Stephanie Battle
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Stephanie Battle, a Brooklyn resident began songwriting while performing in the Broadway production of The Lion King, sharing journal writings and stories with a small group of performers in the theater's hallways and stairwells.
Inspired by the records her parents played while she was growing up, vocalists such as Shirley Horn, Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Sarah Vaughn, Irene Kral, Deniece Williams and Donna Summer were some of the women who helped shape her sound.
Her soft angelic voice has often been compared to Corinne Bailey Rae, Minnie Riperton and Martina Topley Bird, bringing a freshness to her brand of jazz-infused pop/r+b.
She's had the pleasure of performing with such great artists as Morley, Imani Uzuri, Carl Hancock Rux, Vasi, Michael "Shyndigg" Henney and the wonderful Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon at the 2011 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Other recent collaborations and performances with Toshi Reagon include the 2010 Women in Jazz series at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and 'Toshi Reagon and Friends' at Southpaw as part of BAC's Black Brooklyn Renaissance Program.
Inspired by the records her parents played while she was growing up, vocalists such as Shirley Horn, Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Sarah Vaughn, Irene Kral, Deniece Williams and Donna Summer were some of the women who helped shape her sound.
Her soft angelic voice has often been compared to Corinne Bailey Rae, Minnie Riperton and Martina Topley Bird, bringing a freshness to her brand of jazz-infused pop/r+b.
She's had the pleasure of performing with such great artists as Morley, Imani Uzuri, Carl Hancock Rux, Vasi, Michael "Shyndigg" Henney and the wonderful Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon at the 2011 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Other recent collaborations and performances with Toshi Reagon include the 2010 Women in Jazz series at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and 'Toshi Reagon and Friends' at Southpaw as part of BAC's Black Brooklyn Renaissance Program.