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Cover photo - Love's Tango photograph, Harrison Judd |harrisonjudd.com

The River Room, Windham, CT photograph, Harrison Judd |harrisonjudd.com

photograph, Harrison Judd |harrisonjudd.com
ABOUT
Award-winning vocalist and visual artist JUNE BISANTZ has co-written and produced several collections of original vocal jazz, all of which have received national recognition. She has toured internationally, including four tours of Japan, performing and recording with distinguished jazz musicians including Harvie S, Steve Swallow, Bob Moses, Paul Brown, Lew Soloff, Mike Stern, Jon Burr, Steve Davis & Will Lee.
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Her recent release Love’s Tango, co-written with pianist & composer Alex Nakhimovsky received a 2019 Global Music Award for Lyrics & Songwriting; a 2024 World Songwriting Award for Best Jazz Song; a 2024 Clouzine International Music Award for Best Latin Pop Album; and a nomination for a World Songwriting Award for Best Video in 2025.
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Ms. Bisantz is Professor Emerita of Art & Design at Eastern Connecticut State University. She exhibits her visual art work in galleries, museums and public spaces throughout the United States. ​​
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June Bisantz is available for performances as a solo, duo, trio and quartet, up to a large ensemble.
EPK | PHOTOS | RECORDINGS
REVIEWS (selected)
JAZZIZ
​“June Bisantz’ smooth seductive voice is infections. Her breathy, soft, trilly voice
works well with the interaction of the flugelhorn. The entire album is a gem.
Bisantz’ voice is simply so catching that the album will leave you wanting to hear more.” Jazziz Magazine. Michael Faigen
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People Magazine
Most captivating of all is Bisantz, 35, a gifted singer with a warm, bright, intensely vibrant voice and marvelous offhand timing. Her voice is a revelation-caressing and velvety, but electrically alive. People Magazine. Eric Levin​
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All About Jazz
“Vocalist June Bisantz pays tribute to the singing of legendary trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker on this collection of standards associated with him. She captures Baker’s soft, intimate vocal sound, the key to making the project work. It’s a vocal style completely out of step with current “diva” practice: seemingly almost casual, with no overt technical or emotional display.” All About Jazz. Mark Sullivan
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Sound In Review
"Bisantz has an entrancing voice, it's deep and also opulently hued, with an alto tonality that adds to the sensuality of the lyrics, which she is fully committed to. Her lyric content is full of strong story lines that connect the listener to the journey. Bisantz rings true on the bottom register notes, the melody is exotic and refreshingly airy at the same time." Sound In Review
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JAZZIZ
"June delivers shivers with an intonation that bears the glint of moonlit melancholy, but hardly lacks for warmth –particularly when she goes it alone as she does on an a capella read of “Spring Is Here”. Bisantz’ horn-like phrasing floats atop the quartet’s sterling accompaniment on “It’s Always You”. Jazziz Magazine. Art for your Ears
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Connecticut Magazine
"Bisantz just may be the breakout artist of the festival. Artistic director Vita Muir discovered her last year. “I took myself over to Dan Blow’s Music @Japanalia series in Hartford to see what all the fuss was about – and fell in love with her voice and the project”. Connecticut Magazine
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​​All About Vocals
"Bisantz has a soothing easy-going style about her singing, with darkly hued resonance on the bottom notes that are rounded and curved with savoir vivre."
All About Vocals. J. Pepper​​​
Recent PERFORMANCES
New England
The River Room, Willimantic, CT
The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz, Hftd. CT
The Side Door, Old Lyme, CT
The Red Door, Providence, RI
Litchfield Jazz Festival, Goshen, CT
Artists Collective, Hftd, CT
Poli Club/Waterbury Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT
3rd Thursday Street Festival, Windham, CT
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hftd., CT
Hartford Pubic Library Baby Grand Jazz, Hftd., CT
350 Grill, Springfield, MA
Avon Public Library, Avon, CT
Russell Library, Middletown, CT
Polytechnic Club, Hftd, CT​
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Asia
Tokyo Tuc, Tokyo Japan
Billboard Cafe, Tokyo Japan
Body & Soul, Tokyo Japan
Bflat, Tokyo Japan
Bar, Bar, Bar, Yokohama, Japan
Cotton Club, Kofu Japan
Girl Talk, Mito City Japan
Zig Zag, Chiba Japan
Life Time Cafe, Shizouka, Japan
Mam'selle, Shizouka Japan
Live Doxy, Nagoya Japan
Star Eyes, Nagoya Japan
BL Cafe, Nagoya Japan
The Queen, Iwaki, Japan
CSE, Ltd., South Korea, Seoul
DISCOGRAPHY
It's Been A Long, Long Time, 2023 Fun Devils Productions - 2023 Global Music Award, Americana
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7 Shades of Snow, 2021 Arabesque Records, NY 2022 Global Music Award, Female Vocalist
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Love’s Tango, EH2U, Manor Recording 2018/19, 2019 Global Music Award Lyrics/Songwriting
2024 World Songwriting Award, Best Jazz Song, 2024 Clouzine International Music Award/Best Latin Pop Album
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It’s Always You, Manor Recording Middletown, CT 2015
Let’s Fall in Love, Manor Recording Middletown, CT 2005
That Was Then, Off the Record Studio, 1997
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Off the Record Studio, 1993
Dream Patrol, Nova Records, Los Angeles, CA | Alpha Records, Tokyo, Japan 1988
Love Speaks, Pausa Records, Los Angeles, CA 1986
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Mister Spats, Track Records, NYC 1984

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