Nancy

Hot swing, cool jazz, big band singer – a Chordette, of Mister Sandman fame – cabaret performer
opening the 2006 Chicago cabaret in the Palmer House’s Empire Room

Nancy Osborne is a popular entertainer, who uses her unique acting and singing talents on both stage and screen to present an outstanding show for various venues. Her special combination of musical talent and dynamic personality has sparked many high-end events all over the USA.
   Nancy’s latest CD, ‘Hot Swing, Cool Jazz’, recorded with a 17-piece band of top-ranked California musicians, led jazz author and critic Floyd Levin to write “Nancy Osborne belongs among the most significant artists in her field and deserves a prominent role in concert halls and festivals where jazz is presented around the world.” She has been featured with such bands as the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Tex Beneke, Randy Van Horne, and most recently with Geo Valle’s Swing City Big Band and Johnny Vana’s Big Band Alumni, contributing to three CDs and a DVD of their Live from Las Vegas show.
   Her acting experience in films and television has polished her natural talents and stage presence. Her recent performance as a diva at the 2005 Sweet ‘N’ Hot Jazz Festival brought the house down.
   Hailing from Maysville, Kentucky, also birthplace of Rosemary Clooney, at 17 Nancy started her professional career singing with the Young Americans, then toured nationwide in such shows as Lil Abner, Cabaret, Gypsy, and My Fair Lady. For many years Nancy worked for Walt Disney Productions, performing with the Kids of the Kingdom, and starring as the sassy “Slue Foot Sue” in the Golden Horseshoe Revue. Her New York cabaret sister act Birds of a Feather in October of 2005 received rave reviews, and resulted in the invitation to be the opening act of the National Cabaret Convention in Chicago at the Palmer House Empire Room, March 2006. This show is available in limited quantity on DVD.
    Mr. Levin says of her live performances “Nancy’s confident interpretation of each number is a definitive example of how to sing a beautiful song.”
    There is a special quality about her that comes across as both witty and good-natured. But most of all it is Nancy’s lovely voice that becomes the highlight of her show. In swing, novelty and most of all the soft intimacy of romantic ballads, she continues to be a wonderful crowd pleaser for all ages.

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