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Introducing... Karan Chavis

Karan Chavis is co-featured at the Women in Jazz Concert Series, "It's Ella: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald", August 15, 2010, One World Theatre, Austin, Texas, along with Pamela Hart, and Willie Nicholson supported by the William Menefield Band and Mike Malone.

Karan Chavis has performed in Austin with the popular jazz group The Brew since 1989. A native of North Carolina, Ms. Chavis has adopted Austin as her musical home.

Her energetic performances are highly versatile. She performs jazz standards, contemporary and original selections. Karan has performed as the opening act for the Neville Brothers, Carry Carolton and Kirk Whalum. She has also performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The Killer Bees included Karan on a release of theirs

          Karan Chavis album cover

Her self-titled debut CD, the cover of which you see here, received critical praise and reviews.