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Barbara
Born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, Barbara Morrison launched her professional career at age 10 with her first recording for a Detroit radio station. She moved to Los Angeles in 1973 and began to blaze a trail around the globe, delivering performances that keep audiences asking for more.​
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Over the years she has performed with notable artists in the jazz and blues worlds, including legends Gerald Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Etta James, Esther Phillips, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Otis, Dr. John, Terence Blanchard, Joe Sample, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Keb' Mo and many others. Barbara has also guest-starred with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra and Doc Severinsen's Big Band.
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Barbara has a steadily-growing list of accomplishments as a recording artist, with more than 20 of her own albums/CD's that feature a catalog of original compositions, popular standards - some live and some in studio
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In 2008 she opened the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center (BMPAC). The 99-seat theatre has adaptable performance space located in the historic Leimert Park Village, the center of the African American Arts scene in Los Angeles. BMPAC is alive with music.
The California Jazz and Blues Museum is the tribute to all the musical legends who paved the way for singers like, Barbara.