Influenced by jazz music at an early age, San Francisco born Hale Baskin and her "Jazz Addiction" live up to their name. They are addicted to solid musicianship, hip changes and deep grooves to enhance the great vocal style of this talented young lady who is loved by all who witness her performance.
"Hale Baskin is endowed with a clear, beautiful voice, a sure sense of swing, and a seemingly innate sense of the nuances of Jazz phrasing". She moves effortlessly from channeling the songbirds of the 1940's Big Bands to Ella Fitzgerald-inspired Jazz favorites to Motown classic soul to down-home blues.
Performing with first call jazz musicians since the age of thirteen, Hale has a bio which could be attached to an entertainment veteran twice her age. By the time she had her nineteenth birthday, Hale was awarded three Down Beat Magazine Student Awards for Jazz performances, recorded two full length CD's, won a scholarship to Berklee School of Music Summer Program, selected as featured vocalist for the SF Jazz All-Star High School Jazz Orchestra, performed with such notables as Arturo Sandoval, Count Basie Orchestra, Mike Vax Big Band as well as scores of first call jazz musicians at San Francisco Bay Area's best local venues, toured Europe twice with her high school Advanced Jazz Orchestra and led her own jazz ensemble booking venues in four Western States.
When Hale takes the stage, you will realize why she is a favorite at festivals and other musical events. Audiences love her and her band.
