sylvi lane

Singer:

Aretha Franklin, Chaka Kahn, Gladys Knight, Betty Carter, Miles, Sarah Vaughan: thank you for being so inspiring!
My very first band was, YES, a soulband. And we played all the great soul classics.
From then on I sang jazz, soul, pop, blues. In various formations, from duo to bigband; in clubs, theatres, festivals; throughout Europe.
I worked with well known producers in studio's, sang leaders for TV programs.
Formed a band with Michiel Borstlap, Anton Drukker, Joost Lijbaart.
We recorded my CD "in the palm of my hand", released in 1996,
which included original compositions.
Contemporary jazz we called it, when we performed at the North sea jazz festival.
What an inspiration that band was!
That's the richness in my life: I get so much inspiration from all the music I listen to and most of all from the great musicians I work with.


Teacher:

So after I graduated at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. I was asked to start teaching singing at that very same school. And of course I did.
And I still do so ever since.
Over the years I also gave workshops/masterclasses.
Love working with talented people. It's a two way street: we both learn from one another.
Important for me as a singer and composer, as well as in what I teach my students is: what is your true thrill in a song, in music, in your voice, in playing with your fellow musicians, and how do you share that thrill with your audience?!

Composer/lyricist:

So my CD "In the palm of my hand" was my
"contemporary Jazz"- period of writing:
lyrics, not about romantic love, but about my personal insights,
the music was adventurous and intellectual and full of ENERGY.
Then I wrote crossover- soul and jazz and also pop songs.
Over the years I developed more and more a "from the gut"- style of writing and singing.
And this brings me to:

What's up now:

New songs and new, illuminating sound!
"Soul-rooted, from my heart and my gut, right in your face" music.
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