Wendy Fopeano

Wendy Fopeano is a jazz vocalist based in Denver, Colorado. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Wendy started out as an instrumentalist, playing electric and acoustic bass, trumpet, guitar, and piano, before choosing voice as her main instrument. She sings jazz and is also very interested in ethnic music, especially Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and Indian. She studied Indian classical vocal techniques in Mumbai, India during a residency in 1999 and currently studies Latin percussion. She has composed children's songs about geometry and Colorado history to help kids learn these subjects in fun ways. Wendy also hosts a jazz show on Denver's jazz89 KUVO (89.3 FM) voted Major Market Jazz Station of the year in 2005 and 2006. She is on Saturdays  from 3-5 PM Mountain Time. You can listen on-line at www.kuvo.org.

Her new CD Raining On The Roses is available for purchase through CD Baby. In Denver, it can be found at Twist & Shout (2508 E. Colfax, 303-722-1943).  The CD was recorded live at Dazzle jazz club November of 2006 and features Marc Sabatella and Jeff Jenkins on piano, Bill Kopper on guitar, Bijoux Barbosa on bass, Jill Fredericksen on drums and special guests vocalist/pianist Carol Comer and pianist Art Lande. Wendy's previous CD, called When There's Love, is also available on CD Baby. To reach Wendy by email, or to be added to her gig mailing list, write to her at wendy@wendyfopeano.com .