Gilbert
Globe Correspondent / May 2, 2009

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SAN FRANCISCO - Some jazz vocalists resist being pegged as a singer's singer, fearing they'll seem too rarified for popular tastes. But Kendra Shank is really in no position to argue. (Full article: 707 words)

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