Cassandre Mckinley & Paul Broadnax Trio at Scullers Jazz Club

Cassandre McKinley is a highly respected and engaging vocalist and has that soul to her sound!

After having released several independent straight-ahead jazz albums (“Right In Front Of You” and “Stay The Night”) McKinley released her third – crossing over with a “soul” inspired album “Baring The Soul-The Music Of Marvin Gaye” which received critics approval in several major music publications. The album caught the attention of well-established jazz label MAXJAZZ and an extended re-release followed titled “Til Tomorrow – Remembering Marvin Gaye”. The album had great success in straight-ahead jazz and cross-over markets both nationally and abroad and legitimized her career as a prominent new artist....

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Cassandre McKinley is a highly respected and engaging vocalist and has that soul to her sound!

After having released several independent straight-ahead jazz albums (“Right In Front Of You” and “Stay The Night”) McKinley released her third – crossing over with a “soul” inspired album “Baring The Soul-The Music Of Marvin Gaye” which received critics approval in several major music publications. The album caught the attention of well-established jazz label MAXJAZZ and an extended re-release followed titled “Til Tomorrow – Remembering Marvin Gaye”. The album had great success in straight-ahead jazz and cross-over markets both nationally and abroad and legitimized her career as a prominent new artist.

Pianist/vocalist Paul Broadnax is a Boston jazz legend. Broadnax is a much in-demand accompanist and also works in the New England area with his own duos/trios. In addition to collaborations with Cassandre McKinley, Paul has worked with Diahann Carroll, Joe Williams, Rebecca Parris and Donna Byrne, to name a few.

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