DAKOTA MACLEOD

DAKOTA MACLEOD VOCALIST– MUSICIAN - CONTRACTOR-VOCAL INSTRUCTOR/VOICE TRAINER A PROLIFIC VOCALIST WHO SINGS IN ALL STYLES FROM JAZZ & CLASSICAL TO R & B & FUNK & SEVERAL LANGUAGES. CURRENTLY she acts as Vocalist and Contractor for the band “THE BROOKLYN SOUL TRAIN” with which she and her partner and Musical Director /Pianist RAY NACCARI perform in venues in the metropolitan area like Frank's Waterside, B. Smiths, Blue Note, Birdland, DIZZY’S Club Coca Cola with Jazz legend Benny Golson , Lenox Lounge , Chez Lucienne, Smoke with Benny Golson , Perks , In Concert with Jazz legend JIMMY HEATH and Copelands. The band also provides music for Industrial shows, conventions and private parties. THEATRE- Sang with the BBC Orchestra for the 2007 production of CHAPMAN ROBERTS “THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BROADWAY” performed in the “HACKNEY EMPIRE THEATRE” in LONDON; was solo vocalist for HENRY STREET THEATRE production of CHAP AM SO (AMISTAD VICTORY); and sang in a CHAPMAN ROBERTS production of BROADWAY SOUL at NEW WORLD STAGE THEATER WITH FREDA PAYNE & B.J. CROSBY. WRITTEN WITH MUSIC PARTNER MELODY AND LYRICS FOR THE FORTHCOMING B’WAY MUSICAL “BOJANGLES” THE LIFE OF BILL “BOJANGLES “ ROBINSON LIVE PERFORMANCES - BIRDLAND; DENROY MORGAN and RYO KAWASAKI; FREDDIE JACKSON, BUDDY MILES, STANLEY JORDAN; DIZZY’S CLUB COCA COLA, TWO SOPRANOS SING OPERA TO BLUES at CARNEGIE HALL., IRIDIUM, COPELANDS, LENOX LOUNGE , PERKS , B. SMITHS CLUB, BIRDLAND, CHEZ LUCIENNE , SMOKE HAVANA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL HAVANA CUBA, HEADLINER, DEC. 2016, DEC. 2017, JAN. 2019 RECORDINGS- She starred in a tribute album to the victims of the World Trade Attacks and co-starred in TWO SOPRANOS SING OPERA TO BLUES at CARNEGIE HALL. She has served as Studio vocalist for BOB MARLEY “SOUL ALMIGHTY” THE FORMATIVE YEARS, Vol # 1 ; LOS AMIGOS DEL AMORE IN SPANISH and many other recordings; VOCAL ARRANGER AND VOCALIST FOR THE NEW STATE ANTHEM FOR MARYLAND https://youtu.be/kOvSz8CaxSE SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW/HOME LIVE AT SYMPHONY SPACE CONCERT HALL RAY NACCARI MUSIC DIRECTOR/PIANO https://youtu.be/ZSa0k2slRX8 IN CONCERT WITH JAZZ LEGEND JIMMY HEATH AND PIANIST RAY NACCARI https://youtu.be/IF0mUKmog-o HERE WITHIN THESE WALLS FROM “SISTER ACT” AT FLUSHING TOWN HALL https://youtu.be/2RHJfsGGCsQ THE LADDER FROM UPCOMING CD FOR MORE VIDEOS MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL IS ladydnumber1