Biography of Gwen Sampé

A voice without limit, a singer without borders for whom music is an
aesthetic both auditory and visual. An improvising singer, following
in the footsteps of Betty Carter, her mentor, and Abbey Lincoln, she
invites her audience on a journey of words, rhythm and melody,
"Rhythmelodics" as John Stevens, the English percussionist, concisely
described it. Sometimes "standards", sometimes songs without words,
sometimes poetry, children's airs, all are noble passengers on this
journey. A powerful, soft, energetic, subtle, joyous, deep voice, rich with
memory, this is Gwendolyn Jewel. She received her BA from the
University of Houston, a AGSM certificate from the Guildhall School
of Music and Drama in London, and her doctorate from the University
of Life.