Karen Young is a singer, lyricist, composer and arranger from Quebec, Canada who has explored several different musical styles. Starting in folk music even with a medium charts hit Garden Of Ursh in the late 1960s, she switched to jazz in the mid-1970s with the successful Bebop vocal group, Bug Alley. She was a member from 1975 to 1979. She played lead roles in the musical theatre productions Mata Hari and Angel, written by David Rimmer and Edward Knoll, in the early 1980s. In the later 1980s, she was part of the renowned bass and voice duo, Young and Donato. Their album Young & Donato was nominated for a Juno award 1985. The following album Contredanse won a Félix Award in category Best jazz album" in Quebec in 1988. The duo had 4 times 1987-90 tours in France and 1989-90 in the USA, and also some gigs in 1989 in England. She played lead roles in musicals Mata Hari and Angel', written by David Rimmer and Edward Knoll, in the early 1980s. She has been touring with her bands mostly in Canada, so at the Kaslo Jazz Festival with a psychedelic music style or as a member of Sylvain Provost Trio at Jazz en Rafale Festival 2008. Her eclecticism and familiarity with world, classical and jazz styles allow her to present works ranging from traditional, Latin and contemporary jazz to, more recently, medieval and electro jazz. Young established her own independent record label in 1991, Les Disques URSH. Since then, she has released nine records featuring combinations of artists from different musical backgrounds and traditions. Wikipedia [ - ]

Karen Young is a singer, lyricist, composer and arranger from Quebec, Canada who has explored... [ + ]