Favorite Vocalists and Singer/Songwriters:
Ella Fitzgerald: Simply the greatest jazz singer ever. - http://www.ellafitzgerald.com
Peggy Lee: my Idol; A wonderful singer, prolific songwriter, and fascinating personality - http://www.peggylee.com
Karrin Allyson: absolutely love her voice, her delivery, she’s wonderful - http://karrin.com/
Stacy Kent: Her voice is a blessing; you can hardly breathe listening to her, a marvelous singer
http://www.staceykent.com/default.asp
Susanna McCorkle: she was such an inspiration to me - http://susannahmccorkle.home.mindspring.com/
Lucinda Williams: no, she’s not jazz….she’s genius. - http://www.lucindawilliams.com/
Bay Area Vocalists/Singer/Songwriters
Jennifer Lee: Jennifer is a fellow Bay Area singer; I love her voice and she’s just a sweetie, too
http://www.Jennifer-lee.net
Jacqui Naylor: another great singer from the Bay Area; I am a big fan, you must listen to her!
http://jacquinaylor.com/
Brenda Boykin: a Bay Area legend, and an angelic, lovely woman who is just pure love up on that stage
http://www.jazzwest.com/brenda/index.htm
Cami Thompson: she’s a fabulous, truly talented singer, she’s funny, she’s beautiful…she’s my friend Cami!!!
http://www.camithompson.com
Larry Potts: an award-winning songwriter, great singer, and neighbor! Larry is wonderful.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lkpotts2
Gary Vogensen: another great ‘local’ musician, singer, and guitarist - http://www.garyvogensen.com
Favorite Bay Area Musicians:
Jonathan Alford: Brilliant, outrageously talented, fabulous pianist and a dear friend; please listen to him!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/jonathanalford
Gerry Grosz: Award-winning songwriter, vibes player, and yes, ukulele master. Funny man, too.
http://www.thevibe.net/gg/
Alan Hall: The best drummer in the entire world. And he didn’t even tell me to say that, it’s just true.
http://jazzdrumming.com/
Randy Vincent: sometimes I forget to come in after being entranced by one of Randy’s solos; he’s spectacular - http://www.randyvincent.com/
Dave MacNab: awesome guitarist in any and every style - http://www.davemacnab.com
Jeff Kashiwa: Smooth-jazz sax phenom and #1 selling artist…and he’s on my CD! An absolute honor. Listen! (Jeff actually lives in Washington state). http://www.jeffkashiwa.com
Music on the Web:
CDBABY.com: search for elaine lucia and other artists to purchase their music - http://www.cdbaby.com
A Passion For Jazz: the name says it all! - http://www.apassion4jazz.net
All About Jazz: great site you could spend days on - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/
Cool Singers: all the greats are listed here- http://www.coolsingers.com/
Jazz Photos: classic jazz photography from the 30’s and 40’s - http://www.jazzphotos.com/
The Jazz Files: a treasure of information on post-50’s jazz greats - http://www.thejazzfiles.com/
Jazz Review: guide to jazz radio/info on the web- http://www.jazzreview.com/
West Coast Songwriters.org: a great venue for songwriters to perform their work in front of peers and judges - http://www.westcoastsongwriters.org
Artists, Friends and Family:
Anita Cook: my dear friend, and a shining spirit - http://www.anitacook.net/resources.htm
Karen Gutfreund: Karen’s art is wonderful, controversial, thought-provoking - http://www.zhibit.org/karengutfreund
Louise Leff: award winning landscape artist; she’s incredibly talented - http://www.lefflandscape.com/
Roberta Ahrens Lamos: her flower portraits, and her angel portraits, are so beautiful
http://www.robertaahrens.com/
Political Activism:
Buzzflash.com: Friends laughed at me five years ago when I raved about the Buzz. Now Buzzflash gets 5 million hits a month. - http://www.buzzflash.com
Million Mom March.org: Common sense gun laws. - http://www.millionmommarch.org
Truthout.org: Some of the best writing on the web. - http://www.truthout.org
CrooksandLiars.com: If you don’t have a TV (I don’t) you can watch news stories here.
http://www.crooksandliars.com
