Calabria foti biography definition
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Jazz singer Calabria Foti was born on January 23rd, in Fredonia, upstate NY, into a family of musicians, and was completely immersed in music from the very beginning.
Calabria foti biography definition
Highly trained and gifted musicians, her parents passed on amazing intrinsic musical skills to their daughter (including an incredible memory and understanding of music after only one hearing) and their deep love for music and education.
Calabria's first instruments were jazz guitar and bass.
And because of her love for classical music, she also took up the violin and became very successful, including holding positions of concertmaster and associate concertmaster in several orchestras.
By age 12, in addition to playing several instruments and seriously studying the violin, Calabria was singing and performing in nightclubs and hotels with her musician parents and their colleagues.
Her parents introduced her to the music of the vocalists who would become her biggest influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Fr