Christy Baron

Christy Baron is an American jazz and pop singer and actress.

Christy Baron
Born (1963-11-01) November 1, 1963
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresJazz, pop
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1980s–present
LabelsChesky
Websitewww.christybaron.com

A native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, Baron is a graduate of the drama department at Carnegie Mellon University.[1] While a student there, she performed at jazz clubs in the Pittsburgh area.[2]

In 1984, she moved to New York City, playing the piano in jazz clubs. She also got work singing TV commercials and acting. On Broadway, she portrayed Fantine in Les Miserables for six years.[3] During her career, she has worked with David Sanborn, Natalie Cole, Carly Simon, and Dr. John.[4]

Her acting career includes acting at the Williamstown Theatre Festival[1] and in the feature film Pants on Fire (2000).[5]

In 1997, a standing-room-only crowd attended Birdland jazz club when Baron and her band opened there.[2] She has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,.[1] and for a year she was a featured performer in the musical revue Mad Hattan in the New York New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]

Christopher Loudon, reviewing Baron's album Take This Journey for JazzTimes, wrote that her singing on the album has "an unfiltered honesty that’s as refreshing as an early morning snowfall and fulfilling as a heartfelt compliment."[6]

Discography
  • I Thought About You (Chesky, 1997)[2]
  • Steppin' (Chesky, 2000)
  • Take This Journey (Chesky, 2002)[6]

References
  1. "Munhallnative singing with symphony". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. June 7, 1998. p. 74. Retrieved September 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Singer bringing jazz band to Jennerstown". The Daily American. Pennsylvania, Somerset. May 15, 1998. p. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Christy Baron". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. Skelly, Richard. "Christy Baron". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. McCarthy, Todd (March 18, 2000). "Smokin' interludes in 'Pants on Fire'". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. p. 23. Retrieved September 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Loudon, Christopher. "Christy Baron: Take This Journey". JazzTimes. Madavor Media. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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