A Poem

Waking from a tears-induced hibernation

the scene now looks green with rebirth and vibe-rant colors

The band hasn’t lost a beat while the voice has been asleep

the spirit that pushes sound has finally rebound and is ready to take on the role

of a rebel songstress’ soul

to lullaby you awake

to a now Jazz

created live for you who live

for you who want to attract the dancing ear

with the listening eyes

who come to realize

music is

still alive.

 

by Carla Norris

About Me

• Jazz Vocalist Carla Norris grew up banging out blues riffs on the piano when she could hardly walk. Her mother's love of all musical genres was her early childhood education......
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Performance Venues

• Bishop T.D. Jakes, Kenya Crusade - Uhuru Park - Nairobi , Kenya
• Borders Books
• Concert In The Park, Grand Prairie
• Dallas Love Field
• Dallas Museum of Art –
  Jazz in the Atrium
• Denton Blues Festival
• Gezellig
• Gordon Parks Tribute – Renaissance Hotel
• Jazz & Blues Festival – Southern Soul Network at Erykah Badu’s Black Forest Theater
• Jazz By The Boulevard, Ft. Worth
• Kirby’s Southlake
• Renaissance Hotel
• Nine Fish Restaurant
• Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
• Saint Paul United Methodist Church
• Sammons Center for the Arts Jazz Concert Series
• Sandaga Market
• Sankofa Arts Kafe
• Scat Jazz Lounge
• Terilli’s Jazz Café and Bar

Hello, I Remember

• Check out the CD from Carla, "Hello, I Remember", featuring exciting scat-filled, bebopish Jazz standards and improvisations inspired by an ensemble of master musicians.
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